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Add to CompareNew A-OM Madagascar Rosewood/Bearclaw European
Ted Astrand approaches guitar building as a fine art: “I truly believe guitar-making to be an art form. Throughout the whole process of building a guitar I treat each object and peice of wood like its a piece of art.” If Astrand were a painter, his work would be characterized by smooth, graceful lines and the harmonious relationships of shapes. Luckily for us, Astrand’s chosen medium is the guitar, where his elegant aesthetic is given the opportunity to both inform the appearance and the voice of his work. The 2015 A-OM that we had in the store (for a matter of hours) has provided us with the first glimpse at his craftsmanship–and we wish we had a lifetime, instead. The voice is perfectly weighted between the steady, well-defined low-end and the shimmering trebles by a middle register which flows like silk. This guitar inspired thoughtful, introspective arrangements each time we played it. The instant you place the Madagascar Rosewood back and sides against your leg and ribs, the lightweight construction feels delicate, until you play your first chord and a rich, colorful tone bursts out of the Bearclaw European Spruce top. At that point, if you don’t feel something tugging at your heartstrings, you might not be human. Astrand’s 26th guitar is a resounding success as a fingerstylist’s companion, and as a work of art. We cannot wait until the next one falls into our lap.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to Compare2009 Audirac Cathedrale Indian/Cedar
Gerard Audirac began building his exciting classical guitar designs in 1976 from his shop in France. Nowadays they are played by the likes of Roland Dyens. The Cathedrale is powerful and dynamic, with stunning projection and clarity – no doubt contributed to by the large, elongated soundhole and special bracing. This is a guitar that can fill any hall. Composed of Indian Rosewood and Cedar, this Audirac has a 650 mm scale, and is 51 mm at the nut.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1930 Bacon & Day Style A Super Banjo Maple/
Banjo players are in for a real treat here: we’ve got a 1930 Bacon & Day Model A 5-string banjo in excellent condition just waiting to be played. Owned by David Holt, this banjo comes with a resonator back and has an incredibly clear and expressive voice. Outfitted with a new bridge, this banjo has a smooth setup and gorgeous MOP inlay across the Ebony headplate and Ebony fretboard. The Maple neck has a low profile that is easy on the hands.
Add to Compare2018 Bailey PRJ-7 Signature, Cocobolo/Sitka Spruce
Here’s a lovely treat built by Mark Bailey for one of contemporary fingerstyle’s most famous faces, the one and only Preston Reed. Mark and Preston live just a few miles apart, and Mark’s been repairing Preston’s guitars, in addition to designing two signature models with him, for some time now. This is Mark’s PRJ-7 Jumbo, with Mexican Cocobolo back and sides, Sitka Spruce on top, and a multi-source pickup system combining a K&K Pure Mini with a Fishman rare earth humbucker/mic combo. Tying these two elements together makes for an incredibly lush and articulate amplified tone, and acoustically this Bailey is delightfully energetic, responsive, and loud.
For percussive styles, this Bailey is an instant fit, but it also performs perfectly for a variety of techniques and genres. The neck has a slim, quick profile and slender nut width at 1 11/16”, keeping that left hand relaxed and agile. We appreciated the extra definition and presence of the bass response, which at the same time avoids overpowering the voice. Big chord shapes and double tapping runs both come out clear and crisp.
Trimmed in a novel inlay material, Heathergems from Preston and Mark’s own native Scotland, this Bailey Preston Reed Signature cuts a fine figure in striking greens and purples and tans. Whatever our fingers threw at this guitar, it ate it all up with relish.Please note, this is Preston’s personal guitar, and therefore with us only in a demonstration capacity. If you’re interested in getting one for yourself, give us a shout! We’re more than happy to get the ball rolling for your own Preston Reed Signature from Mark Bailey.
Check out our interview with Preston here, where he and Paul discuss this gorgeous instrument in detail: https://youtu.be/j4ScEAG0o9M
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
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 Compare2003 Ball Custom Banjo Maple, Internal Resonator
It is very clear that Dave Ball is a banjo player who makes banjos. Only a player could build an instrument that is so musical, easy to play and inspiring. This one is also completely custom with features that include his Internal Resonator Rim with a Phenolic back, Grenadillo tone ring, Contoured Neck shape, Boat Heel, Scooped Fingerboard, Carbon Fiber reinforced neck, French Polish Finish. Dave Ball also adorned this one with his full Fish Inlay theme on the entire fingerboard, it’s is gorgeous. We particularly like the Internal Resonator design, it makes for a mellower, more woody tone that is very compelling.
Add to Compare2009 Bamburg OMB, Walnut/Bearclaw Sitka Spruce
It’s easy to lose track of time with this one. Jeff Bamburg’s OMB model comes to us as a responsive midsize guitar that soaks up open tunings and keeps the notes crisp and lively with a cantilevered neck and premium tonewoods. Gorgeous Bearclaw Sitka Spruce on top is here paired with Walnut back and sides and Curly Maple bindings, and we found the Walnut lent a dry, woody flavor to the voice that kept the mids and basses from sounding muddy when we went down to Open G. Rather, we found this 2009 OMB articulate and well-defined when we did so. Again, it’s easy to lose track of time with a responsive and engrossing guitar like this Bamburg in your lap. And we can’t think of a better recommendation than that.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, om, orchestra model, fingerstyle, finger style, fingerpicking, finger picking, flat picking, ameritage, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Walnut 
Add to CompareNew Bamburg OMB Claro Walnut/Sitka Bearclaw
This beauty was custom made for a customer. Beautiful Claro Walnut and Sitka Spruce. Call us today to get your Bamburg.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Walnut - Claro 
Add to CompareNew Bamburg Baritone Macassar/Carpathian Double Top
One of our lucky customers is receiving this beautiful custom Baritone from Jeff Bamburg. Crafted with a shorter Baritone scale of 27″ it’s design for easy play and deep resonance. This guitar has a contoured Bevel on the trebleside shoulder making for great feel when you play the upper register. There is also an armrest Bevel to make the large body easier to hold. Jeff Bamburg built this one as a double top with an elevated fingerboard as well. In this Golden Age of Luthery, the possibilities seem endless…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 28 in Nut Width 1.875 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Ebony - Macassar 
Add to CompareNew Bamburg JSB Macassar Ebony/Redwood/Spruce Custom Double Top
Here we have a Bamburg JSB model custom built for one of our lucky customers. This one is a Double Top (Redwood/Spruce) over Macassar Ebony and sports an RMC pickup system built in to the saddle. The Redwood and Macassar combine for a lush, warm look that lets the wood’s natural beauty shine. The voice is deep and warm. Call today to custom order a Bamburg for your own arsenal.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.88 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Redwood, Ebony - Macassar 
Add to CompareNew Bamburg Guitars JSB Ziricote German Spruce
This gorgeous Bamburg was custom ordered by a lucky customer. Jeff crafted this one from Ziricote and German Spruce and framed it in gorgeous Bloodwood bindings. The tone is outstanding, full and resonant with clarity and power. The top end shimmers like a mountain stream in the early morning sunlight.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Ziricote 
Add to CompareNew Bamburg Signature JSB Macassar Ebony/Carpathian
The Bamburg Signature Model design incorporates a cantilevered neck, Radial back bracing and a beautiful Carpathian Spruce top. Jeff sent us this guitar for a demo but we were so impressed we just had to have it. It’s gorgeous and impeccably built with a compelling voice that is reminscent of Olson and Ryan but one that also has an original quality to it. We are thrilled to begin our offering of Bamburg guitars with this stunning Ebony masterpiece.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.7 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Ebony - Macassar 
Add to Compare1995 Paris Banchetti Concert Classical, Brazilian Rosewood/Cedar
Paris Banchetti of Florida had been on the Classical scene for a number of years until we sadly lost him in 2019. Here we’ve landed one of his Concert models from 1995 that’s got a clean bill of health, gorgeous tonewoods, and is ready for action. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pair with Cedar on top, 650mm scale, and 50mm nut. Built in the Spanish style, this Classical weighs in at a slim 3lbs 10oz, and plays effortlessly.
Other keywords: nylon string, mosaic, brazilain, andy jurik, concert classical
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Brazilian