The Essential O offers 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials! Each Essential O sports a North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing, all of which is baked in house here at Atkin. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard
The Essential D is available in two finish options, ‘Aged’ and ‘Heavy Aged’.
| Top | Baked Sitka |
| Back & Sides | Mahaogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Backstrip | Ebony |
| Headstock Overlay | Ebony |
| Logo | Atkin Decal |
| Truss Rod | Dual Action |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Rosette | Black/White/Black |
| Purfling | Black/White/Black |
| Binding | Tortoiseshell |
| Bracing | X Scalloped |
| Lacquer Finish | Aged Thin Gloss Nitrocellulose |
| Nut & Saddle | Bone |
| Tuners | Nickel Gotoh |
| Side Dot Fret Markers | Silver Steel |
| Fret Markers | MOP - Dot |
| Case | Atkin Hard shell |
| Body Length | 18 3/16" |
| Body Depth | 4 1/8" |
| Lower Bout Width | 13 7/16" |
| Total Length | 38" |
| Scale Length | 24 7/8" |
| Fingerboard Radius | 16" |
| Nut Width | 1 3/4" |
Adirondack Soundboard
All Black
Black Front
Fishman Matrix
Front Sunburst
Whole Sunburst