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Add to Compare2006 Lucas LD-28, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Randy Lucas nails the classic American Dreadnought with this gorgeous LD-28 dread from 2006, dressed up with Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce, herringbone trim, and ornate Abalone torch headstock. Today in 2022, this Lucas boasts a wide open and expressive voice, especially well balanced across the registers. Through saddle at the bridge with plenty of meat left and great break angle for the strings; Abalone snowflakes, diamonds, and squares along the fretboard; Ivoroid bindings plus Waverly tuners. Strap buttons have been installed at the heel and tail to allow you to strap up into the driver’s seat.
Here’s an additional demo with three-time National Flatpicking Champion Allen Shadd on this 2006 Lucas LD-28!: https://youtu.be/yWFfNBzACac
Other keywords: bluegrass, dreadnaught, dreadnaught, allen shadd, lucas guitars, flatpicking, 089, adriondack, brazilain
$8,840 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1999 Lucas Kenny Smith, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
Livewire, folks! We’ve landed an explosive Kenny Smith model from Randy Lucas that dates back to 1999, and has opened up handsomely in the past 20 years. Based on Kenny Smith’s 1935 D-18, this signature model is outfitted with Mahogany back and sides, Adirondack Spruce on top, and a K&K Pure Mini (with vintage 1/8” input). Thistle headstock, Waverly tuners, and a sweet flatpicker’s setup with lots of saddle left.
The voice is clean and loud, plenty of bark in the bass but well balanced across the strings for an even response. This Randy Lucas KS speaks for itself, in no uncertain terms.
Other keywords: bluegrass, dreadnought, dreadnaught, allen shadd, ks model, lucas guitarsSOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2001 Lucas Kenny Smith, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
If we could only describe this guitar in two words, they would be “clear and clean.” Visually, this 2001 Dreadnought from famed Indiana luthier Randy Lucas is impeccable, with hardly any evidence of play wear across the Adirondack Spruce top, tortoise-style pickguard, or Mahogany back and sides. That degree of cleanness extends to its tone as well: played softly or with a robust attack, this Lucas maintains a bell-like fundamental that’s instantly responsive.
Even by ordinary standards this is a superb Dreadnought, but this is hardly an ordinary Dread. Randy worked with Kenny Smith (of the Lonesome River Band) to recreate Smith’s 1935 D-18–a feat Lucas achieved by matching the specs point for point, right down to air brushing the “grain lines” in the Ivoroid tuner knobs to match Smith’s–for a 21 guitar series. Labeled his KS model for short, this Dreadnought offers easy playability, powerful sustain, and a well-balanced voice perfect for both flatpicks and fingertips.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2005 Lucas LD-28 Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)
If you had to list your favorite Bluegrass Dreadnought makers active today, we’d bet good money that Randy Lucas would be one of the highest on your list. This LD-28 that we’ve got in the shop is absolutely top of the class in terms of tone, playability, and sheer fun. Randy’s reputation has been built on years of repair and restoration, and as such his guitars are bombproof and dynamite-voiced–at the same time!This 2005 LD-28, in particular, has a tendency toward explosiveness: the low-end is crystal clear and articulate, with a low E and A string that each have great presence and are perfect for accentuating the bass lines of chords in Bluegrass accompaniment. Add to that trebles which pop like firecrackers and a middle register which is tight, controlled, and crisp, and you have an instrument which fully lives up to the title “Bluegrass Cannon.”Built with a dark-grained set of Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, this box is beautiful to behold, and with the expertly voiced Adirondack Spruce top, the LD-28 has huge potential for projection, but doesn’t top out easily. In short, with Brazilian richness and Adirondack attack, this Dreadnought has enough acoustic force to level a room of the fiercest banjos.That said, this Dreadnought also responds easily to fingerpicking, and with a thumbpick it can broadcast Doc Watson arrangements with the best of them. Traditionally-built contemporary Dreadnoughts which play like butter are few and far between: this LD-28 is on the short list of such Dreads, for sure.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2001 Lucas Kenny Smith Mahogany/Adirondack
Here is a special Kenny Smith model from builder Randy Lucas. Randy is famous for his bluegrass guitars and this D-18 style Dreadnought is a cannon. It features the classic combination of Mahogany and Adirondack spruce for power and clarity. This one is excellent for both single line lead work and also for strumming the boom-chang.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to CompareLucas LSJW, Wedge Body Rare Figured Koa/Adirondack Recorded by Tony McManus
Here we have a Lucas LSJW in rare Micro Curl Koa and Adirondack. Randy Lucas has a long history of building the finest guitars as well as doing some amazing restoration work which gives him unusual insights into tone and strucural integrity. Randy’s current focus is on his new wedge body shapes that are among the most versatile instruments you will find. He builds with only seasoned woods and hide glue and draws on his vast knowledge of vintage guitars to create his own wonderful voice. You have never seen Koa this special, it has super tight ‘micro curl’, fiddle back style flame everywhere. The Adirondack top is master grade and perfect. Curly Maple bindings and abalone trim wrap the guitar in a wonderful contrast that is elegant and sublime. This is a big sounding guitar, that is kept in control thanks to the wedge body shape, which also makes it easy to hold.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2002 Lucas Kenny Smith Mahogany/Adirondack
Randy Lucas is well known as one of the go to builders that can make a Dreadnought that rivals the best prewar guitars. Flatpicker extraordinaire Kenny Smith teamed up with Randy to create a limited Signature Series and this guitar is the result of that talented collaboration. Only 21 of these were made. Mahogany and Adirondack braced to perfection, this is a tonal monster and one serious guitar. Built in 2002, the Adirondack top is now played in, alive and energetic. The 1 3/4″ nut, and soft ‘V’ profile neck, will appeal to modern players. Don’t miss the chance at one of the finest Mahogany Dreads you’ll find.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2005 Lucas SJ Brazilian/German
We’ve known Randy Lucas and his guitars for some years now. We have occasionally been lucky to find a preowned example of his amazing work but now we are proud to announce that we will be offering his work on a regular basis. This is particularly exciting for us because Randy has a long history of building the finest guitars as well as doing some amazing restoration work which gives him unusual insights into tone and integrity. Randy’s current focus is on his new wedge body shapes that are among the most versatile instruments you will find. He builds with only seasoned woods and hide glue and draws on his vast knowledge of vintage guitars to create his own wonderful voice. We saw these two SJs at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival and just had to have them. These are extraordinary guitars crafted with the finest materials on the planet. We invite you to read on and discover Randy Lucas Guitars.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian
In 1988, I began repairing, restoring, and building acoustic guitars. Fifteen years as a mechanical designer served me well as I made the transition to become a luthier. The initial phase of this journey was spent repairing hundreds of guitars. I learned that a great deal of tone and playability could be gained if a guitar just had a proper neck angle and set-up. Replacing nuts and saddles with bone material and intonating the saddle made a huge difference alone. Many of my clients brought me brand new guitars just to get these modifications. I think reading textbooks and trade publications are great learning tools in any endeavor, but it was my repair experience that helped forge my career as a guitar builder. I also restored several vintage pre-war Martin and Gibson guitars. I still have the notes, drawings, and photos of those fabulous instruments. I invested hundreds of hours analyzing and restoring them because I wanted to find out why they sounded so good. This experience helped me formulate a correlation between design and tone. With over sixty years of use and abuse these designs proved the test of time. Especially when you consider that these instruments endured many of those years under the tension of heavy gauge strings. For the last ten years, I’ve focused building traditional models of vintage guitars. My attention to detail led me to use Adirondack red spruce for brace wood and guitar tops. Almost all Martin and Gibson instruments built before 1945 used this wood in the construction of their guitars. The results of using this wood have proven so successful that I now use it on almost everything I build. It has recently found favor by other builders as well. Randy Lucas.
I've known Randy for a number of years and have always loved his instruments. His experience as a top notch repairman gives him wonderful insight with which to design and build his guitars. His new models feature advanced design elements such as the wedge body shape which makes them quite special. His voice is powerful and majestic and you won't find better playability anywhere…