Redwood Mini RM6

With the Redwood Series, Maton found a new voice. The pairing is unusual and deliberate: a Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) soundboard over Tasmanian Myrtle (Nothofagus cunninghamii) back and sides. The Redwood is plantation grown and sustainably harvested from the Otway Ranges in Victoria; the Myrtle comes from our longstanding supplier in Tasmania.

Tonally, Redwood sits close to Western Red Cedar but with a stronger treble presence and a more dynamic response than Cedar usually gives. Tasmanian Myrtle — Tassie Myrtle, as we call it here — has a smooth, maple-like tone, and alongside Redwood it adds warmth and sustain. The result is complex. Every frequency you would expect is there, but so is something else: a blend of overtones and a responsiveness to the smallest changes in touch that keeps offering the player new possibilities.

In the Mini body it punches well above its size. A 22.7″ scale and Mini Maton Double X bracing keep the top tight and quick, so the guitar projects and stays focused instead of sounding small — and the short scale makes it the one you pick up without thinking and then don’t put down. A streaky ebony fingerboard and bridge firm up the attack, and the AP5 PRO pickup system carries the character intact when you plug in. Supplied in a Standard Maton Mini Hard Case.

“What started as a travel guitar has become a staple for me on stage. No other acoustic has the focus and projection of my Mini Maton, and having less bulk is liberating too!” – Diesel