Guitars
- Display 15 Products per page
-
2007 Andrew White F80 Brazilian/German Craig D’Andrea’s Personal Guitar!
We have a special treat here: an Andrew White F80 in German Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood that was sent to us by none other than Canadian fingerstyle guitarist Craig D’Andrea himself! Could you find a guitar with more sweet tunes played through it? We don’t think so. The tone of this guitar is mature and alive, the trebles are crisp with a well controlled bass presence, perfectly suited to fingerstyle. The wood options used here are top notch, the Brazilian is dark with great grain character and the German Spruce is straight and true. If you are looking for a guitar that will sound excellent plugged in, look no further, this F80 has been equipped with a K&K Trinity pickup system that reproduces an articulate and accurate acoustic sound. This is an exceptional guitar that has been broken in by a master, grab it up while you can!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Brand New Peggy White Premier Indian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
What a vibrant fingerstyle machine this is! We love it when client-commissioned builds come out beyond our expectations, and this delivers. From Peggy White, this Premier with Indian Rosewood and Italian Spruce with a satin finish neck and a Manzer wedge—what more could you want.
Other keywords/mispellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, handmade, custom, canadian, hoffee, 4065
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Indian 
Brand New Peggy White Premier, African Blackwood/Italian Spruce
Peggy White’s latest Premier model has arrived, and we can’t get enough of it. This one features African Blackwood back and sides plus Italian Alpine Spruce on top, a smooth and well-rounded C profile neck, and an understated aesthetic to help these premium tonewoods really pop. The voice offers great clarity ad definition between notes, perfect for modern fingerstyle and strumming work. Comes wrapped in a custom Hoffee fiberglass flight case.
Other keywords: fingerpicking, modern guitar, 4060
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - African 
Brand New Peggy White Premier, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Another example of why we do this: a custom build with a longtime client and one of our talented builders. This time we spec’d out a Premier model from Peggy White as a full time DADGAD fingerstyle guitar, outfitted with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and Italian Spruce on top. That combination is definitely part of where the glassy top end and chocolate-rich midrange come from, plus Peggy’s chops with the chisel and the rasp. A geometric motif at the rosette offers a fun contrast to the svelte curves of the waist and venetian cutaway, and the very subtle arm bevel at the lower bout.
Excited to commission your own? We are! Give us a shout, we’d love to help make your guitar dream become a guitar reality. You can reach out to us through our contact page to discuss a build to your own specs here.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, bespoke guitar, 4054, hoffee, fingerpicking, gotoh, petteway
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2017 Peggy White OM, Koa/Italian Spruce
If you’re interested in having your mind blown wide open, this is the guitar for you. Peggy White’s brand new OM is that sweet, sweet dream that all you fingerstylists awake from in the morning. You know, the one where you just want to curl back up and play tunes all day with an amazing instrument? The best part is this baby ain’t no daydream! Koa and Italian Spruce with Peggy’s voicing make for a guitar dripping with overtones in the trebles, crunchy and punchy mids, and a warm bass.
Energetic and responsive, it doesn’t take much effort to get a lot of sound, and the slick setup makes it even more effortless. We loved dropping down into DADGAD territory; the string feel remained crisp and snappy for pull offs galore. Interested? Give us a ring and this gem can be at your doorstep in 24 hours.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Koa 
2017 Peggy White Premier, African Blackwood/Italian
We’re excited to offer our first Peggy White guitar–so excited we went ahead and sold it before it even arrived! We were able to hold onto it for a few days in order to record and photograph this beauty before sending it on its way to its new home. We also took advantage of the opportunity to put this Premier model through its paces, and it more than met our highest expectations. Peggy was able to pair the dark, somber timbre of African Blackwood with the creamy, transparent tone of an Italian Spruce top–perfect for the fingerstylist with exacting needs for glassy string-to-string separation and voluminous sustain. The precisely balanced voice was a great fit for lowered tunings; all the way into CGD#FA#D.
Peggy is a professional musician, and that’s always a good sign in our book since that pretty much guarantees as a luthier they’ll already possess a finely tuned ear–and Peggy more than lives up to that expectation. Visually, Peggy’s got some exciting tricks up her sleeve, here employing a Kandinsky motif in here rosette, end graft, and backstrip for an effect that’s part homage, part original artistic statement. Are we excited for the next Peggy White to come our way? You can bet your favorite flatpick on it.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - African 
2023 Wilborn Sidewinder, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
This 2023 Wilborn Sidewinder knocked everyone in the shop off their feet. With gorgeously figured Mahogany and Adirondack Spruce, it has all the ingredients for a powerhouse of a guitar. The 25″ to 25 3/8″ multiscale makes it perfectly comfortable for any tuning situation, and it’s so subtle you have to look down to even notice it. The offset soundhole, bound in ebony, not only adds to the sleek elegance of the instrument but also enhances the power of the bass register. That’s not to say it’s overpowering—this guitar is perfectly balanced. In fact, it was so impressive that it sold before we had a chance to list it. Wrapped up in a Calton case, this guitar is truly a special piece.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, handmade, Ben, 215
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany - Honduran 
2021 Wilborn Nautilus, Mahogany/Sitka Spruce
Take a page out of Ben Wilborn’s book, and you’ll be writing some fine prose indeed. His Comma Series flattops are exceptional modern builds, combining offset soundholes with multiscale necks, elevated fingerboards, arm bevels–the works. This 2021 Nautilus is precisely that! With Mahogany back and sides plus Sitka Spruce top and a florentine cutaway, 25.4-25″ multiscale setup, and Schertler tuners. This instrument is already wide awake and singing, and is in excellent condition. Looking for a contemporary design that really works? Here: our 2021 Wilborn Nautilus is the answer.
Other keywords: lutherie, wilborn guitars, fingerstyle, 196, visesnut
Additional demo:https://youtu.be/634u1dQZOsw
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.719 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany 
2015 Wilborn Parlor, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
So much sweetness and power, packed into a slender package. Ben Wilborn makes a modern parlor guitar to compete with its bigger brethren—and this one is up to the task. Enlarged soundhole plus soundport add to the liveliness and projection, while the Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce combo fills the entire voice with easy richness and clarity. Trebles have a particularly sweet and shimmering quality that draws you in. The Braz is gorgeous stuff, ruddy and with some dramatic figuring, while the Sitka is heirloom stock harvested in the mid 1900s. Elsewhere this beauty is dressed for a night on the town with Leopardwood bindings and rosette, plus dark Abalone purflings throughout. Rosewood bridge and fretboard, headplate; really, this 2015 Wilborn Parlor looks as good as it sounds.
Other keywords: wilborn guitar, lutherie, luthier, boutique guitar, fingerstyle, 80
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2020 Wilborn Arum, Chittagong/Sitka Spruce
Ready to get your hands on a petite powerhouse? Try on this 2020 Wilborn Arum model for size. Chittagong back and sides pair up with aged Sitka Spruce on top, a subtle multiscale fretboard, offset sound hole plus micro arm bevel. Fantastic fit and finish throughout. The voice is characterized by a quickness and liveliness reminiscent of mahogany, with just a touch of sparkle in the troubles to really make it pop.
Other keywords: wilborn guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, lutherie, luthier, boutique guitar, elevated fingerboard, fingerstyle, 194
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Chittagong 
Brand New Wilborn Nautilus, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
This is another incredible example of Ben Wilborn’s not inconsiderable gifts to the world of modern lutherie. His Nautilus model, part of the new Comma Series, features an offset soundhole, twin bevels for creature comfort, a multiscale setup with 25.5” on the bottom and 25” on top—and this custom build has be(e)n upgraded to the max with chocolate-dark Brazilian Rosewood for the body, master grade Adirondack Spruce on top, and a K&K Pure Mini pick with vintage 1/8” output jack. Hands down, this guitar kills.
Other keywords: wilborn guitar, calton, 192, fan fret, fanned fret, lutherie, luthier, boutique guitar, elevated fingerboard, 203, adriondack, fingerstyle, brazilain
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2020 Wilborn Nautilus, Brazilian Rosewood/Tunnel 14 Redwood
A nearly new Nautilus from our own Ben Wilborn of Reno, Nevada! We’ve loved his guitars for years now; he’s always hard at work pushing the envelope—and these new Comma Series builds are just incredible. This Nautilus comes to us from 2020 with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Tunnel 14 Redwood on top, and his understated 25.4-25” multiscale setup and offset “3-D” soundhole. Fit and finish is, as always, glass smooth and flawless throughout. “Glassy” is also how we’d describe the voice: glassy and smooth across the range with delicious definition.
Other keywords: 168, brazilain, tunnel 13, red wood, fingerstyle, offset soundhole, multi scale, multi-scale, fan fret, fanned fret, fan-fret, visesnut
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.063 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Redwood - Tunnel 14, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2020 Wilborn Nautilus, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Ben Wilborn’s 2020 Nautilus model comes to us with high expectations—and more than answers the call. Wilborn has gone back to the drawing board and returned with a whole family of new features for his Nautilus. Here, the traditional soundhole has been kiboshed in favor of an upper bout version which acts as an integrated soundport. This allows Ben to brace the top radially and escape the restrictions of the classic X brace system—the result being added power in the bass register, and exquisite clarity and presence for the mids and trebles (oh, the trebles). Additionally, this allows Ben to use a multiscale setup (here 26-25.4” at our request) that better corresponds to the radial bracing pattern. A slim Ryan-style arm bevel and rib bevel, plus dramatic florentine cutaway, round out the suite of creature comforts. Honduran Mahogany neck with a medium-to-slim C profile feels lovely in hand, old growth Adirondack Spruce from Ben’s premium stash on top—and the pièce de résistance: the best set of Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides from Ben’s personal primo collection.
The Nautilus is a powerhouse with volumes of tone under the hood, appointed with an understated aesthetic that lets the quality of the materials speak for themselves, and it plays like grass-fed butter.Check out Ben walking through his deflection testing method for tops here: https://youtu.be/m5Epr3U0rDw
Here’s a bit from Ben himself:
“The Nautilus in a mid-sized guitar that changes all the rules. The impetus for this design was the idea that in a traditional X-braced guitar with a centrally located soundhole, approximately one-third of the top is rendered inert due to the demands of the structure required to keep the top from collapsing. The Nautilus, by relocating the soundhole to the upper treble bout, frees up a great deal more real estate for vibration, which after all, is how a guitar amplifies sound. Off-set soundholes are nothing new, but all the previous attempts I have seen fail to fully take advantage of this radical realignment. The Nautilus is not an X-braced guitar, but is instead radially braced, with all the braces arranged like spokes on a wheel, from the bridge outward. Whereas the traditional X locks the the bridge area into a relatively inflexible unit, the radial arrangement allows the bridge much more freedom of movement. The result is a tremendous increase in bass response, a warm and sophisticated top end, and overall greater output of volume. Playing this instrument is a revelation of what potential a guitar possesses.
The Nautilus features a number of modern innovations, all of them critically contributing to a thoroughly and thoughtfully designed whole. Not just a mish-mash of contemporary features, but a through-composed suite of interrelated sonic and ergonomic details.”
Other keywords: wilborn guitar, calton, 192, fan fret, fanned fret, lutherie, luthier, boutique guitar, elevated fingerboard
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in - 26 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Brand New Wilborn WarHorse Modified Dreadnought, Brazilian Rosewood/Tunnel 14 Redwood
At long last, the mac daddy Wilborn WarHorse has arrived. We commissioned this Mod D from Ben with all the stops on full blast: top shelf Brazilian Rosewood, Tunnel 14 Redwood, Koa arm bevel, soundport, multiscale fretboard (25.4-24.9”)—and sweet, sweet tone. The fit and finish is 100% perfect, and the “DreamHorse” plays oh so smoothly, in both standard tuning and funky altered territory (try C# on for size). The added sustain and bass of the Modified Dreadnought body gives the WarHorse a powerful response that leaps right out of the soundhole (and soundport).
This Wilborn WarHorse is sincerely inspirational. We cannot recommend it highly enough for virtually any style you play.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, ben wilborn, wilborn guitars, custom guitar, bespoke guitar, florentine cutaway, waverly, visesnut, contemporary fingerstyle, altered tuning, open tuning, fan fret, fanned fret
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Redwood - Tunnel 14, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2018 Wilborn Lion, Honduran Mahogany/Sitka Spruce
Hands down, one of our favorite parts of the job: working with builders to craft a guitar specific to a client’s needs. Our latest Lion from Ben Wilborn is just one such collaboration, and we’re happy to announce it came out even better than we hoped. Honduran Mahogany back and sides, Sitka Spruce top, and Ben’s surgical attention to fit and finish all come together in a package that catches your attention right at the start, and runs with it. The voice of this small-bodied gem echoed the precision of its handworked facets to a T: a smooth, easy player with lots of definition for individual notes, and an ability to let all the colors of complex chords ring out. Ben buffs his guitars to a mirror sheen which catches the light easily and holds it. So much so that we found it difficult to play the Lion for any length of time without pausing just to watch how the light played across its curves.
Ben’s guitars have a master’s touch, and it’s an honor for us at Dream Guitars to get to work with him. If you’re interested in commissioning one of Ben’s guitars yourself, give us a shout! We would love to help.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, custom guitar, bespoke guitar, custom build, finger style, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany - Honduran