playability. On the treble horn, there’s a deep
carve to facilitate access to the highest frets,
while on the back of the body, the bass side has
been uniquely contoured for player comfort.
Wechter’s trademark snakehead-shaped headstock
also breaks up the instrument’s symmetry in an
appealing way.
Boasting a rich sunburst finish on the maple
top and mahogany back, the Pathmaker is quite
a handsome guitar. The ornamentation is taste-
fully minimal—just a W-shaped inlay at the 12th
fret and a gold script logo on the headstock.
Both the body and the headstock appear to have
natural maple binding, but a close inspection
reveals that this is a most effective illusion—the
edges of these areas were simply masked off
during the coloring stages of the finishing pro-
cess. Elegant gold hardware on the Pathmaker
includes high-performance 14: 1 OEM machine
heads, a Wilkinson tremolo bridge, and cool
barrel knobs.
