The Norman ST40 CW Natural HG Element gives you full access to the chords! This acoustic guitar is not just for strumming chords; it also lets you tear up the fretboard with punchy picking lines and blistering solos up the neck. The ST40 CW Natural offers easy access to the upper frets thanks to its rounded cutaway, as well as effortless playability along the entire length of the neck with its smooth mahogany neck and Richlite fingerboard. The guitar's solid body construction delivers warm mahogany tones, with balanced clarity provided by its solid Sitka spruce top, all in a high-gloss finish. Custom Norman inlays and pickguard integrate perfectly, while the strings pass over a carefully crafted ebony bridge. Furthermore, the ST40 CW features the unique Godin Atelier compound-tapered bracing for optimal top stiffness, deflection, and structural stability. Finally, no Norman cutaway would be complete without the addition of the LR Baggs Element electronics system and the included gig bag. The ST40 CW Natural HG Element is the ideal guitar for gigging musicians with its "cutaway" edge.