Trad SE2 DLX

The Trad SE2 is here - a legendary guitar reborn! This is the very first guitar to roll out of our brand new factory in Sicamous, BC, Canada, and it’s packed with everything we’ve learned over nearly two decades of building world-class instruments.

Crafted with a Sitka Spruce top, Skeletized Bracing, a Double Reaction Bridge, side sound port, micro bevel all around the body and our revolutionary Adjustable Neck-thru Construction, the Trad SE2 is a masterclass in tone, innovation, and playability. 

This Deluxe version comes in Blueberry Black Burst in an extra high gloss finish and high grade Flame Maple back and sides. 

Back in 2012, we shook up the industry with our patented Adjustable Neck-thru System™, launching it with the now-legendary “Special Edition". It won multiple awards, set our company on a rocket-fuelled trajectory, and was hailed by Acoustic Guitar magazine as the perfect tonal blend between a Martin and a Taylor. We loved building that guitar and it's been loved by players around the world ever since. 

In 2018, we retired the model to make way for the G2 series—but we never forgot our roots. Now, after 19 years of pushing the boundaries of guitar design, we’re bringing it back, better than ever. The Trad SE2 isn’t just a reissue; it’s a celebration of everything we’ve learned packed into an instrument that honours the past while embracing the future. 

And the best part? It’s built by the happiest people in Canada.

The Trad SE2 DLX (Deluxe Special Edition 2). It’s time to experience the magic all over again.

Patented Riversong Adjustable Neck-thru System™ 

 Our patented Adjustable Neck-thru System™  offers many benefits including: 

• strength
• intonation
• less bracing
• easier playing (due to the ability to make precise adjustments)
• variable top loading
• an even balanced sustain, tone & volume up and down the neck (yes even on the body), 
• no more need for an expensive neck reset
• slinky easy string tension
• reduced heel
• integrated strap pins as part of the structure of the guitar 

Riversong guitars have a truss rod that runs the full length of the neck. Most traditional guitars have a truss rod that ends at the 14^th fret with an elongated screw head.  Riversong necks have a full-length truss rod that adjusts the entire length - closer to how an electric guitar is constructed. 

The patented Adjustable Neck-thru System™ has a small amount of flex (like a Strat) and this allows regular gauge strings to feel a lot less stiff further enforcing our electric-like feel.

Active Body System 

Riversong’s innovation is the active body system. It works by moving the neck all the way through the body allowing two things happen:

• The structure shifts from neck joint to the end block
• The mass of the neck is now equal in and out of the guitar and it is free to vibrate like a tuning fork helping to ring up and down the neck and throughout the body. With the structure coming from the back of the guitar, the body and the neck has a little bit of flex (think more like a Strat vs a Les Paul). This flex gives the body the ability to freely vibrate and give the strings a really slinky feel (low tension)

Double Reaction Bridge™  

Riversong’s patented Double Reaction Bridge ™  (co-developed with Philip Shaheen) is a composite bridge design that fits through the top of the guitar rather than being glued in place. This results in a bridge that’s stronger than traditional wood, will never lift, and makes even contact at the top and bridge plate underneath. Players can perfectly line the strings up with the fretboard and acoustic output is increased by 10%.

This also eliminates the need for pins - with the bridge itself being strong enough to hold the strings in place and the dual-contact design ensuring that the bridge will never lift. Combine this with our Adjustable Neck-thru and Active Body System and you have an incredibly solid guitar that can always be adjusted to fit your personal needs!

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