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Add to Compare1954 Gibson Southern Jumbo Mahogany/Spruce
Oh, the heyday of big-bodied, big-voiced Gibsons–it’s a blessing we still have some beautiful survivors singing in the aisles! We’ve got one of the flagships of the 1950s in the store today, looking great and still churning out great music. This 1954 Gibson Southern Jumbo may have some finish crazing (but what 60-year-old guitar doesn’t?), but it’s in great playable condition, capable of howling runs on the treble strings that hang in the air.
The bass is a complete package: boom-chuck, rattle-n-roll–perfect for thumbpicks and flatpicks both. The balance is superb! We wish more contemporary guitars sounded as rich and opened-up as this one. Mahogany back and sides and a Spruce top do this 1954 SJ justice; she’s got a big heart that’s still beating with vigor.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1957 Gibson Country Western Mahogany/Spruce
Would that Mississippi John Hurt were still alive–the tunes he’d croon with this baby tucked under his arms! We’re looking at the real deal here, folks: true vintage: a 1957 Gibson Country Western. Mahogany back and sides, Spruce top, Ivoroid bindings, upside down Rosewood bridge. Fingerpicking blues or country tunes, and you’ll get a feeling for what they sounded like 60 years ago, when they were being written! The bass is huge and fat and balanced with trebles that are clear–the perfect combination for Travis-style picking. You’ll find this Country Western has that classic Mahogany bark in spades, coupled with a great, warm sustain that hangs in the air like smoke in a raucous barroom. This Gibson has been well taken care of all these years: after our very own Ken Jones reset the neck and refretted the Rosewood fingerboard, it’s as though we just picked it up off the rack in 1957–and it’s ready to make tunes for another 30 years, no problem. You’ll be very hard-pressed to find many other vintage Gibsons that are in as good of shape as this here Country Western!
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 24.88 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1950 Gibson J-45 Mahogany/Spruce
Perhaps Gibson’s most iconic acoustic guitar, the J-45 has a long and immensely celebrated career, and we see many of these “workhorses” come through the shop. Some are beautiful and pristine, some road-weary with scratches but tonally sublime. Occasionally, we get a J-45 which combines the two, and is as beautiful to behold as it is to play–and this 1950 J-45 is just such an instrument. Gibson’s practically trademark tone–rich, fat, loud–comes pouring out of the soundhole from the first chord to the final note. The trebles are sweet and bright as candy canes, and the bass is well-defined and present. Clearly, this Dreadnought has been lovingly played for the past six decades, and it’s soaked up years and years of music between its birth in 1950 and its golden age today of 66. The Mahogany back and sides combine with the Spruce top in a voice which sings as though from another era, a happier and brighter place. The craftsman who carved this neck was brilliant: the profile is perfectly rounded and easy on the hands, which is perhaps why Chet Atkins himself signed the top–a sign of respect for the instrument’s capabilities. Safely protected in a new Guardian hardshell case, this J-45 is ready for another 60 years of great tunes.
Watch these videos below to see Cliff Eberhardt singing with this very same J-45:
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1956 Gibson J-50 Mahogany/Spruce
Gibson has made many, many spectacular guitars in its lengthy career, and continues to do so today. But rewind the clocks back to 1956, and you find yourself in the company of a legendary model of this monolithic company: the J-50. The J-50 is considered by many to be Gibson’s most popular acoustic guitar of all time, and it’s obvious why–the J-50 is the perfect size guitar for pretty much any application, and it has a voice which is instantly recognizable for its strength and projection. Everyone at Dream Guitars is always excited when we get one in the shop, but this 1956 J-50 in Mahogany and Spruce has far exceeded our already high expectations. This particular J-50 is explosive! The vigorous, charged voice has an energetic warmth, and the middle register in particular pops off the strings. The completely opened up Spruce top gives the guitar a monstrous projection and responsiveness, and you can thank the decades of players who have lovingly strummed this guitar to help achieve that opened up sound. Of course, this J-50 has some play wear befitting its almost six decades of life, but the guitar is still in prime playing condition, and has a very confident vintage look to it. The neck has been reset, and the original adjustable bridge has been replaced with a fixed bridge, which means that this particular J-50 is in perfect fighting shape and should continue to play amazingly for many more decades to come! When we say this guitar is perfect for pretty much anything, we mean it: this J-50 glows when flatpicking American Traditional or even Irish music, but also has the balanced tone and string to string articulation that fingerstylists pine after. For any guitarist seeking an instrument which will shine in a variety of applications, this is the J-50 for you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.625 in Nut Width 1.63 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1992 Gibson BB King Lucille Maple (Laminate)/Maple (Laminate)
The late B.B. King is, and will always remain, one of the household names in blues. No less can be said for his guitar, Lucille, or Gibson’s long line of semi-hollow body ES345 guitars of the same name. We have here an excellent member of that long line of excellence: a 1992 Lucille in cherry red with Ebony fretboard and Gibson Humbucker pickups. As per B.B. King’s specifications, this beast of a guitar is made of laminated Maple, with a 3-piece Maple neck and carved Spruce toneblocks for extra sustain. The setup is stellar, and the guitar is in overall mint condition, aside from some light scratches on the pickguard. The classic Gibson Varitone is installed, which attenuates the low frequency spectrum as you cycle up through its settings, yielding a variety of different textures yo can add to your sound. This guitar comes with the original hardshell case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Maple - Laminate, Maple - Laminate 
Add to Compare1956 Gibson Country Western SJ Mahogany/Spruce
Here we a have a killer Gibson Country Western in Sitka Spruce and Mahogany. As the name implies, the Country Western model is perfect for heartfelt songs of love and loss, or conversely fast and loud songs of life on the open range. Tonally, this guitar keeps with the best Gibson has to offer, great warmth and punch that comforts the soul and harkens back to years gone by. For its age, this Country Western is in great shape, and has perfect playability. This thing is ready for years more song writing and soul searching.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.2 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1934 Gibson Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe Mahogany/Spruce
This vintage 1934 Gibson Roy Smeck begs to be played, and you can hear the decades of blues underneath your fingertips. In a word, it’s raucous. The neck is sturdy and warm to the touch, with a low action that’s sweet on the fingers and easy on the ears, and it’s got plenty of woody bark as a strummer thanks to the remarkably lightweight combination of Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides. The body has been refinished and has some scratching, and the tuners have been replaced, but this Gibson looks so confident and well-seasoned, you know it’ll be a fun ride each time you sit down to play. This guitar is unstoppable, like an old Ford truck on its second coat of paint.
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SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1946 Gibson J-45 Mahogany/Sitka
There really is nothing quite like that vintage Gibson tone and this 1946 J-45 is a prime representation of what all the commotion is about. Strong, woody basses and crisp, cutting trebles combine with bold, bawdy mids for that quintessential Gibson sound. It is impossible not to have your heart melted by this one. Something about the classic combination of Mahogany and Spruce just feels warm and invigorating as you sit down and play. Blues and bluegrass tunes are equally at home with this one and it has plenty of projection and volume to ensure that everyone in the crowd hears you. These are fewer and farther between these days, so be sure and try it out before it’s too late!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.81 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1943 Gibson J-45 Banner Mahogany/Adirondack (Red)
There is something truly magical about playing a great old Gibson, this 1943 J-45 is like a time machine. It takes you on a trip with every one of its dings and scuffs, a dark bar in New York with this ding perhaps? or a lush medow with this one? who knows how many heartbreaks and happy moments this guitar has seen. The war time Gibson tone is in full standing here, deep dark woody basses align with quick and snappy trebles. This guitar has had a life and it really shows up in the wonderfully mature voice, what a fantastic instrument.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.6 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.06 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2006 Gibson L-7 Master Museum Flamed Maple/Sitka
Ren Ferguson has built up a reputation over at Gibson that rivals that of the late, great Lloyd Loar. In 1992 Ren began hand making incredible Master Museum model instruments that receive higher and higher praises with each passing year.
Ren’s artistry and handiwork is evident in every aspect of the build. The Rococo stylings of the piece are seen in the ornately relief carved Sitka Spruce top and master grade Flamed Maple back, as well as the feather plume heel design and hand cut inlay adorning the fingerboard and headstock. This collector piece has excellent, dry sustain and thickness to the voice that make it one you’ll want to play just as much as look at. It is truly a singing work of art.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 24.69 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.03 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Add to CompareLate 40s Gibson LG-1 Mahogany/Spruce
Old instruments have a vibe to them that can’t be quenched. They have seen the years and miles pass before them and continued playing, strong as ever, into the modern era. And in the case of this Gibson LG-1, we are particularly glad that it made it into our hands. This ladder braced beauty has a beautiful burst finish that appears to have been oversprayed with a clear coat at some point in its past to preserve its integrity (and since has been played some more!). The Mahogany and Spruce pair perfectly for a boxy, bluesy sound. Try a fingerstyle blues, slide, or ragtime piece on this guitar and you’ll be sold on it then and there! Come get it before Al does!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.16 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 
Add to Compare1995 Gibson ES-335 DOT Figured Maple/Flamed Maple
There is one thing for certain, the Gibson 335 holds a lofty position in the minds and hearts of many players, most people that have been through the shop recently and have seen this Gibson hanging up on the wall have had a story or two about their own 335. It is easy to understand why so many people have been partial to this model of guitar, it looks great, sounds great , and is quite versatile. From Rock to Jazz this guitar will be able to handle the job very ably. This is a 1995 ES-335-DOT in beautiful Curly Maple Top, back, and sides. This 335 definitely deserves to make some lucky player happy for many years to come.
Add to Compare1949 Gibson L-5 Birdseye Maple/Spruce
The Gibson L-5 is the genisis of great archtop guitars, it was the forerunner to the extremely popular Super-400, and inspired many changes in the way archtops were built. The L-5 was one of the first archtops to have a fully carved top and back, producing great tone and clarity. With its slightly smaller body, this L-5 has a bit more brighter tone and is easier to hold than its sibling the Super-400. This 1949 L-5 in Birdseye Maple and Spruce is in great shape with only slight wear on the top and back, incredibly impressive shape for its age. Tonally this guitar is smooth and buttery in the midrange with a bright and bell like treble section, all reined in with a tight and controlled bass strings.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.68 in String Spacing 2.06 in Woods Spruce, Maple 
Add to Compare1950 Gibson Super 400 Birdseye Maple/Spruce
Here we have a true legend in the archtop guitar world, a 1950 Gibson Super-400. In 1950 the Super-400 was the high end of the Gibson archtop line, it had the largest body and boasted that beautiful full body sunburst. This is a model that went on to inspire many guitar builders past and present, the look and sound of the archtop would not be where it is today without the Super-400. This particular Super-400 is in incredible shape for its age, with only some minor dinging on the top and back, the action is butter smooth and fast, just like it would have been in 1950. Tonally this guitar is as good as it gets, the large body gives this archtop volume, power and richness where other archtops can tend to fall weak and flat. if you are playing some fast licks or some smooth jazz, this guitar will get you the sound you are looking for with beauty and tone.
Add to Compare1988 Gibson Chet Atkins CEC Black Mahogany/Cedar
Chet Atkins came to Gibson with the idea for this guitar, he wanted a solid body guitar that would not feed back on stage but still had a great acoustic sound. What Gibson came back to Chet with was this, the CEC model. It is a solid body nylon strung guitar with acoustic chambers to assist with the acoustic sound. This guitar has a nice smooth sound when plugged in, equiped with a volume and tone control, and the often over looked volume control for each individual string located in the body cavity. This will make a great performing guitar that is sure to provide you with many decades more enjoyment.