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2004 Bourgeois Vintage D, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Our 2004 Bourgeois Vintage D has been played in and opened up like nothing else—loud, responsive, and powerful. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides paired with an Adirondack Spruce top in the prewar tradition, with 28-style Herringbone appointments and Waverly tuners. The neck is finished in half satin, and is such a smooth operator in the left hand. That, combined with a setup that’s dialed down from Bluegrass territory, makes for an eminently playable Vintage D, one that we found ourselves drawn to pick up again and again. The previous owner had a Fishman Matrix Infinity pickup system installed that translates all that Bourgeois richness faithfully to the stage—this is a Dreadnought built to be played, and played often.
Other keywords: dreadnaught, d28, dana bourgeois, adziondack, brazilain, tkl, flatpicking
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2007 Bourgeois NAMM Soloist, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Pull out every stop, and you’ve got something half as sweet and responsive as this 2007 Bourgeois NAMM Soloist, number eight of nine. Dana and his team spared no detail when building this beauty: Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Italian Spruce top, Waverly tuners, flawless fit-n-finish. Our Soloist is an extremely easy player that loves standard tuning as much as Open D, and we found it responded well to even an aggressive attack. The Soloist/OM shape is comfortable in your arms, and the cutaway gives your left hand carte blanche across the fretboard. We’re happy to report this tone machine hasn’t been lying dormant, collecting dust, since 2007. It’s in great condition, with only a few marks and wear on the neck that come from long hours of making music.
Lively, open, and quick—this Bourgeois Soloist is welcome in our hands anytime.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, brazilain, Summer NAMM, tkl, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.3130 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2013 Charis SJ, Macassar Ebony/Redwood
A Bill Wise treasure! Our 2013 Charis SJ is a beauty to both the ears and the eyes, with Macassar Ebony back and sides and a rich Redwood top and T’Zalam bindings. 13-fret neck with a 25 inch scale makes for easy playability and a touch extra warmth in the trebles, and the Florentine Cutaway makes sure you can still get all the way to that pesky 20th fret without breaking a sweat. Overall, this Charis can be characterized by a smooth response, and even smoother playability. The string-to-string balance makes for an excellent fingerstyle guitar, and it handles dropped tunings like a champ.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, fingerpicking, abalone, 13 fret, cedar creek, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Redwood, Ebony - Macassar 
2011 PRS Martin Simpson Angelus, Cocobolo/Adirondack Spruce
After three years of experimentation and trial and error between Martin Simpson and PRS, the model before you now was born. Cocobolo back and sides paired with a pale Adirondack Spruce top, wider fretboard for fingerstyle finesse, and a 25.25 inch scale for easy playability and added warmth in the mids. This PRS plays smoothly, and the voice is characterized by a roundness and richness that really fills out your fingerstyle arrangements. Taking it down into DADGAD, the Martin Simpson Signature remained clear and defined, and we love how individual notes retained that definition even if played softly.
The PRS Acoustic System is an easy-to-use pickup with a hardwired volume knob just under the lip of the soundhole. Wrapped up in an Ameritage hardshell case, our 2011 Martin Simpson Angelus is protected in fine style for those rare moments when you won’t have the guitar in hand.Other keywords: lutherie, signature guitar, finger style, fingerpicking, cocobolo, adriondack, peruvian mahogany, maple, open d
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.2500 in Nut Width 1.7800 in String Spacing 2.3750 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Cocobolo 
2009 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 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1880 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Walnut 
New Musser OM, Cocobolo/Sitka Spruce
It’s hard to put this one down. Our latest brand new OM from Don Musser is a gorgeous example of what happens when you combine a tonewood dealer’s personal collection with their luthier chops: purity, clarity, and strength. Costa Rican Cocobolo back and sides paired with a tight-grain Sitka Spruce top and Honduran Mahogany bindings. Glassy nitro finish, 25 1/2” scale, Brazilian Rosewood bridge—this OM is a sight to see, and that goes double for hearing.
Don’s voiced the top for fingerstyle responsiveness and clarity. The 25.5” scale gives a bit more bite when you drop down into DADGAD and beyond. There’s a great string-to-string balance; the voice doesn’t favor any particular register, letting them all ring out evenly. We’d recommend this Musser OM for, well, everything.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, tone wood, orchestra model, flatpicking, gotoh, tkl
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
2002 McCollum Slope D Prototype The Tree Quilted Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
From the late, great Lance McCollum, we’ve got a sweet 2002 Prototype Slope D in The Tree Mahogany and Adirondack Spruce. Lightweight and agile, this McCollum has a very quick response and deliciously crisp trebles. The Tree is such fantastically figured tonewood, it’s always a special treat to see it used on such a lively and exciting guitar, and it pairs nicely here with Adirondack Spruce on top for extra power and drive. Under the hood there’s a K&K Pure Mini pickup (one of our all-time favorites), and this McCollum comes wrapped up in a TKL case for those rare moments when you won’t have it in hand.
Here’s an additional demo with our own Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/aJ7Fm-zA_mI
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, quilted mahogany, flatpicking, dreadnaught, slope shoulder, bluegrass, prototype guitar, waverly
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.7500 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1880 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany - The Tree 
2012 Forster “Charlie,” Carved Maple/European Spruce
In Nigel Forster’s “modern classic” archtop stable, his Charlie model comes to us with carved Maple back and sides, carved European Spruce top, and an innovative “long neck” design that marries electric guitar sustain and playability with the resonance and dynamic range of an acoustic instrument. Here with a handmade Kent Armstrong AlNiCo III Jazz humbucker and old school paper-in-oil capacitor with volume and tone knobs recessed under the Ebony pickguard, compensated zero fret and saddle, and Maple neck, our 2012 Forster Charlie cuts a fine figure, and plays flawlessly and spot on all across the board. The neck is 1.75 inches at the nut, giving the left fingers a bit more room to stretch out, and the Armstrong humbucker is a powerhouse pickup for everything from Jazz to Blues, and even further afield.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, n.k. forster, archtop guitar, evo frets, cutaway, stefan sobell
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1250 in Woods Spruce - European, Maple 
2013 Jochen Röthel Classical, Tiger Maple/Spruce
Quick response, an energetic and lively tone, and an incredibly lightweight and resonant build make up this 2013 Concert Classical from German luthier Jochen Röthel. Tiger Maple back and sides (with a striking Rosewood center) and Spruce top, and weighing in at a scant 2lbs 12oz, our Röthel plays effortlessly, and with a warm and punchy bass response that really fills out the voice.
French Polished for maximum resonance, with Klause Scheller tuners and a 651mm scale—this 2013 Röthel has an engaging quality that makes it hard to put down, and we love Jochen’s rosette which stands apart from the traditional mosaic crowd with a diamond motif that also makes an appearance on either end of the 12-hole tieblock.Other keywords: classical guitar, fingerstyle, nylon string, nylon-string, classical music, french polish, figured maple
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6250 in Nut Width 2.063 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce, Maple 
2017 Beardsell 7G-3PU
More fun than we can shake a pick at! This killer 2017 hollowbody 7G-3PU from Al Beardsell is a livewire originally owned by Paul Heumiller himself, who snagged it after seeing it at a show with Al. Mahogany body with a Maple top that boasts striping figure and a cool, mineralized-esque color, and Al whipped up some killer Rickenbacker-style toaster pickups and a trem bridge to round it all out. Gotoh tuners, Cocobolo Rosewood fingerboard, and the volume knob has a blower switch to instantly kick on all pickups, regardless of what position the selector is in—great for when you need a big, juicy blast. Al’s neck carve shaves a bit extra off the bass side to better mate your left hand to the neck, and the result is an effortless playing experience.
Other keywords: electric guitar hollow body, duane simpson, tremolo, tone, tortoloid
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2 in Woods Maple, Mahogany 
2014 Preston Thompson 000-BRA 12-Fret, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Ah, a 000 that’s not afraid of a pick. This powerhouse 12-fretter from Preston Thompson comes to us with striking Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Adirondack Spruce top, and 25.4” scale for power and drive—two attributes this 2014 000 has in spades.
We loved to put this one through its paces on flatpicked fiddle tunes à la Norman Blake or Julian Lage, where the bass and mids really warmed up the voice before tuning down to Open D for a spin with fingertips. There we weren’t disappointed, either: played lightly, the Thompson 000-BRA has a sweet and mellow response.
The combination of a 12-fret body join and 25.4” scale makes for a dynamic 000 that’s at home in a variety of settings; this Thompson won’t collect dust in its case.Other keywords: PKT, brazilain, 000-12, 12 fret, fingerstyle, superior, waverly, herringbone
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.3130 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2016 Bourgeois “The Whyte Rabbit” L-DBO, Maple/Adirondack Spruce
This 2016 Bourgeois “Whyte Rabbit” has a voice that’s equal parts clarity, warmth, and sparkle—not to mention its blazing white aesthetic. When Dana was approached to build an all-white guitar, he took to the idea with gusto. Result: the semi-transparent Whyte Rabbit L-DBO before you now, based off of the limited run of Bourgeois L-DBO Presentation models (see here for the last one we sold: https://www.dreamguitars.com/shop/2016-bourgeois-l-dbo-presentation-le-9-of-10-ziricote-adirondack-spruce-007563.html). If you were at the 2017 Winter NAMM show, odds are you spotted this snowy gem at the Bourgeois booth!
Figured Maple back and sides are paired with an Aged Tone Adirondack Top, Maple bridge, and MOP-and-Abalone encrusted fretboard for a dazzling effect. The previous owner outfitted this handsome powerhouse with an L.R. Baggs Anthem SL pickup (which sounds rich and acoustic, by the way), and upgraded the case to a custom-fit Hoffee number in black and green.
We love the voice of this Whyte Rabbit. A delicious balance between richness and crisp definition, this Bourgeois is a fantastic fingerpicking guitar, and it soaks up open tunings particularly well.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, painted guitar, white guitar, white rabbit, #7607, catalyzed urethane, torrefied, mother-of-pearl, waverly, dana bourgeois
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Maple - Figured 
2008 Brondel A2, Sapele/Carpathian Spruce
A guitar for the long haul: our 2008 Brondel A2 in Sapele and Spruce. This gorgeous piece of lutherie fits the 14-fret 000 niche to a T with a dynamic response, crisp bass, and an affinity to fingerpicked open tunings just as much as flatpicking fiddle tunes in standard. The C neck features a well-rounded carve, the body is bound in Tortoloid, and Laurent’s fit and finish is so clean it’s almost surgical. We’re very impressed by how consistent the sound is, regardless of what style we played in. The top is very energetic, and has some fierce projection that’s tapped with even a light attack.
It’s rare to find a guitar that’s so versatile, but this 2008 Brondel A2 is just that. A great choice for whatever genre suits your fancy today, and tomorrow.
Other keywords: maine, luthier, a-2, sapale, mahogany
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6250 in Nut Width 1.7800 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Sapele 
1983 Martin 150th Anniversary D-45, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
It’s not every day that a D-45 strolls into the shop like this one. Built in 1983 to commemorate Martin’s 150th anniversary, this D-45 was outfitted with straight-grained Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, with a Sitka Spruce top and MOP hexagonal 45-style fretboard inlays. The V neck has just been reset by our very own repair team, so we’re happy to report the setup on this D-45 is superb; it plays especially easily. The voice has opened up sweetly over the past 35 years, with a warm bass and clean treble response. The Sitka top has scalloped, rear-shifted bracing, and inside you’ll find a label commemorating the occasion of the 150th anniversary signed by Chris Martin IV himself.
Other keywords: dreadnaught, dread, flatpicking, bluegrass, abalone, grover, brazilain
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1250 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2016 Santa Cruz OMG, Brazilian Rosewood/Moonspruce
If it’s good enough for Bill Coulter, you can bet it’s good enough for us. We’ve just got in a lovely 2016 Santa Cruz OMG, straight from Mr. Coulter himself, with gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and a Bearclaw Moonspruce top. Richard Hoover’s biggie-sized OM model, the OM Grand, boasts a 16 inch lower bout for added volume and sustain, and here assembled with such fine tonewoods the effect is capacious and energetic, with sustain to spare.
This OMG soaks up DADGAD like bread to butter, but makes out handsomely in Standard tuning as well. A wide fingerboard and soft V neck make for uncramped lefthand work, and the addition of a Venetian Cutaway helps keep those uppermost frets dust free. This Santa Cruz really pushes sound out and away from the body, meaning that your audience gets a lot of music in brilliant clarity. William’s been gigging this OMG with a K&K Pure Mini pickup, and we’re happy to report that it sounds sweet and faithful to the acoustic voice. All wrapped up in a Hoffee flight case, this powerhouse Santa Cruz is ready to go the distance, and do it in high style.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, scgc, orchestra model, fingerstyle, celtic, herringbone, waverly
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.8750 in String Spacing 2.3130 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian