With the new Essential D, you get 100% Atkin quality and tone – stripped down to the bare essentials.

The Essential D is made with an aged North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars.

Alister details, sprays and polishes every guitar by hand with his own nitrocellulose blend and for the Essential D he’s come up with the thinnest nitro finish he can shoot while protecting the instrument against the rigours of life on the road. A very light ageing of the lacquer gives the instrument a ‘played-in’ feel.

Introduced at the London Guitar Show in December 2017, this is his newest guitar model.

Comes with a vintage-style Atkin case.

• TOP:Torrified Sitka Spruce
• BACK & SIDES:Mahogany
• NECK:Mahogany
• BACKSTRIP:Ebony
• HEADSTOCK OVERLAY:Rosewood
• LOGO:Atkin Decal
• TRUSS ROD:Dual Action
• FRETBOARD:Ebony
• BRIDGE:Ebony
• ROSETTE:Black/White/Black
• PURFLING:Black/White/Black/White
• BINDING:Tortoiseshell
• BRACING:Pre-war scalloped bracing
• LACQUER FINISH:Aged Thin Gloss Nitrocellulose
• NUT & SADDLE:Bone
• TUNERS:Nickel Gotoh
• SIDE DOTS FRET MARKERS:Silver
• FRET MARKERS:Mother of Pearl