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Tanglewood Guitars combines British design with quality luthiery from Asia for a winning value-for-money-mix. Especially the brand’s acoustic guitars have won over many fans.

The Tanglewood TW1000N (current price in Finland: 721 €) is a real Dreadnought-beauty from the company’s Sundance-series, and features a solid spruce top mated to a laminated back and sides made of rosewood.

The bound headstock looks fashionably understated, sporting a rosewood veneer, as well as the company logo in abalone.

The nicely finished top nut is genuine bone.

A volute strengthens the area where the neck changes into the headstock. The gold-coloured tuners are sealed Grover Rotomatics.

The TW1000N’s neck is a one-piece mahogany affair, save for a small glued-on bit for the neck heel.

Tanglewood have added a nice little detail for the gigging guitarist – a second strap button.

The TW1000N has been generously endowed in the looks stakes, but always with good…