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Add to Compare2006 Tippin Crescendo Brazilian/German
Here is a pre-owned, like-new Tippin in Bill’s most sought after new design, the Crescendo. This elegant powerhouse features rare Birdseye Brazilian Rosewood and a complex and beautiful voice. The bass is extra special on this particular instrument, open and round. Unique Tulipwood bindings and first fret flame inlay give this tonal monster a sophisticated exterior.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2006 Tippin Dream Series Brazilian/Carpathian
The first of our Dream Series from Bill Tippin never even made it to our website. That’s no surprise considering that this Series features extremely rare “old growth” Brazilian and gem quality Opal inlay, but it’s the tone that sets it apart. Built upon Bill’s Crescendo body shape, it boasts a voice that’s strong and clear. As its name implies, it’s a very loud guitar, but each note is full of rich character. The appointments are breath-taking and include “gem quality” Opal inlay, Bloodwood bindings, hand-made Koa top trim and a custom Brazilian bridge. This guitar is the perfect mix of power and beauty.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareTippin Crescendo Cuban Mahogany/Carpathian
The Tippin Crescendo design has become a huge favorite among players seeking a voice that is at once beautiful and powerful. This custom Crescendo features the rare Santa Maria, Cuban Mahogany which is revered for its density which adds sustain and control to the mahogany tone. It’s an amazing tonewood that seems to possess the best quality of Mahogany but with articulation and clarity more like a rosewood. The crescendo has the snappy, powerful bass that Tippin is regarded for. This is a guitar that has the power of a 000 but more versatility and 14 frets for full access.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Mahogany - Cuban 
Add to Compare2003 Tippin DST 12 Master Grade Curly Brazilian/Adirondack Red
What makes this guitar so unique is the ‘curly’ Brazilian Rosewood. This is a rare figure for Brazilian, we’ve only ever seen a handful of guitars made with such wood. It is not only beautiful to behold with the eyes, but it has an amazing tone as well. I suspect the grain has some effect on the voice of the instrument, which is warm, full and huge. The 12 fret design puts the bridge in the prime position to really push this stunning Adirondack top. This a great flatpicker that is equally adept at fingerpicking and provides wide fingerstyle spacings at the nut and saddle. If you are after a big sounding fingerstyle guitar or a powerful D, this is for you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1999 Tippin SJT Asian/Alpine
This is a beautifully voiced guitar custom made for recording artist Larry Pattis. He and Bill selected premium Asian Rosewood and a figured Alpine top for clarity and substance. Bill’s shallow Jumbo design has excellent bottom end but remains clear with great separation. Big and balanced This one is complete with a cutaway and with Tippin prices rising…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Rosewood - Asian 
Add to Compare2004 Tippin Crescendo Santa Maria Mahogany/Carpathian
Players, like our own Al Petteway, have chosen Tippin Guitars for their strong tone, perfect playability and impeccable craftsmanship. This is one of the early Crescendos, Bill wonderful design of a 14 fret 000. The goal was retain the power and punch of a 000 but give it more balance and of course a longer 14 fret board. Bill’s Crescendo has become his most popular model. This gorgeous Santa Maria Mahogany body Crescendo offers a strong voice with clarity and power to spare, but pull back and you get shimmering beauty as well.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Mahogany 
Add to Compare2008 Tippin Al Petteway Signature Prototype, Brazilian Rosewood/Moonspruce
This Tippin Crescendo in gorgeous brick red Brazilian Rosewood and Moon Harvested European Spruce is, quite truly, a dream guitar – So much so that our own Grammy winning guitarist Al Petteway originally purchased it. We here at Dream Guitars are happy to make this, the very first Al Petteway Signature Series ever made, available to you. Bill Tippin is master luthier of the highest regard and he continually pushes himself to discover new design ideas that enhance the beauty, functionality and voice of his wonderful instruments. This instrument is representative of Bill at the top of his game, and when you listen to our studio recording you’ll understand what we mean. It is built with Bill’s best woods, and it is the very guitar used on our Youtube lessons by Al as well. The armrest bevel, beveled cutaway, and new heel design are each tastefully executed and stunning displays of Bill’s unique craftsmanship. This is a rare gem of a guitar
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareAnderson Hollow T Classic Alder/Alder
Tom Anderson and his gang simply make outstanding guitars. If you’ve never touched one, just imagine the best feeling electric you’ve ever held and the best sounding and put them together times 10. This Anderson Hollow T Classic is absolutely like-new, hardly played as the owner has switched to acoustic. The chambered Alder body makes it very lightweight and the rosewood board with the Feiten tuning system plays like a dream. The pickups are versatile and have that Tele spank and bite. The Classic features an Alder body, black guard and vintage style.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Alder, Alder 
Add to Compare2014 Rick Toone T2 Remix
Rick Toone’s eyes and ears have guided his lutherie career in incredibly unique directions from day one. Here we’ve landed a fabulous example of that with a particular “remix” of his T2 model from 2014. The T2 Remix combines Tele-style curves with a sleek, modern aesthetic and hardware, here a partially chambered Swamp Ash body with a Toone & Townsend tuning system and custom DiMarzio pickups from Steve Blucher. The neck is CNC fabricated from anodized aircraft Aluminum, as are all of the other components designed by Toone. The headless design also has an ulterior motive–the headstock doubles as a bottle opener (Ah!). The multiscale setup of 24.625” to 25.625” mixes a crisp Strat bottom end with LP trebles for easy bends. Frets are stainless (of course). The Blucher/DiMarzio pickups are wired with a 5-way switch and Tone Styler (StellarTone) 10-position tone pot. You’ve got an ocean of tones to dive into here.
Other keywords: electric guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, duane simpson, t2-remix, headless guitar, anthology gig bag, nitrocellulose
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.625 in - 25.625 in Nut Width 1.625 in String Spacing 2 in Woods None, Ash - Swamp 
Add to Compare2021 Traphagen Torres CY-S, Cypress/Italian Spruce
2021 Traphagen CY-S, dressed in Cypress and Italian Spruce. The neck is crafted from Spanish Cedar, with a hidden reinforced graphite bar. Dake Traphagen has mastered both sides of the lutherie world—whether it’s steel or nylon, dry or wet woods, his guitars consistently deliver everything you expect from them, while also breaking the stereotypes of traditional tonewood combinations. Though this guitar has the quintessential flamenco DNA, it feels perfectly at home in the classical and even folk realms, with a sound that’s sweet and bright. This guitar is truly a delight.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, classical, torres, gut, hoffee, Almeria
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 2.063 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Cypress - Spanish 
Add to Compare2021 Traphagen Classical, Brazilian Rosewood/Cedar
Dake Traphagen continues to be one of our favorite modern classical builders in the States. With works of functional art like this 2021 build in hand, how could we not? Gorgeously dark Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, warm Red Cedar on top, slightly elevated fingerboard with a subtle, 20” radius, 20th fret extension with Evo fretwire to boot. Two MOP wheels are inlaid into the Mammoth Ivory tieblock, adding some elegant spice to the dark, warm color palette present elsewhere in the build. Gold Scheller tuners set into Dake’s understated headstock shape set it all off.
Other keywords: isabelle, brc, jurik, fingerstyle, concert classical, brw, brazilain
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2022 Traphagen Double Top, Honduran Rosewood & Alpine Spruce/Cedar
The sweets are rich indeed, with a piece of lutherie like this 2022 Traphagen Double Top. Honduran Rosewood back and sides with an Alpine Spruce/Cedar double top, elevated fingerbard and 650mm scale. Small soundport at the upper bout, 12-hole tieblock, side dots at the 7th fret, and gold Sloane tuners.
Other keywords: fingerstyle, concert classical, nuevo mundo, andy jurik
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Double Top - Spruce/Cedar, Rosewood - Honduran 
Add to Compare2018 Traphagen 000-12 BRS, Brazilian Rosewood/Carpathian Spruce
This 2018 Traphagen 000-12 BRS is just what we’ve come to expect from Dake: enveloping overtones, smooth response, and clarity, clarity, clarity. We have great respect for a luthier who’s equally at home with steel strings as nylon strings, because we find that the skills required for one complement the other in interesting ways.
This 000-12 has an easy, round quality to its voice that is reminiscent of the bass strings on a classical, but with added bite in the mids and trebles. The neck is a flattened C shape, and is Spirit Varnished liked the rest of the guitar to a glossy sheen. French Polish leaves the top extra resonant and responsive. Dake chose an ancient, 250-year-old set of Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, and lined the sides with a thin layer of Spanish Cypress (stained brown to match) for extra stiffness without adding much mass. A creamy set of Carpathian Spruce on top, with a gorgeous Maple Burl rosette, completes the package.
A guitar of this calibre, it’s love at first pluck.
Other keywords: traphagan, masckela, ooo-12 fret, 000 12-fret
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2012 Traphagen D’Aquisto Nylon Jazz, European Maple/German Spruce
In 2012 Dake Traphagen took on the task of replicating a nylon jazz crossover of famed luthier Jimmy D’Aquisto—and the results are fantastic. This beauty, dubbed the D’Aquisto Nylon Jazz, is quick and energetic, easy on the hands, and rigged with an L.R. Baggs Anthem SL microphone/UST dual pickup for easy, authentic amplification. European Maple back and sides pair up with German Spruce on top, 25.6” scale, and a slim 1 11/16” nut for quick lefthand work. This Traphagen has been lovingly played across the past ten years and has the marks to prove it, but it’s in great functional shape and ready for more action.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitar building, traphagen guitar, nylon string, fingerstyle, james d’aquisto, daquisto, xover, cross over, nylon string, andy jurik
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.68 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Spruce - German, Maple - European