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1984 Contreras I Concert Brazilian/Spruce
There are few things we love more around the DG shop than a well balanced Classical guitar, this 1984 Contreras Sr. Concert is the definition of balance, and we are head over heels for it. This Concert model is built from Brazilian Rosewood and Spruce and has a voice that will melt butter, it is balanced perfectly from bass to treble. Without question the ‘G’ string is one of the best sounding we have heard in the shop, usually the G can be thunky or underwhelming, not so here on this Contreras. Time has been kind to this instrument, imparting it with all of the mature voice and tone, but with few of the battle wounds that usually come with it. A fantastic guitar!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5900 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.1900 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2011 Collings 01SB Mahogany/Sitka
Here we have a Sunburst Collings 01SB in Sitka Spruce and Mahogany. Collings and Co. certainly know how to build a great guitar, the tone is incredible and the bang for the buck is phenomenal. Tonally this little guitar is all sweet tones and woody growl. Play it softly and it will sing sweetly, dig in for some blues and you will have a bull dog on your hands! If you are looking for a serious instrument for playing out or just for the sheer enjoyment of playing, this one will not let you down.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.8800 in Nut Width 1.6900 in String Spacing 2.1900 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany 
2012 Collings CJMhMhSB Mahogany/Mahogany
This Collings All Mahogany, All Burst, Haircut Headstock CJ is a guitar with something to say, and multiple means of expressing itself. Starting with the dark, smoky burst finish, you feel pulled towards it as soon as you enter the room. Taking it off the wall, the Mahogany box sings low and sweet, making you want to listen ever more closely as you get to know one another.
But that soft, smooth voice is only one half of the coin: dig in and strum and this guitar sounds like it’s ready to tear down a drag strip at full throttle. Seriously, it seems like there is no end to how loud this thing can get!
Formerly owned by Jim Lauderdale, there are videos of Jim playing this guitar all over the web. It’s a killer instrument, and one that deserves to be played. Will the next one to try it be you?
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.5000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1900 in Woods Mahogany, Mahogany 
1995 Gibson ES-335 DOT Figured Maple/Flamed Maple
There is one thing for certain, the Gibson 335 holds a lofty position in the minds and hearts of many players, most people that have been through the shop recently and have seen this Gibson hanging up on the wall have had a story or two about their own 335. It is easy to understand why so many people have been partial to this model of guitar, it looks great, sounds great , and is quite versatile. From Rock to Jazz this guitar will be able to handle the job very ably. This is a 1995 ES-335-DOT in beautiful Curly Maple Top, back, and sides. This 335 definitely deserves to make some lucky player happy for many years to come.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.6000 in Nut Width 1.6900 in String Spacing 2.06 in Woods Maple, Maple 
1948 Martin D-18 Mahogany/Sitka
Here we have a 1948 Martin D-18 in Mahagony and Sitka Spruce. The D-18 is one of the heavy hitters in the bluegrass world, it has warmth,power and projection, perfect for leading the lineup. For its age, this guitar has survived the years quite well with only moderate battle wounds and buckle rash. The tone is just as we would expect from a vintage D-18 warm and round, it vibrates excitedly in your lap when a note is plucked. Old Martins are harder and harder to come by, in good shape even more so, don’t miss out on this great chance to own a legend!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.3100 in Nut Width 1.6300 in String Spacing 2.1900 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany 
1992 Olson SJ Indian/Cedar
Here we have a near perfect 1992 Olson SJ in East Indian Rosewood and Red Cedar. If you are looking for a low number (364) Olson in pristine shape and that has a killer voice, look no further, this is your guitar. The voice of this guitar is sweet and warm with a pleasant roundness to the trebles that is hard to find in brand new guitars. Considering this guitar is twenty three years old, it is astounding that it is in such great shape, this really is like getting a new guitar but even better as it has that broken in voice!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.3100 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2200 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian 
2002 Henderson D-28 Brazilian/Sitka Spruce
With this guitar Wayne Henderson has taken the time tested legend, the D-28, and managed to keep up with or even outdo the Prewars that so many of us covet and cherish. This here D-28 is a guitar with gumption. The chocolatey Brazilian Rosewood gives it a sustaining and rich low end, with the clear and present mids and sweet, fat trebles vaulting forth from the silky Sitka Spruce top. It has a spirit and energy about it, picking quick and strong for the group player in all of us. But sit back in a quiet room and you’ll be caught, enraptured within the voice of this delicate powerhouse you hold in your hands. Come bear witness to the work of a man whose voice has captured us all, player and collector alike.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.2500 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1300 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2010 Ryan Nightingale Soloist Cocobolo/Western Red Cedar
There is nothing quite comparable to a beautiful, hand crafted guitar. Something about the way the Cocobolo Rosewood and Red Cedar on this Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist pair up makes for an instrument with an effortless allure. The smooth, custom satin finish over Kevin’s signature “Ryan Style” arm bevel give it a sweet, natural and seductive feel. The voice is lyrical, dancing along with ease and grace, balance and distinction. With a cutaway to make reaching even the highest passages a breeze, this is one that you’ll always want to keep central to your playing. It inspires.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6300 in Nut Width 1.7800 in String Spacing 2.4200 in Woods Cedar - Western Red, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
New Beauregard Concert Flamed Maple/Italian
Mario Beauregard is an extremely talented and world renowned luthier whose fingerstyle instruments are in high demand, thanks to his top-tier voicing and drop dead gorgeous aesthetics. We have worked with Mario in the past and are happy to host one of his brand new instruments featuring his all new headstock design here in our shop. You can watch the brilliant fingerstyle virtuoso Antoine Dufour put this guitar through it paces in this video here.
This instrument is one with excellent focus and distinction between the strings thanks to the 12 fret body joint, as well as superior sustain for those who like to draw out their notes. The highly figured Flamed Maple and Italian Spruce are reactive and extremely well suited to precise playing styles, but in Mario’s hands they have a subtle complexity and warmth that open new possibilities to players seeking inspiration in unexplored directions. This is a guitar that evokes change in the player, giving you perspective as you play.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.3100 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Maple 
New Froggy Bottom M Cocobolo/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a Froggy Bottom M model in Adirondack (Red) Spruce and highly figured Cocobolo Rosewood. There is something incredibly special about this froggy, and that is saying a lot about a company who in our opinion produce exclusively special instruments. This is a smaller bodied guitar, but strike the first note and you would never think it was anything less than a large bodied behemoth. Everything we threw at this guitar sounded lush, like velvet or butter, like a dream or a summer breeze. However you choose to describe the tone of this guitar, it isn’t going to be adequate. Do yourself a great favor and come in and play this thing.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.09 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Cocobolo 
New Fujii OM Madagascar/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a stunning OM in Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack (Red) Spruce from Fujii Guitars. This is our idea of a well thought out guitar, the lines are clean and elegant, every motif executed to perfection. The rosette on this guitar is breathtaking, it is rare to see so delicate of a design on a steel string guitar, we would usually equate such a thing to a classical, it works wonderfully here. Apart from being thoroughly enjoyable eye candy, this OM keeps pace in the tone department. This is a modern fingerstyle guitar through and through, the bass is round and full while the trebles are fat and melodic, accompanied by a wonderful punch in the mids. We have enjoyed this guitar to the extreme, every one here at DG has oohed and ahhed over this one, it is Incredible.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.1700 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar 
New Buscarino Cabaret Double Top Maple/Engelmann
This is custom Buscarino Cabaret that we had built specially for us here at Dream Guitars! It is no small secret that we love the Cabaret model, it is in our minds the most successful crossover classical guitar. There hasn’t been a Cabaret that has come through the shop that has not been exceptional. What we wanted to do with this custom order was condense all of the good qualities of all of the Cabarets we have seen into one ultimate guitar that would fulfill the needs of our clients and then some. Built from choice Quilted Maple with Curly Koa Bindings and an Engelmann Spruce and Cedar Double Top, this Cabaret combines top quality woods and design. Tonally this guitar falls in the perfect sweet zone, the Engelman top face provides complexity and overtones while the Cedar underface provides warmth and richness, all reigned in and equalized with the carved maple back. Another of the great features we wanted to add to this Cabaret was the Barbera pickup which gives an accurate representation of the acoustic tone while eliminating basically all feed back when plugged in. John certainly delivered with this Cabaret, this is the ultimate.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5000 in Nut Width 1.9400 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Maple 
1996 Olson SJ Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack (Red) Spruce Belonged to David Wilcox!
Here we have one of the most open and full sounding Olson guitars we have ever had! This is an SJ in Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack (Red) Spruce with a five-piece rosewood neck. In addition to being made by one of the world’s foremost and most highly respected luthiers, the magic of this guitar’s tone is that has spent a major part of its life in the hands of the stellar songwriter David Wilcox.
If you know of David you know that he can really make a guitar sing, and the fullness and openness of this guitar stand testament to the years of work that he put into it. There is no telling how many loving notes and songs have been played through this instrument, all serving only to enhance and enrich the tone of this incredible Olson. Our own Al Petteway commented that this is the best Olson SJ he has ever played. In fact, Al even used this guitar to record songs on multiple albums. This SJ comes with all the pickups David uses in his touring guitars, all of which combine to produce a huge wall of sound when plugged in. Come try this one out for yourself and see the stuff that legends are made of.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4000 in Nut Width 1.7500 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
1995 Greg Smallman Concert Brazilian/Cedar
Greg Smallman has been one of the top innovators in the Classical guitar building world for many years. Although his instruments may not seem all that different from the norm on the outside, strike one note and you will know straight away that something very different is happening beneath your fingertips. This 1995 Smallman Concert model in Brazilian Rosewood and Cedar is unlike any classical guitar we have ever played. It is exceptionally loud–even without having to drive it hard, this guitar will genuinely fill up a room with profound and complex tones. It maintains a beautiful and lush voice at full volume with no distortion or tubbiness to be found anywhere. Greg has achieved this sound by making radical changes to the inner structure of the guitar, utilizing lattice bracing and carbon fiber combined with an incredibly thin top plate. The Smallman guitar is so special in fact that Legendary concert performer John Williams has used a Smallman guitar for a large part of his performing career. This is a life-changing guitar that will make a perfect instrument for the concert perfomer.
“All the guitars at Dream Guitars are special and unique. Occasionally, a guitar lands here that is truly outstanding. The 1995 Greg Smallman is one such guitar. It has exceptional volume, power, balance and clarity. When I played this guitar, the sound seemed to congeal a few feet in front of the instrument and just hang there–for a really long time. The clarity and balance of each note within a chord is palpable, and the the notes just leap out of the instrument. The magic of this guitar is truly something to behold.” – David Stevenson
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5900 in Nut Width 2.06 in String Spacing 2.3100 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2010 Brandt Concert Brazilian/European
Here we have a stunning 2009 Greg Brandt Concert in Brazilian Rosewood and European Spruce. This is the cream of the crop, rarely do we see a guitar of this quality and refinement. Everything from the extreme high quality of the woods to the execution of the workmanship exudes Gregs passion and finesse for guitar building. This Concert has a strong and powerful treble section accompanied by incredibly smooth and round bass strings. Without a doubt this guitar will make a fine concert performance guitar, the sound and tone will fill up the room while the ease of playability will make sure the performance goes off without a hitch. As always, we think Greg Brandt is one of the premier builders in the classical guitar scene, this Concert guitar only helps to affirm that.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5900 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.2500 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian