It is almost impossible to not have heard Arlen Roth's stunning guitar work. His discography includes contributions to many of the world's top guitar players and recording artists. Arlen's debut album won the Montreux Critics Choice Award in 1978. He's the coach behind Ralph Macchio in Crossroads and his current work with Levon Helm covers an impressive spectrum of styles. In his signature model, versatility was Arlen's top requirement, an instrument that would be exemplary for fingerstyle or flatpicking lead work. The same instrument needed to be capable of jazz phrasings or a classical repertoire. The adaptability of our OM made it the perfect foundation for this signature guitar. The specially selected vintage Sitka Spruce soundboard on the finest old Indian Rosewood body is treated with an elegant amber sunburst fade and trimmed in Tortoise and Ivoroid binding. Arlen Roth's signature is tastefully engraved in mother of pearl at the seventeenth fret. This hot rod instrument is voiced for an even EQ with power beyond expectations. This is a guitar that can handle it all and look great doing it.