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2005 Phillips Parlor German Silver, Handmade
Ron Phillips is one of the few custom builders making resonators completely by hand right down to spinning his own cones. This cutaway Parlor design was made popular by Del Rey, one of many fine guitarists who play Phillips resonators. Others include Orville Johnson and the late great, John Jackson. The key element of Phillips resonators is the round attack that is reminiscent of the 1920 Nationals. This guitar has a fat and mellow tone with power to spare. The small body is a joy to hold sitting or standing.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods xx, Silver - German 
2007 Myka Dragonfly Australian Lacewood/Claro Walnut
Once again David Myka creates a most amazing instrument… This time it is his Dragonfly model with all the fixins. For starters he takes Australian Lacewood and Claro Walnut and blends them perfectly with Amboyna Burl bridge, headplate and tuner veneers. Then he adds a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and Koa bindings from top to bottom. Now let’s talk about the tonal components: Bartolini PBF55 and PBF57 pickups married with a Pickup-The-World (PUW) piezo in the bridge. He completes this tonal monster with controls that include separate 1/4″ outputs for Mag or Piezo as well as a Piezo/Mag blend mini toggle, dedicated Piezo volume and Series/Parallel knobs for each of the Bartolinis. If you are seeking one stage guitar for acoustic and electric voices from clean to scream, this one can do it all.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.5 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods xx, Lacewood - Australian 
1966 Henderson C-44 Indian Rswd/Spruce #3, third ever made!
This is the rarest Henderson guitar available today. This is the third ever Henderson guitar from 1966. Wayne Henderson owns #1 and #2, this is the very next #3. It is crafted from Indian Rosewood and Spruce and features unique appoinments Wayne only used on a few instruments, like the tapered Henderson logo and half moon inlays in abalone on the headstock and hexagonal fret markers also in abalone. These rare appointments and killer tone make this not only a most collectible, but also a most enjoyable guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Indian 
2008 Doolin J Lacewood/Red Cedar
This striking Jumbo, named Madeline, from Mike Doolin may look like a beauty, but trust us it’s a beast! Talk about a huge voice. This one fills the room with energy and bravado. The Cedar top over a Lacewood Wedge body just roars. This Doolin Guitars employees a Manzer Wedge body, extended cutaway and some very modern bracing ideas including a carbon bar running from the neck block to the tail. This support allows the top to be lightly built and the braces to be heavily scalloped. The result is power, but it’s controlled and balanced. This guitar can do it all, every style and do it well.
2003 Rubio Santos Cypress/Spruce
German Vasquez Rubio is well known for his great guitars both Classical and Flamenco. Here we have a traditional Flamenco in Cypress and Spruce. This guitar is very strong and clear and it plays like butter. The interwoven rosette and rosewood bindings give it a beautiful, yet sublime character.
2007 Beard Retro-Phonic Mahogany/Mahogany
The Beard Retro-Phonic Resonator guitar is from the premiere custom line at Paul Beard’s shop. Simply put, this guitar rocks. The all-Mahogany body wraps around the famous Beard Spider Cone design that screams and wails like nobody’s business. This one is outfitted with both a P-90 and a Fishman Resonator pickup so you can move between more electric and acoustic sounds or mix both. The Red finish, Lightning bolt soundholes and Curly Maple bindings from head to toe dress this one in style so you’ll look as good as you sound.
2009 Manzer Manzer Brazilian/German
Pat Metheny describes the Manzer model by Linda Manzer this way… “the best acoustic guitar I have ever played“. Players like Pat Metheny have their pick of any guitar on the planet, so that is high praise indeed. This Brazilian rosewood and German Spruce model has the detailed clarity that makes it easy to understand why the best players would enjoy a Manzer guitar. In fact this one is built to the same dimensions as the first guitar she made for Pat Metheny in the 1980s. This was the last one made just prior to the start of the Metheny guitars. This one is perfectly balance, thanks in part to it’s Wedge Body design, and extremely articulate. This guitar makes it easy for the player to express themselves, and that’s what it’s all about.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.16 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2006 Blanchard Tamarack Madagascar/Adirondack
Mark Blanchard custom built this Tamarack guitar for a player who wanted an deep cutaway and extended fingerboard to make the most of the high register. You can easily play the entire fretboard. It also has stainless steel frets for long fret life. It’s wedge body is constructed from terrific Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce which provides all the headroom you could ask for. This is a guitar for the player who likes to dig in and be rewarded with full rich trebles and powerful bass that holds up.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar 
Henderson D-28 Indian/Appalachian 45 Style Markers
Here we have a very early Wayne Henderson Herringbone D-28. This one is no. 29 and has the life and patina of a mature guitar. It’s history comes through in the voice which is loud, clear and very strong. A great example of what Spruce becomes in time. This one is Indian Rosewood and Appalachian Spruce with Herringbone trim, 45 Style Fretboard Inlays and Wayne’s lovely Torch & Banner Headstock inlay. This is very special.
Click Here to view a demo by Peter Thorn (Soundgarden, Melissa Etheridge, etc).
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian 
2007 Hoffman Jumbo 12 String Flamed Maple/Bearclaw Sitka
Charlie Hoffman, while known and loved in the guitar community, may be one of the most underrated builders today. His instrument are of extremely high quality and offer tone that rivals those considered the very best. This stunning Maple/Bearclaw 12 string is a perfect example. Charlie likes a shallower body to maintain clarity, yet he still gets power in every instrument. This is also one of the easiest playing 12 string guitars you’ll ever set finger to. So it’s gorgeous, it’s rich sounding and it can be yours.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.94 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
2009 Francisco Hernandez Small Bodied Classical Brazilian/Engelmann
This is an extraordinary short-scale small-body Torres design from Francisco Hernandez. This instrument is extremely responsive and powerful, with strong projection, sweetness and warmth. The Brazilian Rosewood and Spruce body is pure and articulate and playability is superb over the entire fingerboard. For the player seeking a smaller guitar with easy to play 632mm scale without sacrificing a full voice, this is your guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.88 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2004 Maingard GC Cocobolo/European
Here is a wonderful open and responsive Maingard Grand Concert from 2004. Just enough play time on this to really make it alive. Marc’s Grand Concert shape is versatile and powerful yet it’s able to shift effortlessly from subdued to attitude! This one is crafted from deep wine-hued Cocobolo Rosewood and European Spruce for a sound that’s brilliant, warm and full. Maingard Guitars are always very articulate and easy to play as well. This guitar also offers plenty of bass response while maintaining wonderful balance.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
2002 Fender Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster Olympic White
The Jeff Beck Signature electric guitar is made in the USA by Fender and features a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and a contoured heel for easier access to the higher registers. Further, it’s wired with dual ceramic Noiseless pickups and has a 2-point synchronized tremolo with stainless steel saddles, LSR roller nut, aged knobs and pickup covers, and Beck’s signature on the headstock. This one is complete with the case candy, including the vintage tweed case, strap, cable, truss rod adjustment wrench, and saddle height adjustment wrench.
2006 Forster C Brazilian/Italian
We were a long time Sobell dealer for the U.S. and have known Nigel Forster for many years. It’s very exciting for us to see him on his own now and creating instruments with a unique and exquisite voice and styling to match. His treble strings are glorious and sing with a sustaining clarity remeniscent of the best old Sobells. Below there is a warm, rich bass that is all Nigel’s. He’s somehow managed the difficult task of making an instrument that can be as powerful or as gentle as a player needs, all without switching guitars. The rich green hues in the Brazilian Rosewood serves to prove this is very old and great sounding wood. All the guitars we see with those hues seem to sound special. Italian Spruce offers the best strength to weight ratio in the spruce family which results in superb clarity and headroom. If you are seeking an original voice for your music you’ll want to listen to the audio clip above.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
New Traphagen 00 MDRS Madagascar/Adirondack
Breathtaking tone! We all melted for this guitar. Dake Traphagen has long been one of our very favorite builders of classical guitars, and we are delighted to now offer his Steel Strings. You simply will not believe the response and articulation of this guitar. Clearly, Dakes 30 years of building experience make him unusually gifted to create musical instruments of the highest caliber. This 00 guitar crafted from stunning Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack puts forth treble strings to die for, dense and weighty but always clear and sustaining. The bass is round and full and perfectly in balanced. This is a guitar for the player seeking perfect tone and playability in a strong small body design. We will enjoy this one while it’s here!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar