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Add to Compare2008 McPherson MG-4.5 Ziricote/Redwood
This 2008 McPherson MG-4.5 sounds great, even when it’s just sitting in its Ameritage case. The folks at McPherson Guitars paired a pretty Ziricote set for the back and sides with a Redwood top, one of our favorite fingerstyle-friendly materials. The result is a voice whose middle register is warm to the touch, but both the bass and treble strings are crisp and present, making this well-balanced for fingerpicked arrangements where you need extra articulation between the strings.
The slim, soft V neck allows for fast and easy fretting, and the cutaway & elevated fingerboard make for easy playability in all the registers! While this guitar is voiced for fingerstyle, we found it responded wonderfully to flatpicks as well, where the projection could really be cranked up a notch or two.
Add to Compare2010 McPherson MG-4.0XP Highly Figured Bubinga/Redwood
Here we have a McPherson 4.0XP, featuring an incredibly figured set of Bubinga back and sides and a straight-grained Redwood top. The flamed Koa binding perfectly offsets the top and back, making it a real eye-catcher. Its rich bass and balanced, reactive trebles give this instrument a great energy and tone. It boasts a strong, robust voice, projecting powerfully, yet smoothly, whether picked or strummed. And with the added sloped cutaway you have full fingerboard access to the upper register!
Add to Compare2006 McPherson MG-5.0XPH Brazilian/Flamed Redwood
This is a rare Brazilian Rosewood, Flamed Redwood McPherson MG-5.0XPH guitar. It is the top of the line that McPherson makes and we are thrilled to have this one in mint condition. Once glance at the pictures and you’ll see this is some of the finest wood you could make a guitar out of. The Redwood top is just stunning, with figure beyond compare. The Brazilian Rosewood is dramatic and rich in color. Bound with flamed Koa this is one eye-catching guitar. The voice is as rich and full with the trademark McPherson shimmer on top. This guitar is exquisite played fingerstyle and powerful when strummed and it’s equipped with a Baggs pickup system, so it’s as versatile as it is beautiful…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Redwood, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 McPherson MG-4.5XPH Brazilian/Redwood
McPherson Guitars make very few instruments with this combination of Brazilian Rosewood and Curly Black Redwood. This McPherson 4.5xph is unique, even among those, thanks to it’s supremely figured top with dramatic figure in the center section fanning to sensual flame in the outer edges. It’s and eyecatcher for sure. But paired with Brazilian Rosewood you also get an unmistakable tone that is rich and alive. This one has great energy and volume and comes to you in mint condition.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Redwood, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2008 McPherson 3.5xp Brazilian/Adirondack
Here we have a McPherson 3.5xp crafted from Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce. It’s unclear if McPherson will continue to make Brazilian guitars so this is a great opportunity for our customers. This is of course a classic wood combination that has been proven for a hundred years to produce a voice that is clear, strong and musical. This McPherson is all of those and plays beautifully as well. The offset soundhole works very well in their design and offers the player an earful of beautiful tone.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2008 McPherson MG-5.0XPH Brazilian/Flamed Redwood/Spruce Hybrid
This is a rare Brazilian Rosewood, Flamed Redwood McPherson MG-5.0XPH guitar. It is the top of the line that McPherson makes and they’ve told us this combination is no longer available so we are thrilled to have this one in perfect like-new condition. One glance at the pictures and you’ll see this is some of the finest wood you could make a guitar out of. The Redwood top is just stunning, with figure beyond compare. The Brazilian Rosewood is dramatic and rich in color and even the mahogany neck is figured. Bound throughout with flamed Koa this is a show stopper of a guitar. The voice is as rich and full with the trademark McPherson shimmer on top. This guitar is exquisite played fingerstyle and powerful when strummed and it’s equipped with a Baggs pickup system, so it’s as versatile as it is beautiful…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.16 in Woods Spruce/Redwood, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Mendel Octave Mandolin, Maple/Sitka Spruce
Here’s something we don’t see every day! Our friend and fine luthier Joe Mendel has brought us a punchy and powerful flattop-style octave mandolin upgraded with a multiscale fretboard for easy lefthand work. Combined with the guitar-style body’s smooth waist, this makes for a very comfortable playing experience—no more fighting to keep the neck up like you’d have to with a traditional mandolin-shaped design! Joe outfitted this beauty with EVO frets, Maple back and sides, plus Sitka Spruce on top, and Curly Maple bindings throughout.
Other keywords: al petteway, mandalin, octo, fan fret, multi scale, multi-scale, flat top, flat-top, mendel stringed instruments, 017098
SOLD Read moreScale Length 22.875 in - 23.375 in Nut Width 1.25 in String Spacing 1.56 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Add to CompareNew Mendel 12 Inch Open Back Banjo Padauk/Fiber
Joe Mendel has been building excellent instruments for over three decades now, with an impressive and diverse body of work to showcase his mastery of the craft. From Mandolins and Guitars to numerous varieties of Banjos, Joe’s offerings are wide-ranging and eclectic but all share his gift for voicing and his eye for beautiful (sometimes exotic) woods.Take this 12″ Open Back Banjo in Paduak: gorgeous red hues imbue the Paduak neck and rim with a thoughtfulness and sonority that is echoed in the dark, complex tonality of the instrument’s voice.
Let Joe’s ultra smooth neck profile guide your hands into new and exciting tonal territory. Mendel voices his banjos to have an earthy, complex voice, and he achieves that in part by employing more wood components, and this particular batch of Paduak gives this banjo a dynamic, warm, and woody voice, with all the projection we traditionally associate with banjos.
Add to CompareNew Banjo reclaimed maple Maple/
Here’s a great open-back banjo by Joe Mendel of Chesterfield, MO. It features solid Maple (reclaimed from a 100 year old Michigan farmhouse) construction, with and integral tone ring. It’s perfect for clawhammer-style playing, and has excellent projection and sustain, thanks, in part, to the laminated maple neck. It’s a whole lotta banjo for not much scratch!
Add to CompareNew Octave Mandolin Granadillo/Sitka
Here we have a beautiful Mendel octave mandolin in Granadillo and Sitka Spruce. As the name suggests, this wonderful instrument is intended to be tuned an octave below standard mandolin tuning, but is equally happy in alternate tunings. The sound is at once familiar yet refreshing. The unison-string chime of the mandolin family is present, but the strident, higher-pitched wail of the mandolin is replaced with a warmth and intimacy that harkens back to the Old World. And because of the larger air volume within the body, notes ring out and sustain like a church bell. An exquisite instrument that’s different in all the right ways.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 22.75 in Nut Width 1.34 in String Spacing 1.56 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Granadillo 
Add to CompareNew Mermer Harp Guitar Flamed Maple/Sitka
For well over 15 years, guitarists world wide have turned to Dream Guitars for the very best, one-of-a-kind acoustic instruments on the planet. Today, we give you the Mermer Harp Guitar ‘Le Mer’! Luthier Rich Mermer has been repairing and building quality instruments since the early 80?s, and this guitar is the embodiment of his many talents. Rich’s work has been recognized by Acoustic Guitar Magazine and several other publications, as being on the cutting edge of guitar design and construction. Very few guitars can match the visual impact of Rich’s latest, or equal the monstrous tone that emanates from the depths of this musical leviathan that is ‘Le Mer’ the Mermaid. Stunning Flamed Maple, stained blue, gives the appearance of rippling water. Custom Mermaid artwork was created by artist Lori Hlavsa (artbylori.com). The harp strings offer deep vibratory low end that are a joy to play along with on the standard guitar neck. A well thought out, masterfully executed instrument; this one is sure to inspire!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.34 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Add to Compare2010 Merrill C-18, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
Gone before we could even list it! Jim Merrill packs a punch with this 2010 C-18 Dread. Mahogany and Adirondack, quick and punchy and lively, plays like so much butter–it’s like it’s living and breathing in your arms. Jim’s approach is to recreate the prewar ideals in modern form, and to that end we’ve got Adirondack Spruce on top, 18-style appointments, and a sub-four pounds playing weight. This cannon sings.
Other keywords: allen shadd, bluegrass, dreadnaught, hog/adi, pre-war, 1937, 384
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2013 Merrill C-28, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack (Red)
Our square-shoulder sweetheart goes by the name of Merrill C-28, and brings a deadly set of Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce to the party. Played in and opened up since 2013, this dreadnought has good treble overtones, a crisp attack, and an extra dose of clarity in the mids that a lot of dreads seem to lack. Nickel Waverly tuners keep the weight down (to a scant 4lb 7oz), and the defined V neck is comfy to the touch with a bit of shelf space for your thumb to hang on to.
This Jim Merrill dread is a natural choice for the flatpicking Bluegrass player, but it’s got that extra clarity and punch to also work well for acoustic endeavors a little further afield. Really, this guitar nails it on all the points. With it wrapped up in the included Ameritage hardshell case, you won’t have to worry about harm coming its way—but you may have to watch your friends to make sure they don’t snatch this Merrill for themselves.
Other keywords: C28, C 28, 28-style, traditional guitar, martin guitar, gutiar, dreadnaught, brazilain, adrionodack, waverlies
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2005 Merrill C-18 Mahogany/Adirondack (Red)
Jim Merrill’s guitars often sound more vintage than vintage guitars themselves, and that’s right out the gate. Imagine what these guitars will sound like once they’ve opened up for a few years! The 2005 C-18 we’ve got here is a golden opportunity to see just how much a contemporary instrument can sound like its long-lost prewar cousin.Built sturdily but to lightweight specs, this C-18 comes with Mahogany back and sides for a clean low-end presence and Adirondack Spruce top for a bright, punchy middle register and attack. Not surprisingly, this Dreadnought is built with the Bluegrass player in mind, but thanks to trebles which are well-balanced and a bottom E string that is tight and expressive, the C-18 performs beautifully for fingerpicking passages, as well as lightning flatpick sessions. Overall, the voice is muscular, full of vim and vigor, and the bottom-end has enough warmth to warm you on the coldest winter nights.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
Add to Compare2013 Merrill 00-18 Mahogany/Adirondack (Red)
This Merrill 00-18 is one that you will have to tie to your lap it is so light! Built from Mahogany and Adirondack Spruce, this little guy has all the makings of a incredible pre war style guitar. The tone is just loaded into this little body, it is so full and so lush, it took us completely by surprise. Everything we played on this one was handled gracefully, this is the definition of a versatile guitar. Grab this one while you can, it’s truly special!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.88 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.34 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany