Prodipe : the excellence finally affordable

Pierre Lelièvre
Guitar Soloist – Member of the Eclisses Quartet

“Good sense of control.

The guitar is well configured and balanced, which sets it apart from other guitars I’ve tested out in this price range.”

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Beginners have specific, essential needs that few manufacturers are capable of meeting.

Thanks to the know-how of its luthiers, PRODIPE GUITARS has succeeded in creating a perfect starter’s model.

From design to production, the choice of wood types, the height setting of the strings and adjusted bone bridge, and the shaping of the neck, everything has been done to facilitate the beginner’s learning experience.

And let's not forget the carbon insert in the neck, for an extremely light and durable guitar: a rarity indeed in this price range!

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The Primera in detail

A feat in this price range!

• The neck: solid, lightweight, well balanced, for seamless playing comfort and reliability! Equipped with two truss rods in carbon (a light and very resistant material): new technology for optimal value!
• A scrupulous selection of wood: a mahogany back and the soundboard in premium spruce.
• The result: a guitar that’s easy to learn with, very well-balanced, with a projection and harmonic richness unusual in this price range.

Designed for both children who want to start with the electric guitar and for older children who are looking for a small travel guitar with a great sound, the ST JUNIOR is set to become the market reference in the field.

Because a junior guitar is too often considered as "toy", the PRODIPE GUITARS teams had a special attention for this model!

With the implementation of rigorous specifications and the desire to create a real instrument, Prodipe Guitars has obtained a small scale length guitar, with optimal tension for a natural play and a finish as good as models from series ST80 / 83.

Seriousness and experience serving children big and small.

Delivered with its 10 mm cover Also availble in Fiesta Red color

The TC80 ASH is a great standard that we wanted to revisit!

• An American ash body recognized for decades for its sound qualities.
• A wood that brings power and dynamics to the instrument.
• A neck in vintage varnished maple.
• A maple fingerboard for more brilliance and edge. 

We have also chosen to fit ALNICO V pickups, and a set of nickel-coated SAVAREZ strings for an exceptional result in this price range.

ALNICO V pickups are made with an aluminium-nickel-cobalt alloy, which offers several advantages:

• Lower magnetic field than a ceramic pickup, for optimum string vibration giving more sustain.
• Unlike ceramic pickups, ALNICO pickups contain 6 separate magnets. This allows us to choose the perfect configuration for each string during manufacture, thus achieving better balance.
• The aluminium-nickel-cobalt alloy is also ideal for a palette of warm, full, precise sounds.
• Finally, the TC80MA ASH has a pickup configuration consisting of two single coils, in the perfect tradition for faultless versatility.

Pierre Lelièvre
Guitar Soloist – Member of the Eclisses Quartet

« Finding a good instrument to start out with is always a challenge. The STUDENT model far surpasses my expectations for this type of instrument. To say nothing of its flawless finish, playing comfort, and impressive versatility.

Every register offers great clarity while maintaining a full and generous sound. Its matte varnish finish also makes it a sober and elegant guitar.

The first thing I felt when I picked up this guitar was an immediate sense of control. As soon as I started playing, the notes just came flying out. It has an honest balance and, most of all, it’s a guitar that truly sings.

Its harmonics emerge stunningly well for this range of guitar, unlike anything I'd ever seen.

It’s rounded, polished and well configured right from the outset "

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A BESTSELLER...

With its solid cedar soundboard with a typically Spanish sound, its African mahogany back and its satin finish, the PRODIPE GUITARS STUDENT delivers a powerful, warm, direct sound and great playing comfort.

Also available in 3/4 size for younger musicians, and regularly recommended by teachers, this excellent guitar with a very attractive price is already making a huge difference for students.

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The STUDENT in detail

A “French-style exception!”

• Exceptional playing comfort: a neck that’s thinner, yet durable thanks to a rosewood reinforcement under the fret.
• An exceptionally rigorous choice of wood by luthier Yao Hanson(crucial for a good instrument): a high-quality soundboard in solid Canadian cedar, combined with bone bridges (saddle and nut) for greater warmth, fullness and striking harmonics …
• The result: an impressive guitar that’s already taking its place as the new reference for music conservatories!

The PRODIPE GUITARS TC80RA series follows the greatest tradition of SOLID BODY guitar manufacture.

The best craftsmen for an unmatched result:

• a good density basswood body,
• a neck in vintage varnished maple,
• a rosewood fingerboard for a warmer, less percussive sound.

We have also chosen to fit ALNICO V pickups, and a set of nickel-coated SAVAREZ strings for an exceptional result in this price range.

ALNICO V pickups are made with an aluminium-nickel-cobalt alloy, which offers several advantages:

• Lower magnetic field than a ceramic pickup, for optimum string vibration giving more sustain.
• Unlike ceramic pickups, ALNICO pickups contain 6 separate magnets. This allows us to choose the perfect configuration for each string during manufacture, thus achieving better balance.
• The aluminium-nickel-cobalt alloy is also ideal for a palette of warm, full, precise sounds.
• Finally, the TC80MA/RA range has a pickup configuration consisting of two single coils, in the perfect tradition for faultless versatility.

At PRODIPE GUITARS we enjoy a challenge and we determined to make basses costing from 229 € to compete with instruments costing 400 to 600 €. We enjoy creating instruments which compete with the models of our competitors who are more prestigious and charge considerably more.

The JB and PB models achieve this object 'con brio'!

A single path in the manufacture of our ranges: sincerity and generosity.

• Sincerity for all our basses: we take particular care in the choice of wood and the craftsmanship, even for parts which are not visible, like the body. We also use old-fashioned varnishes for the traditional BLACKS and SUNBURSTS.
• Generosity in the fitting out, both the accessories and the electronics: factory-mounted ALNICO V pickups and D'ADDARIO strings are standard on all our models.

PRODIPE GUITARS JB80RAVW basse recreates perfectly the identity of the original model.

The ALNICO V kit enables us to recover the sound of the greatest and best known bass players: Jaco PASTORIUS, Marcus MILLER, Victor WOOTEN...

Since everyone deserves the best and we make our instruments with a primary focus on musicians' needs and regardless of their budget, PRODIPE GUITARS is launching the PRIMERA EQ!

A guitar equipped with a 48-mm neck, for incredible comfort and balance.

Based on the original PRIMERA model, with a spruce soundboard and a mahogany back and sides, it’s amplified and enhanced thanks to the EP-1 system, which is both extremely high-performing and easy to use:

• 3-band equalization for customised settings.
• A built-in tuner, so your instrument is always pitch-perfect.
   

The EP-1 pre-amp was designed with one goal: sound reproduction that’s very natural, well-balanced, and harmonically rich.

Even on stage, get all the projection and harmonic richness of the PRIMERA!

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The PRIMERA EQ in detail

“Quality you’d never expect in this price range!”

• The EP-1 equaliser by PRODIPE GUITARS: developed and configured in France, with the goal of replicating the instrument’s original sound as faithfully as possible. 3-band equalisation for customised settings. A built-in tuner so you can always get your instrument pitch-perfect.
• Neck: 48mm, solid, lightweight, well-balanced, for flawless playing comfort and reliability! Equipped with two truss rods in carbon (a light, resistant material): a new technology for optimal value!
• A meticulous wood selection: a mahogany back and top-quality-spruce soundboard.