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Add to CompareAndersen Archtop Maple/Adirondack
This guitar is an archtop with a warmer sound than the traditional design. The oval soundhole gives the guitar more sustain than the f-hole top. It has the projection and power of a great archtop, with the harmonic complexity and sustain more common to the flattop. This makes the guitar very versatile whether played with a flatpick or fingertips, fast or slow, loud or soft.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Maple - European 
Add to Compare2015 Artinger Convertible, All-Koa
Pop the top and ride, ride, ride. Here’s a sweet piece of lutherie from the one and only Matt Artinger—the 2015 double Convertible bedecked with Flamed Koa hollow body and Artinger Electric City pickups. The twin F holes are both “convertible” with their removable covers, coil tap for single coil crunch at the touch of a knob, and a tight, tight Flamed Mahogany neck to boot.
The tone of these Electric City humbuckers is fat, juicy, and rich. It’s so much fun to play with this powerhouse! More than dynamic enough to fit right in for Jazz, Blues, Rock, you name it. Additionally, Matt inlaid a series of vines along the fretboard and headplate for a final touch of beauty and elegance on this Artinger Convertible.Other keywords: cedar creek, electric guitar, hollowbody, hollow-body, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.625 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Koa, Koa - Figured 
Add to Compare2015 Artinger Venetian Hollow Mahogany/European Spruce Electric City Artinger Pickup
We’ve got another gorgeous offering from the workshop of Matt Artinger–a 2015 Venetian Hollow in European Spruce and Mahogany! Between those choice woods and an all-East-Indian-Rosewood neck, this electric guitar is dressed to the nines with an Electric City Artinger humbucker pickup and gold Waverly tuners.
A smoking Jazz machine with the single pickup, this semi-hollow is much lighter than a typical Jazz box, and is easy on the left hand with an oil-finished neck profile and slinky low action. The voice has a gorgeously clear bottom end, with a middle register that has an articulate punch that’s excellent for fingerstyle arrangements and present, crisp trebles. And when we cranked the amp to 11, all that clarity and drive was still there, ready for some Jazzy action!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - European, Mahogany 
Add to CompareNew Artinger Hollowbody Standard Mahogany/Mahogany
The Hollow Standard is one of a series of guitars that luthier Matt Artinger is building for Dream Guitars. Incorporating sophisticated design and refined appointments, this beauty is a great fit for playing any genre of music. The combination of the carved mahogany top and back, plus the Cat’s Eye soundholes, and ebony tailpiece make tremendous visual impact. There is also a custom paint job on the top of the back by Justin Barnes (JBGrafix, he was the original painter on American Chopper…painted thefirebike, jetbike, lance armstrong bike, Comanche bike, etc). The Electric City RD59 pickups yield tones that sound great clean or distorted. It also comes in a luxurious faux alligator Cedar Creek case.
Add to Compare2006 Victor Baker 17″ Archtop, Flamed Maple/Sitka Spruce
2006 must have been a good year for Victor Baker, if this 17 inch archtop is any evidence. Gorgeous tonewoods, dressed up with striking Snakewood appointments, capped with a Kent Armstrong hand wound humbucker. The back and sides are 5A tight flamed Maple, pairing up with a carved Sitka Spruce top, and Maple body bindings. The tailpiece is a combination of brass frame with a removable (via magnets) Snakewood top plate—simply pop the plate and swap your strings! Volume and tone knobs at the (also) Snakewood pickguard, which matches up with the (also also) Snakewood carved bridge. The neck is a super stable multiply laminated Maple number with flattened C neck.
Other keywords: vb, duane simpson, flamed maple, tkl, f holes, 158, snake wood, ken armstrong, schaller
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Add to Compare2007 Victor Baker 16″ Archtop #200, Flamed Maple/Sitka Spruce
Number 200 is a milestone, indeed, so why not celebrate it? Enter: Victor Baker’s archtop #200. Pulling out all the stops in 2007, baker carved 25-year-old Sitka Spruce for the top, pairing with tightly flamed Maple for the back and sides, as well as neck and bindings. The number 200 is inlaid at the top and back, and the fretboard is stamped no.200 at the bottom corner of the extension. Floating Kent Armstrong humbucker with volume and tone knobs, Ebony tailpiece reinforced with brass, and gold Gotoh tuners at the headstock. This 16” archtop weighs in at a little over six pounds, and plays very smoothly with a quick and lively response. The Armstrong bucker is rich and fat for plugging in, but this one holds its own when played acoustically as well.
Check out this additional video featuring Duane Simpson: https://youtu.be/HMO13OH-4_g
Other keywords: vb, duane simpson, flamed maple, tkl, mop, f holes
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.68 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple - Flamed 
Add to Compare2007 Baker Bop Maple/Sitka
With just a few moments on this Victor Baker “Bop” Archtop guitar you can tell it was made by a player. Only a builder that is also a great player can achieve this level of feel in an instrument. The neck profile is wonderful, the fretwork is great and everything about the way it fits in your arms is right. This 17″ “Bop” Archtop from Victor Baker has a big acoustic voice that is deep and alive, plugged in you get an accurate recreation thanks to the Kent Armstrong handmade humbucker. Volume and tone as well a Delta Series Gotoh tuners with a 21:1 ratio make this a sincere musician’s tool for gigging or woodshedding.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.06 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Add to Compare2018 Beauregard Facettes Archtop 16,” Quilted Maple/Spruce
Mario Beauregard’s touch with chisel and plane, sandpaper and file, is unparalleled. This 2018 Facettes Archtop 16″ is an absolute feat of modern lutherie! Sumptuously figured Maple back and sides, Spruce top, gold Lollar pickup with volume and tone at the pickguard; upper bout soundport; effortless playability and response. This instrument is like inspiration in wood form. Mario engineers the top with these arcing facets that feature subtle soundholes integrated into their centers–we can’t imagine how he pulls this off so well–which you’ll also find across the carved Maple back for continuity. Note how the pickguard descends to a point above the bridge, its outside edge matching the curves of the facets. Setup is butter smooth and slinky, and this 2018 Beauregard comes wrapped up in a custom Hoffee case for maximum protection.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, duane simpson, fingerstyle, evo, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce, Maple - Quilted 
Add to Compare2015 Beauregard Facettes Archtop, Brazilian Rosewood/European Spruce
A work of functional art. We’ve loved Mario Beauregard’s guitars for so many years, and even so it feels like a new experience every time we have the pleasure of hosting one of his guitars in the shop. Here we’ve landed one of his coveted Facettes archtops, which by itself is incredible, but this 2015 Facettes has the added distinction of featuring a carved Brazilian Rosewood back. The result is truly remarkable. Not only has Mario painstakingly carved these curvaceous facettes into the top and back, he’s done so with a wood combination of European Spruce on top and BRW back and sides that you’re likely to hardly see ever again on an archtop guitar. Additional features include a custom Benedetti humbucker pickup, EVO frets, and a lightweight BAM case.
Other keywords: lutherie, guitarbuilding, arched top, brazilain, handmade, facet, facets, faccet, faccetts
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2008 Beauregard MB Semi-Hollow Maple/Spruce
At Dream Guitars, we often have players visit of such calibre that we’re struck dumb when they take a guitar down to play. Not nearly as often are we reduced to silence simply at the sight of a guitar–but this 2008 Beauregard MB is just such an instrument. Whoa! Beauregard has outfitted this beauty with two powerhouse P90 pickups which can scream for Blues while at the same time remaining fat and warm for Jazz. Versatile, in a word. This is as dynamic as they come, with a glossy finish that is feather-smooth to the touch. With arcing curves like a drop of water sliding along the face of a wineglass, this Beauregard MB in Maple and Spruce might be the most beautiful Semi-Hollow or Archtop guitar we’ve seen. Its previous owner has been incredibly careful, too: this is a gem with no discernible marks to mar the surface of the Spruce or the Ebony bridge and tailpiece.
Add to CompareSOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - European, Maple 
Add to Compare1988 Benedetto 17″ Fratello Archtop, Maple/European Spruce
Widely considered to be the successor to D’Angelico and D’Aquisto, Bob Benedetto is today’s leading Archtop luthier. This Fratello 17″ model from 1988 is a testament as to why. Gorgeous Maple, and European Spruce — tonewoods in this case that speak for themselves. MOP block inlays, Benedetto humbucker; the list of amazing appointments goes on! If you’re looking to get into an incredible guitar made by one of the most profound builders of our time, look no further.
Other keywords/misspellings: Lutherie, jazz, hollowbody, schaller, 14888
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - European, Maple 
Add to Compare2010 Benedetto 16-B One-Off, Birdseye Maple/Spruce
The name of the game is quick, when it comes to this 2010 Benedetoo 16-B One Off. Slim body and a slim neck make for a very comfortable playing experience, as well as a quick and easy setup with a 25″ scale. Benedetto humbucker with volume and tone sound juicy and fat, even on this narrow-depth body. Finely figured Birdseye Maple back and sides (and neck) plus Spruce on top.
Other keywords: lutherie, bob benedetto, bendedeto, s1985, duane simpson
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Spruce, Maple - Birdseye 
Add to Compare1996 Benedetto Limelite, Maple/European Spruce
This guitar comes with an extra set of socks, since the pair you’re wearing at the first strum will be blown to smithereens. An archtop of this calibre, we see one but rarely: a 1995 Bob Benedetto Limelite. Lightly figured Maple back and neck, dyed-to-match Euro Spruce top, and a 25 inch scale per the original owner’s request. This Benedetto came out of Bob’s East Stroudsburg shop, straight from Bob’s hands to the current owner’s. As such, this is a single owner Benedetto that’s been well-cared for and plays like your grandma’s butter.
The Benedetto humbucker and integrated pickguard volume knob are simple and no-fuss, offering a thunderclap bass and great string-to-string response. The acoustic voice keeps the embers burning in the middle register and fans the flames out to bass and trebles: lively, energetic, with great projection.
How lucky are we to have such a beauty from Bob’s own hands? If you’re feeling lucky too, you can take this 1995 Benedetto Limelite home with you today.
Common misspellings: benedeto, benedtto, bendetto, limelight, european
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.156 in Woods Spruce - European, Maple 
Add to Compare2007 Benedetto Bravo Elite Maple/Spruce
This is a top of the line Benedetto Bravo Elite, fully hand carved shallow body 16″ Archtop. At 2 1/2″ deep, the Bravo Elite offers a guitar that’s easy to hold but has that full Benedetto voice and character. The tone is achieved by it being fully carved and hand graduated from premium Curly Maple and Spruce. Finished in a subtle violin burst with all solid Ebony appointments it is also a stunning guitars with simple elegance. We all love the feel of this fine Benedetto, it plays easy and fast.