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Introducing all new categories.

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E h t E r YOU a l PlaYErS! GlOBa

Running since 2007 the Music Industries biggest and most modern, fully computerized logistic center – built by Ortega’s brand holder Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente – serves customers around the globe.

SAFE, FAST and EFFICIENT. Ortega Guitars is proud to offer this milestone in service, quality control and passion for music to all our customers around the world.

MANUFACTURED WITH PASSION. SHIPPED FROM GERMANY.

A fresh note of cedar scented polish before we finally pack YOUR instrument.

YOUR instrument – carefully picked up by a never sleeping computerized storage/retrieval system.

The computer system makes sure YOUR instrument is definitely the one you’ve choosen some minutes before.

Bye bye – see you at YOUR home or YOUR store.

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USEFUl hElPErS nEWS 2013 intrODUcinG thE Br anD nE W OrtEGa PrEamP & PickUP SYStEmS

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thE magusUke Ortega designed and special voiced Ukul ele preamp & pickup with built-in two color display tuner.

• wide range tone control adds your prefe rred tone • more “depth” for LIZARD and LIZZY basses with separated bass/mid/treble controls* S

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Switchable built-in mic AND vibe sensor to use as a headstock- and des tuner – or just clip it wh k erever you want while usi ng the microphone.

• EXTREMELY fast reactio n and accuracy • extra big, stylish screen with multi color crystal displa y • chromatic tuning mo de with free selectable calibration between 41 0 Hz to 490 Hz • smoot h rubber surface • 360° freedom, perfect for LEF THANDED, too! • flat tuning up to 4 semitones And as an add-on we giv e you a built-in visual metronom on top!

OCAPO-SBK OCAT-2BK

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onals make use of a great tool professi Improve your top movement and count on. ) • easy to A) or solid rosewood (OAR-RW • figured solid maple (OAR-M ry freedom essa nec the top ar guit s your install and remove the OAR give relaxed • and playing arm sits comfortable to move much quicker • your manual comes with a velvet cover and rised by of your instrument and be surp Enjoy the unmuted PURE tone the difference.

OrtEGa Back c OvEr FOilE NO GLUE WANTED! – holds easily with its electrostatic featur e.

• protect your instrume nts backside from scratches by zippe rs and belt buckles • THE perfect shop helper to protect your paid string ed inventory – yet welcome your cus tomers to test their dream instrument without causing you a loss • keep you r instrument’s value and nice look – even after a hard rockin’ show • easy use on any gloss finished back*

OAR-MA

OAR-RW

*do not use on any han dpolished finishes. In case of doubts please yourself if your finish inform is ready to hold foile.

For tempoary use only.

OBCF

FEEl SEriES YOU’ll FEEl it!

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claSSical GUitarS

mOvE YOUr PlaYinG anD tOnE tO thE nEXt lEvEl

SElEctED SOliD tOP S

• 1st time tobacco sunburst tops on Nylons • 1st time all new Ortega magusPro preamp system (RCE158-TSB) • 2way truss rod • Slim neck (48 mm width at nut) • Selected solid spruce top • Selected rosewood for back & side • 12hole bridges for outstanding tone and top movement • Flat fretboard for a perfect classical feeling • Equipped with Savarez 500CJ high tension strings

rcE158Sn-tSB

r158Sn-tSB

YOU arE StYliSh – YOUr inStrUmEnt ShOUlD BE, tOO! all nEW DESiGnED FOr FEEl SEriES

New designed tuners for perfect tuning stability.

Our NEW 12hole bridge is THE great improvement for top movement and tuning stability.

ALL NEW designed Ortega preamp system: The magusPro.

Just a beauty.

SFEEl SEriES all FEEl SEriES GUitarS With: 2WaY trUSS rOD # Flat claSSical FrEtBOarD # 12hOlE BriDGE

claSSical GUitarS

intrODUcinG thE mEDiUm nEck! YOU’ll FEEl it!

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Selected rosewood back & side

Selected mahogany back & side

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SEn iDEn S ZWiJ On ma l Y thOmBa n , Y aYlE BlaZE

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intrODUcinG thE BranD nEW OrtEGa magusPro PrEamP SYStEm YOU’ll hEar it!

ALL NEW designed Ortega preamp system: The magusPro

SOliD tOP 48 mm WiDth at nUt cUtaWaY

Selected solid spruce top

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Selected mahogany back & side

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acOUStic BaSSES / UkUlElES

WElcOmE thE liZZY tWinS.

First nick-named an Ukulele Bass, we thought thats not what it deserves. It is a REAL cool bass and you’ll be surprised by its abilities.

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Because of its huge success and fun we decided to build two “standard” versions based on our RLIZARD-BS. For the real UPRIGHT lovers we made one of them LINED FRETLESS.

• All mahogany made; the soundhole surrounded by little lasered Liza rds.

• Equipped with Aquila Thundergut strings • Equipped with the bra nd new ORTEGA MagusUke preamp & pickup system (Bass) • Packed inside our brand new designed deluxe gig bag OUGB-BS

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Our continuous burner and most sold Uke Series, the RU SERIES adds LEFTHAND made sisters.

ALL SOLID mahogany made you can choose between concert (RU11L) or sopran (RU10L) size – equipped with Aquila strings. Comes with OUGB gig bag.

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side • Sapele back & laser engraving • Spruce top with uitar” tuners • Real closed “g nding • Tortoise style bi • Aquila strings • Concert size

OUGB-CC OUGB-SO

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rU10l

rU11l

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claSSical GUitarS

cUStOm maStEr SElEctiOn SEriES

• First time introducing th e MEDIUM N (50 mm width ECK at nut ) on ou • All built w r CMS Series ith spanish he el , fla 650 mm scal e and our NEW t fretboard, • INCLUSIVE 12hole bridge brand new de signed deluxe ONB44 gig bag • SAVAREZ 500CJ equipp ed

Four brand new exciting 4/4 models have been added to our ALL SOLID top line. Fresh and modern designed and built the pure traditional way – but the most impressive news are: We’ve created them to open the door for you to play a custom made ALL SOLID Classical that fits an entry budget.

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thE PrEamPED FlaGShiP traDitiOnal maDE. miXED With mODErn aSPEctS anD craFtED With thE knOWlEDGE OF What tODaY’S PlaYErS rEallY Want.

YOU’ll lOvE it!

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RMA-BAG

ALL SOLID TONEWOODS Solid spruce top Solid flamed and arched maple bottom Solid flamed maple side Solid flamed maple neck “DISTRESSED“ (aged) design Finished in Antique Vintage Oil (AVO) ONE PIECE DIECAST TAILPIECE FOR PERFECT TONE! BUILT-IN ORTEGA S1T Mandolin preamp & pickup system Built-in chromatic tuner Grover Mandolin tuning machines Truss rod Ebony bridge and fretboard Equipped with D’Addario EXP74 Mandolin strings

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Vintage ”DISTRESSED” (aged) solid spruce top.

DIECAST tailpiece for perfect tone.

Solid flamed maple neck.

Grover tuning machines.

manDOlinS

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OrtEGa manDOlinS – mODErn inStrUmEntS that SEt StanDarDS

YOU’ll lOvE it! a-StYlE-SEriES

tEGa all Or cOmE S in l O manD E DElUX With a D n a G GiG Ba lin manDO P a r St

345 mm ScalE # 20 FrEtS

OSM-BK

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SPrUcE tOP maPlE Back, SiDE & nEck WarE chrOmE harD Satin black finish

Ortega UKM-4 passive electronics RMA-BAG

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rma50vY

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DIECAST tailpiece

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EXP74 manDO StrinGS

PIEZO bridge with tone & volume control

ALL SOLID Antique Violin Oiled DISTRESSED design

345 mm ScalE # 24 FrEtS mES rmFE90tS cO Ga S1t tE Or an With Em St SY P m PrEa

SPrUcE tOP , SiDE & nEck maPlE Back WarE crOmE harD

Tobacco sunburst SOLID SPRUCE TOP DIECAST tailpiece

Vintage yellow gloss finish

Ortega UKM-4 passive electronics

PIEZO bridge with tone & volume control

Satin black finish

rmFE40SBk

rmF50vY

DIECAST tailpiece

Maple back, side & neck

rmF90tS / rmFE90tS

Details see RMFE100AVO but without preamp, just dry!

rmF100avO

rmFE90tS – 160 GiGS! “One of the hardest tests a string instrument can pass is probably to survive carnival season in Germany.

We really can certify this instrument our full recommendation.”

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best Thorsten Eissele Backline for Bläck Fööss

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innOvatiOnS / imPrint

WE’rE craZY FOr tOnE, trEnDY DESiGnS anD tEchnical rEFinEmEntS

YOU’ll BE DEliGhtED!

Introducing Nomex® “honeycomb structure” tops (Nemesis Series)

Introducing 12hole bridges for outstanding tone (available on FEEL Series, M38/M39, selected Natural/Colored Family Series, selected Theatre Series)

New tuning machines for great tone and tuning stability (selected Natural/Colored Family Series, selected Theatre Series)

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2013

New braced tops with wooden rosettes (selected Natural/ Colored Family Series, selected Theatre Series)

Introducing the first Ortega designed high-end Ukulele and Ukebass preamp systems, the MagusUke (availabe on Lizard, Lizzy, RUE)

Great new designed deluxe gig bag (new designed for all gig bag packed Guitars and Ukuleles Friends Series excepted) Introducing the first Ortega designed high-end Guitar preamp system, the magusPro (available on FEEL Series and selected Theatre Series)

Ortega S1T Mandolin preamp system

Ortega Imprint Change without notice. Not responsible for typographic errors. No part of this brochure may be reprinted, reproduced or included in any online service or in any other form, in whole or in part, without the prior permission of Ortega.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2013 Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG Content & Direction: Thomas Supper – ortegaguitars.com Concept, Design & Realization: wildweiss GmbH – wildweiss.com Werner Stubenvoll – zeitstopp.com

Product Photography and Image Processing: Christian Habermeier, Sebastian Jäger – studio-waldeck.de Stock footage: www.istockphoto.com

Thanks to all musicians around the globe playing Ortega Instruments! ortegaguitars.com ∕artists This brochure has been printed on FSC certificated paper.

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PrODUct OvErviEW 2013 claSSical GUitarS natUral FamilY SEriES

cOlOrED FamilY SEriES

FEEl SEriES

JEWEl SEriES

thEatrE SEriES

cUStOm maStEr SElEctiOn SEriES

traDitiOnal SEriES

4/4

3/4

4/4

1/2

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

R121*

R121-3/4*

R21WH*

R121-1/2WH*

R159SN-TSB***

CORAL-NY

RCE131*

M1

R180

R121SN*

R122-3/4*

R121LWH*

R121-1/2WR*

R159MN

OPAL-NY-AGB

RCE131SN*

M2

R190

R131*

R131GT-3/4*

R131SN-WR*

R221-1/2*

R158SN

JADE-NY

RCE144STR

M3

R190G

R131SN*

R133-3/4*

R221BK*

R139MN

60-OPAL-NY**

RCE145BK

M4

R200

R133*

R122L-3/4*

RCE145WH

M5

R200SN

RCE141BK

M6

R210

RCE161

M7

R220

RCE244M-TGB

M8

R240

M9

R245

M20

R270F

R151* R161* R121L* R131L* 7/8 R121-7/8*

1/2 R121-1/2* R121L-1/2* R122L-1/2* 1/4

1/4 R121-1/4WH*

7/8

4/4 Preamp

R221BK-7/8*

nEmESiS SEriES

3/4 R121-3/4WH* R121-3/4WR* R221BK-3/4*

R138SN

RCE159SNTSB***

SiGnatUrE SEriES

4/4

RCE159SN

4/4

RCE400ST

M200CS-C

RCE158SN

FDSM

60-RE11LTD**

M200CS-S

RCE138SN

Guitarlele elec.

R121-1/4*

RGLE18FMH

M100 M38CS***

Guitarlele

M39CS***

RGL18FMH

M58CS*** M59CS***

acOUStic BaSSES SiGnatUrE SEriES KT-WALKER**

liZarD SEriES

DEEP SEriES D-WALKER-BK

manDOlinS F-StYlESEriES

a-StYlESEriES

D1-5LE

RLIZARD-BS

RMFE40SBK

RMAE40SBK

RMF50VY

RMA50VY

KTSM-4

D-WALKER-RD

D15LE-BK

Lizard-BS-GB***

KTSM-5

D-WALKER-WH

D2-4

Lizzy-BS-GB***

RMF90TS

KTSM-5FL

D1-4

D2-4FL

Lizzy-BSFL-GB***

RMFE90TS

D1-4

D2-5

RMF100AVO

D1-4BK

D3C-4

RMFE100AVO

D1-4LE

D3C-5

D1-4LE-BK

D3NC-4

D1-5

D3NC-5

D1-5BK

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UkUlElES FriEnDS SEriES

liZarD SEriES

rUE SEriES

rU SEriES

RLIZARD-CC

RUE10FMH

RU5***

RFU10SE

RLIZARD-SO

RUE11FMH

RU10

RFU10Z

RLIZARD-TE

RUE12FMH

RU10L***

RUE14FMH

RU11

RFU11S

StraP SEriES USEFUl hElPErS

RFU10S

RFU10ZE

BaG SEriES

RU11L***

RFU11SE RFU11Z RFU11ZE * NEW DESIGN & Tone 2013 ** Limited Edition *** NEW 07/2013

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