Here we have a Beardsell Style 2 in Cherry and Spruce. This Style 2 has a big, raucous voice that is unique and fully engrossing, reminiscent of a great Selmer guitar. This one excels at jazz and single line soloing in a larger setting, but has the versatility to emote even intricate fingerstyle in more intimate surroundings. The soundport design puts you right inside the voice of this guitar, enabling you to hear every nuance of the sound before it ever makes its way to the crowd. And though this one might have a 12 fret neck joint, the heel transition and cutaway ensure that you can solo up as high as you like with ease. If you love a good Jazz box but want more substance to your sound, look no farther.

Allan Beardsell is one of the true innovators of guitar making and his instruments are some of our very favorites. This Beardsell 2G certainly does not look traditional and that’s because it is not. The Beardsell design employs sides stiffened with a layer of Birdseye Maple for a drum like power and projection. A radially braced back and perfectly voiced top join forces to maximize the use of energy. Don’t let the small soundhole fool you, there are two more on the side that let all of the sound out. The voice is perfect for both fingerstyle and chord work. One of most loved features is his asymmetrical neck profile. The bass side is shaved down a bit compared to the treble side, for a great feel. The Indian Rosewood and Sitka spruce are aged and played to full expression. An Armrest Bevel and a McIntyre Feather pickup make this a great choice for a gigging musician.

Beardsell guitars are completely unique and offer a wonderous tonal palette. Though the soundhole is Macafferi inspired, the guitar is all flattop. But Allan employs radial back bracing, doubled sides and achieve an very strong projection and clarity. There are two side soundports that insure the player and the audience both get a great tone. This guitar is well played in and very vibrant and alive. As a dealer we only get 1-2 new instruments each year an preowned ones are very hard to find.

Custom built for Dream Guitars owner Paul Heumiller, this 2G is handcrafted from the finest Brazilian Rosewood and topped with powerful Adirondack Red Spruce. This creates a versatile guitar with Alan’s trademark punch and clarity along with additional tonal beauty thanks to the premium Brazilian Rosewood. The Beardsell design features advanced construction ideas such as radial back bracing, a smaller soundhole with large soundports on the side insuring the players gets full enjoyment of the tone. Alan’s neck profile is one of our very favorites, with a bit more mass on the treble side and slimmer top third. This one also comes with Calton Flight case which are now sell for $950. This is the finest Beardsell we’ve seen to date.

Mario Beauregard made a beautiful, resonant instrument in 2000 with this OMC–then in 2007 he had a second chance to polish it until it shined! In order to implement his latest voicing techniques, Mario retopped this OM and replaced the neck with one that featured the glassy profile it now boasts. That brand new German Spruce top, when paired the drop-dead gorgeous set of Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, gave this guitar a visual and acoustic aesthetic that’s summed up in one word: elegant.

The contour of the neck and 1 3/4″ nut feel smooth and intimate for the left hand, and the setup is dialed into that sweet spot for both fingerstyle and flatpicking. Digging into the bass strings brings out a panoply of rich, vibrant notes that fill out, rather than overpower, the voice; the name of Mario’s game here is balance, balance, balance. For the altered tunings guitarist, this Beauregard offers excellent string-to-string separation and trebles which maintain their crisp shimmer down into D tunings. Having opened up handsomely, this OMC has the dynamic and rich fundamental that professional musicians across the globe yearn for in their sweetest dreams.