Dream Guitars: Kraut’s Sole Dealer
Raymond Kraut joins forces with Dream Guitars as his sole representative in North America.
Category Archives: Product Announcement
Dream Team’s Dion James
We’re excited to announce our latest partnership with Dion James of Alberta, Canada, with an incredible No. 4 model in Birdseye Maple & Italian Spruce. Dion’s guitars let the quality of the materials, and the skill of the craftsperson, speak for themselves. These instruments have modern curves, and are intimately familiar to the ears as… Read more »
American Music Furniture: Elegant Preservation
A while back I wrote a blog article titled “The Case Against Cases.” The point I was making there was that you should keep your guitars accessible and easy to get at so that you play more, so nothing prevents you from practicing or performing your music as much as possible. Two years ago I… Read more »
The WarHorse Cometh: DG’s Latest Wilborn Build
Reno, Nevada-based luthier Ben Wilborn has just embarked on an epic build–coming soon to a Dream near you. This time we’re looking at Ben’s Modified Dreadnought, his WarHorse model, with Brazilian Rosewood carbon dated to the late 19th century and Tunnel 14 Redwood on top. Add to that a cutaway, arm bevel, Curly Koa bindings,… Read more »
Buendia Barks Up The Right One: The Tree Mahogany
Friends, here’s a guitar for the ages. One of our favorite builders of late, Leo Buendia, has come together with us on a custom project for one of our longtime clients that’ll stand apart from the already distinct group of custom Buendias we’ve commissioned over the past few years. This time, a one-piece back from… Read more »
“Mass applied musically.” Gage Halland Joins Dream Guitars
We recently landed an incredible new OMC-H from Portland, Oregon-based luthier Gage Halland. Right out of the box, the gorgeous sunburst and energetic tone were the first things we noticed, and it’s only gotten better each time someone picks it up. To celebrate our new relationship with Gage, we sat down for a quick chat… Read more »
Michihiro Matsuda’s Mad Scientist Experiment
Michihiro Matsuda stands at the top of the food chain when it comes to innovative lutherie, functional works of art, and a visual aesthetic eons beyond the ken of many of us. Matsuda has built numerous guitars for our clients over the years, each one a testament to his unique flair and spirit of experimentation.… Read more »
Peggy White Premier Goes Amazon For 2018
Peggy White’s been hard at work yet again, this time crafting her Premier model with a jaw dropping set of Amazon Rosewood for the back and sides and Italian Spruce on top. Manzer body wedge for player comfort, and the next Kandinsky-inspired rosette (here in Ebony, Koa, and Maple). You can see this beauty for… Read more »
Dream Family’s Newest Sons: Glenn Nichols & His Corralitos
We’re more than happy to announce our latest partnership with Glenn Nichols, restoration maestro and electric guitar experimenteur. The curves of his Corralitos model are velvet smooth in hand-rubbed varnish and a dark burst, with McNelly Bliss humbuckers and adjustable bridge (more on that later), and it’ll be available on our site soon. In the meantime,… Read more »
C.F. Holcomb Joins the Dream Side
Just when we thought 2018 couldn’t get any better for our lineup (we hit the ground running by recruiting Stuart Day), we landed a gorgeous guitar from Santa Cruz-based luthier C.F. Holcomb. This Kodiak resonator comes with more bells and whistles than a steam engine train–“The Tree” Mahogany body, Lollar P90, spider cone bridge and… Read more »
Incoming: Stuart Day SD1-VC Build Thread
This is one of my favorite parts of the business: working directly with our builders to come up with an exciting instrument just for Dream Guitars! Stuart Day recently joined our ranks, and to commemorate the occasion I had a chat with Stuart about life & lutherie, which you can find here: https://www.dreamguitars.com/welcome-aboard-stuart-day-newest-builder-joins-dream-team/. Stuart’s busy building… Read more »
A Case Against Cases
I’m now living my first winter in my Civil War log cabin heated primarily by a wood stove in the mountains of western North Carolina. I absolutely embrace living this way and enjoy the peace and serenity. The atmosphere here is perfect for making music, and I’m playing more than I have since I was… Read more »
The Collector’s Passion: Al’s Latest CD & Interview
What happens when you put Al Petteway in the same room as one of our long-time client’s personal guitar treasure trove? Something like The Collector’s Passion! Al sets down a permanent record of some of the finest guitars we’ve ever seen, from Somogyi & Traugott to Greenfield, Lowden, Olson, Martin—the track list goes on. Al’s… Read more »
Audio Sprockets’ ToneDexter: Hardly Any Nuts & Bolts
The ToneDexter makes microphone tone possible through pickups in a way we’ve never seen before. The process of creating a WaveMap for each of your instruments is straightforward: one training session and you’re all set! After you’ve plugged the microphone and pickup in to the ToneDexter and you’ve entered training mode for one of the… Read more »
Audio Sprockets’ ToneDexter: Pickups to Replace Mics?
Folks, there’s a hot new item on the market for gigging and traveling musicians. One which eliminates the stress of microphone feedback, sidesteps navigating mic stands, yet offers the kind of tone you can only find with your favorite microphone– in fact, the exact tone of your favorite microphones! This lovely tool analyzes the tonal differences between your… Read more »
Sneak Peek: Guitars Not Yet on the Website (updated 11/24/15)
Bookmark this page for frequent updates. (Please scroll down for additional guitars.) 2015 Osthoff Woodstock FS Higuerilla and Port Orford Cedar 2015 Oxwood Carmen Cocobolo Rosewood and Engelmann Spruce 1997 Collings OM3-BaA Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce 2012 R.E. Phillips Single Cone Resonator
Sneak Peek: Guitars Not Yet on the Website (updated 5/25/16)
Bookmark this page for frequent updates. (Please scroll down for additional guitars.) Schoenberg Soloist OMC East Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce
Sneak Peek: Guitars Not Yet on the Website (updated 1/5/15)
Bookmark this page for frequent updates. (Please scroll down for additional guitars.) 2011 Tippin Staccato Brazilian Rosewood and Moonspruce Collings MT20 Mandolin Flamed Maple and Spruce 2014 Gaffney OM East Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce 2007 Rick Turner Model 1 Magnetic Pickup with “C” Electronics 2010 Muiderman Steel String Cocobolo… Read more »
Sneak Peek: Guitars Not Yet on the Website (updated 12/11/14)
Bookmark this page for frequent updates. (Please scroll down for additional guitars.) 2010 Olson SJ Pernambuco and Sitka Spruce 1963 Danelectro U2 2005 Brandt Concert Brazilian Rosewood and European Spruce Bourgeois Banjo Killer Slope D Figured Honduran Mahogany and Bearclaw Sitka Spruce 2003 Carrillo Gabriela Brazilian Rosewood and Cedar … Read more »
Take the Avian Guitar Adventure
A few years ago, we began the search for great sounding but reasonably priced guitars to offer our many clients who were asking for such an animal. As luck would have it at that same point in time, our luthiers Michael Baskin and Harry Fleishman were in the midst of designing guitars that would be… Read more »
Dream Guitars is proud to announce the acquisition of Acoustic Pro Musician
Dream Guitars is proud to announce the acquisition of Acoustic Pro Musician With the acquisition of Acoustic Pro Musician (www.acousticpromusician.com), Dream Guitars (www.dreamguitars.com) now has a dedicated web destination for quality instruments affordable to all players and staff tested gear. Whether you need a stage instrument, are looking for a travel guitar or flight case,… Read more »
Mountain Song Guitars by Ken Jones Available at Dream Guitars
The beginning of 2014 brings to us an amazing 2013 Mountain Song Odalisque Claro Walnut/Carpathian Acoustic Guitar, built by our very own Ken Jones. Ken is our primary luthier here at Dream Guitars for repair work. Ken, a proud member of the Guild of American Luthiers, also builds stringed instruments including custom, hand-built acoustic guitars… Read more »
Brand New “Relic look” Guitar from Jim Merrill
Check this out! This is a Brand New “Relic look” guitar from Jim Merrill. Merrill guitars are synonymous with great prewar tone. Jim employs all the building techniques that made the old Martin guitars the ‘Holy Grails’ we all revere including premium woods, hide glue construction and even the sea snail dot inlays like Martin… Read more »
Andrew White Guitars Now Available at Dream Guitars
For more than a decade, renowned West Virginia luthier Andrew White has built an amazing reputation. Andrew has become well known for his ability to successfully pair traditional and non-traditional elements such as fan frets and modified body shapes. Many of his personally handmade guitars now demand more than $10,000 per piece. In his personal… Read more »
Players Say: "Dream Guitars is our favorite guitar shop"
Dream Guitars is our favorite guitar shop – not only do they have the best range of quality instruments on offer, but they are also the nicest and most knowledgeable people to work with. Make sure you have plenty of time if you visit them in person – you won’t want to leave the store!