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Add to Compare2024 Aboudib 00, East Indian Rosewood/Austrian Moonspruce
Our very first from Michel Aboudib, this 00 from 2024, serial number 26, is decked out in Austrian Spruce and East Indian Rosewood and has a lot going on. Michel’s signature style of rosette carving clearly reflects an original continuation of his time working with the one and only Ervin Somogyi. The satin neck feel, in contrast to the gloss body, is always a favorite combo for us here at the shop, and the feel of this neck, in particular, is quite comfortable. The detail in the bridge carving is incredibly stunning. So much work and detail are present in the appearance of this instrument—not to mention the sound. But we’ll let you hear and see that for yourself!
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, calton, 26, michael
$9,365 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - East Indian 
Add to CompareBrand New Alliance FS000, Indian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
A brand new Alliance FS000 with Indian Rosewood and Italian Spruce—this time with no cutaway! The neck profile is fuller, with a wider nut width at 1 3/4″ on this model. It’s a fantastic modern fingerstyle guitar at an even better price. This guitar proves that, in the right hands, Indian Rosewood is nothing to turn your nose up at.
$7,800 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to CompareBrand New Alliance A, Mahogany/Italian Spruce
Brand new from Micah Holstein of Alliance Guitars, here we have a 2024 Model A, dressed in gorgeous Mahogany and Italian Spruce. The voice is as sharp as its appearance. Speaking of appearance, the understated modern aesthetic of this guitar sets it apart from instruments typically found at this price point. This is a whole lot of guitar; it feels great, looks amazing, and sounds truly wonderful. Here is your introduction to the work of Micah Holstein, an up-and-coming luthier who, in our opinion, is bound to do great things in the world of modern lutherie.
Other keywords/misspellings: boutique, handmade, galloup, cedar creek, fingerstyle, 008
$7,800 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.625 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Mahogany 
Add to Compare2001 Baranik JX, Brazilian Rosewood/Spruce
001 Baranik JX, featuring some truly fine Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, and Spruce on top. This guitar offers a modern feel with an exceptionally aged tone. Wider string spacing at the nut and a soft V-shaped neck make this a fingerstylist’s dream. Equipped with the iconic B-Band pickup system, this guitar is ready for both the stage and the studio.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, cedar creek, 01162, tempe, az
$6,760 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.23 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 Bashkin OM Placencia, Indian Ebony/Italian Spruce
From 2007, we have a Michael Bashkin Placencia OM with Indian ebony back and sides—yes, you read that right, ebony! This is truly a remarkable and unique guitar, featuring Italian spruce on top. It stands out for many reasons. Despite being from 2007, it’s in incredible condition and has opened up to extreme heights. The subtle multiscale of 25″ – 25.625″ is almost unnoticeable until you look at it while playing, offering great sustain and sonic fullness in altered tunings while feeling perfectly at home in standard tuning as well. With a full neck profile and natural aesthetics, this guitar has a lot to offer any player, regardless of experience or skill level. It could easily be someone’s forever guitar.
Other keywords/misspellings:Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, handmade, 7107, cedar creek
$9,360 Add to cartScale Length 25 in - 25.625 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Ebony - Indian 
Add to Compare2017 Bashkin SJ, Oregon Myrtle/Italian Spruce
Such a delight to visit with this beauty. Michael Bashkin builds premium grade modern fingerstyle instruments, just like this 2017 SJ with Myrtlewood back and sides plus Italian Spruce on top.The voice is characterized by clarity, balance, and smoothness, equally at home in Standard tuning as it is in DADGAD and some C tunings (thanks to the 26-25.4″ multiscale fingerboard). Frets are dressed with semi-hemispherical fret ends, making for a very smooth playing experience under your fingertips. At the headstock you’ll find a delicate inlay scheme with micro purflings looping across the headplate veneer and between the Waverly tuners. All of this comes wrapped in a Hoffee flight case with an added layer of Thinsulate for maximum protection.
And when you aren’t playing this slice of sweet lutherie from Michael, check out his Luthier On Luthier podcast for extensive, in-depth interviews with some of our favorite builders on the scene today!
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, fingerpicking, 145
$11,440 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in - 26 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Myrtlewood 
Add to Compare2016 Beauregard OMC, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
Mario Beauregard is renowned as one of the greatest modern luthiers, and this guitar is a shining example of why. When legends like Antoine Dufour and Calum Graham use your instruments, there can hardly be a better testament or endorsement of the quality of your work. Equipped with a K&K Trinity pickup system, this instrument is ready for any application. With its short scale and wide string spacing, this guitar is a modern player’s dream. The back and sides feature some of the finest Brazilian rosewood we’ve ever seen, paired with European spruce on top, showcasing epic medullary rays. It also includes a segmented burl and abalone rosette, and a Venetian cutaway. This is the crème de la crème.
Other keywords/misspelllings: Luthiere, bespoke, canada, hiscox, EVO, 215
$18,720 Add to cartScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Blanchard Sequoia 12 Fret, Honduran Mahogany/Carpathian Spruce
Elegant, powerful, and unique are but a few superlatives describing this 2023 Blanchard Sequoia, dressed in Carpathian Spruce and Honduran Mahogany this 12 fret beast is not only powerful and comfortable but also a very inspiring guitar. All of the qualities of mahogany that we love, coupled with ergonomic features that make this instrument feel as though it plays itself. It certainly doesn’t feel like large guitar but it’s undeniable once you hear it. Evo frets, soundport, arm bevel. What more creature comforts could one want? Listen and allow your ears to be the judge.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, mark, hoffee, 139,
$15,395 Add to cartScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Mahogany 
Add to Compare2020 Blanchard Sequoia Dream Series, Brazilian Rosewood/European Spruce
It’s humbling to see such consistency in a builder’s work, with exquisite voicing for fingerstyle playing that focuses on note clarity and definition. This is Mark’s Sequoia body shape with a generous 16 inch lower bout, and here he’s upgraded it with a body wedge and arm bevel for ergonomics, a soundport in the upper bout, and a multiscale setup that’s perfect for everything from C tunings to Standard (26.25-25.25”). The Brazilian Rosewood back and sides come from our own secret stash, and Mark used a creamy European Spruce top to match.
Here’s an additional demo with our own Duane Simpson: https://youtu.be/QH0MUw0ZGYQ.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, dream guitar, bespoke guitar, all the stops, custom guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, hoffee flight case
Sale Price: $12,064 Sale! Add to cartScale Length 25.25 in - 26.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2008 Blanchard Bristlecone, Mahogany/Carpathian Spruce
Mark Blanchard’s Bristlecone is one of those models that always feels comfortable, and always sounds great. This 2008 Bristlecone is no less than any of that! Carpathian Spruce top with Mahogany back and sides offers a crisp voice with great transparancy and clarity across the registers; ergonomics include a venetian cutaway and a Manzer body wedge. A K&K Pure Mini pickup has been installed (sounds fantastic), ditto for gold EVO frets and a strap button.
Other keywords: lutherie, fingerstyle, blanchard guitars, 10-07
$7,280 Add to cartScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.281 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Mahogany 
Add to CompareBrand New Borghino Shakti Deluxe, Ziricote/Alpine Spruce
A work of art in quite its own category, and one which engages with the player and audience to create new sonic experience—the Borghino Shakti Deluxe. Designed in collaboration with John McLaughlin, this instrument couples a Jumbo flattop body with a fast neck and seven sympathetic strings strung diagonally across the soundhole. The fretboard is scalloped and set up with light strings to facilitate frictionless runs and added latitude for bending vertically and horizontally.
The sympathetic strings are also also to be strummed, or plucked depending on your attack and use of fingers or picks, in addition to serving to add sympathetic resonance. This latter effect leads to an intensely enveloping voice that is quite honestly a thing unto itself.
Borghino has installed a Barbera Soloist pickup system for both sets of strings to best capture the complexity of the Shakti sound (including several audiophile reference cables for maximum fidelity), and added dramatic arm & rib bevels to the body for added comfort when playing. Additionally, the body has been built with a subtle Manzer Wedge, meaning the bass side is narrower than the treble side, pivoting the top back towards the player and allowing for easier right arm access. Tightly figured Ziricote back and sides pair with Bearclaw Italian Spruce on top, extensive Abalone appointments, and a custom case to house this feat of lutherie.
In collaboration with John McLaughlin, Mirkho Borghino will donate $3000 of the sale of Shakti Deluxe #1 to the Cancer Institute of Miano, Italy: https://www.istitutotumori.mi.it/en/home.Other keywords: fingerstyle, luthier, 1 of 10, modern guitar, indian jazz, indian classical, carnatic, 2019
$41,600 Add to cartScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2023 Bouchereau Mistral OM-C, Cocobolo Rosewood/Moon Spruce
Brand new Mistral ‘OM-C’ from Loïc Bortot of Bouchereau Guitars. This medium-sized fingerstyle dream comes to us with Cocobolo for the back and sides, along with Moonspruce for the top. We have witnessed several times at the shop what a magical combination these two woods can be, and this guitar is an excellent example of it. If you’ve ever wondered why Cocobolo is considered such a highly-regarded alternative to Brazilian Rosewood, this guitar shows you why. Incredible dynamism, effortless feel, and setup make this guitar truly a sweet addition to anyone’s arsenal of instruments.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, evo, visesnut, 031, canada, arm bevel, cutaway
$12,275 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to Compare2022 Bourgeois OM Signature Deluxe, Brazilian Rosewood/Aged Tone Sitka Spruce
From Dana Bourgeois, a 2022 OM Signature Deluxe with an Aged Tone Sitka Spruce top and some exceptionally fine Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides. Koa bindings line the body of this Orchestral Model, and there’s a very lovely and subtle burst on the top, which in many ways complements the tonal palette of this instrument. The slightly wider spacing at the saddle makes it ideal for fingerstyle, though it can thrive in any playing style. A true Swiss Army knife of guitars.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, team built, maine, 009257, tkl
$12,480 Add to cartScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2022 Bourgeois OMC Soloist, Cocobolo/AT Sitka Spruce
From the workshop of Dana Bourgeois, this OMC Soloist hails from 2022. It is comprised of ‘Aged Tone’ Bearclaw Sitka Spruce and some mesmerizingly figured Cocobolo for the back and sides—a solo fingerstylist’s dream. It features a 25.5″ scale length and wide spacing at the bridge.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, borgeois, tkl 9595,
$7,595 Add to cartScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to Compare2021 Bresnan GS, Brazilian Rosewood/Moonspruce
Gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood body with Moonspruce on top for added precision and clarity, here in Bresnan’s GS body for a midsized guitar offering lots of power in an easy-playing package. Alessi tuners bring a touch of added elegance to the headstock, and Dan rings in the soundhole with one of his intricate, interwoven rosettes. His attention to detail is exquisite; the fit and finish is flawless here. Couple that with a slick setup, and you’ve got a candidate for World’s Best Guitar.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, bresnan guitars, modern guitar, brazilain, fingerstyle, gss2103, ameritage, 2021
$6,760 Add to cartScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian