{"product_id":"gitane-d-500-professional-gypsy-jazz-guitar","title":"Gitane D-500 Professional Gypsy Jazz Guitar","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Grande Bouche Voice — Open, Warm, and Built for Rhythm\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gitane D-500 Professional Gypsy Jazz Guitar is a Selmer-Maccaferri-style instrument built around the large D-shaped Grande Bouche soundhole — the design closely associated with the classic Django Reinhardt rhythm sound. Where the oval-hole DG-255 delivers a tighter, more focused lead voice, the D-500's Grande Bouche opening produces a warmer, more open tone with greater low-mid resonance and natural air. It's the voice of the rhythm section: full, projecting, and unmistakably Gypsy Jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe top is solid Sitka spruce, braced in the traditional fan pattern and paired with Santos rosewood back and sides — a combination that delivers the bright, punchy projection the style demands while retaining warmth and body. The 12th-fret neck joint is a hallmark of the Selmer-Maccaferri tradition, placing the body join exactly where it belongs for authentic balance and upper-register access. A low-profile mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, a 25.25\" scale length, and a 1-7\/8\" nut width give you the playing surface to execute the rapid chord work and fleet single-note runs at the heart of the idiom. The bone nut features a zero fret for consistent open-string intonation — a detail that matters when you're locking in with a hot rhythm section.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditional appointments are executed with care: an ebony compensated mustache bridge for accurate intonation, a traditional brass tailpiece that anchors the strings in classic Gypsy Jazz fashion, ebony binding, multi-ply ebony\/maple purfling, and gold-plated 14:1 ratio tuners. The D-500 ships strung with Parisian by Gitane Manouche Medium Gauge strings — the right strings for the right sound, right out of the case. Every guitar includes a padded ProTour gig bag with Gitane logo for protection on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEl Cajon Guitars \u0026amp; Music is an authorized Gitane dealer. We're a working guitar shop with real expertise — not a drop-shipper. Whether you're building your first Gypsy Jazz rig or adding a serious D-hole to your collection, we're here before and after the sale. Shop with confidence at ECGMusic.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gitane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47702501261417,"sku":null,"price":1395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/5494\/5385\/files\/Photo_1gitane-d-500-professional-gypsy-jazz-guitar.jpg?v=1781646254","url":"https:\/\/ecgmusic.com\/products\/gitane-d-500-professional-gypsy-jazz-guitar","provider":"El Cajon Guitars and Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}