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SOLD: Huss and Dalton DS Custom Red Spruce and Mahogany Short Scale

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Huss and Dalton DS Custom Red Spruce and Mahogany Short Scale

Huss and Dalton DS Custom Red Spruce and Mahogany

Huss and Dalton Guitar Company, Inc., began in late summer 1995 when Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton had the idea to build the guitar they wanted to play.  While appreciating the traditional design, both had a vision of a guitar that paid homage to tradition while incorporating improvements in the structural design and cosmetics of the steel-string guitar.

We have chosen to order a custom DS based on the classic Gibson Slope-Shoulder sunburst model - world renowned for it's full, balanced expression, warm bass, and excellent projection, thanks to advanced bracing techniques utilized by Gibson at the time.  Gibson nicknamed the J-45 their "workhorse" and players such as Bob Dylan and Buddy Holly helped the guitar live up to the name. We took a look at specifications from the period, and chose correctly.

Built with Adirondack top, like you would expect from a pre-war inspired slope shoulder, this one has all the volume, yet never loses clarity...ever! Additionally, if you are going to build a pre-war inspired guitar you've got to attach the bracing with Hot Hide Glue, which was the original glue used on the early guitars but has been phased out by many luthiers due to the added time it takes to work with... not to mention it is very messy!  Hot Hide glue sets up like glass, offering a more immediate and efficient transfer of energy throughout the top, making the overall guitar more responsive with a clarity of tone that is unmatched.

A  Rosewood fretboard and bridge really makes this instrument stand out from the standard models and produces a little less punchy tone than an ebony FB and bridge with nice overtones. We have found that traditionally speaking, to truly have a J45, you have to have a Rosewood fretboard and bridge, as well as a short scale, rather than the longer 25-1/2" scale on square shouldered guitars. This is now one of our favorite ways to order the slope shoulder from any of our builders!

Last but not least, the appointments are a finishing touch, and again, a nod to the past, with one foot firmly in the future - unbound fretboard and headstock, with Waverly tuners and elegant Ivoroid buttons, and a true "Cut-Through" saddle. This is truly a wonderfully versatile guitar with all the Vintage inspired appointments and bell-like resonance one would expect from the fine builders at Huss and Dalton. This Custom Slope Shouldered Huss and Dalton DS Custom guitar is a absolute powerhouse. Big in sound, yet not short on clarity, this guitar is a nod to the best traditional slope shoulder guitars of the 30's and 40's. Great for strumming, but also ideally suited for players who are looking for a dreadnought body style to venture into the world of fingerstyle playing. If you are looking for the perfect recording guitar to sit in a track perfectly, or just want one of the finest interpretations of a Slope Shoulder, your ship has come in!

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SOLD: Collings OM2G Custom German Spruce – Deep Body – Adirondack Bracing

Collings OM2G Custom German Spruce - Deep Body - Adirondack Bracing

The OM body size has been favored by fingerstyle players for years, but has made its mark in flatpicking and strumming with its unique clarity and projection. Living up to the pedigree and namesake Collings has established, this OM2G is no exception that is a true delight to play.

The OM2G is built with a custom German Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, a solid Mahogany neck, a deep body depth, Adirondack Bracing, and Ebony fingerboard and bridge. It boasts the projection and tonal clarity Collings is known for, while still maintaining a good measure of warmth on the bottom end. German Spruce is one of our favorite topwoods and boasts a richer, more lush overtone while adding headroom.  The stiffness falls somewhere in between Sitka and Adirondack, allowing for both fingerstyle and flatpicking with easy response and virtually unlimited headroom.   The addition of Adirondack Spruce for the top braces further increase the stiffness of the top, providing even more headroom and power.

The body size of the OM lends itself towards a more focused and defined tone than a typical dreadnought size... but with the deep body depth, the bass is surprisingly present without overpowering the mids and highs.  The OM2G no doubt represents the defined aspects of the OM; with a crisp, clear tone across the entire spectrum. The OM body was designed with balance in mind, and this OM2G fits the bill... with not only the volume and playability, but also the clean and clear tone we have grown to love about Collings.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2008 Trussart Rusty Steel Deville

2008 Trussart Rusty Steel Deville

2008 Trussart Rusty Steel Deville

James Trussart is famed for making guitars that combine the feel of a traditional electric guitar with the radical looks of a body made entirely out of steel.  A musician-turned-luthier, the Parisian native began his career as a fiddler, accompanying Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard in the late 70's, befor turning his attention to crafting violins and later guitars in 1980.

From his So-Cal home workshop (where he's resided since 2000), Trussart crafts custom steel-bodied guitars, basses and violins in a dazzling array of finishes, reminiscent of shiny chrome resonator instruments and rusty, weathered or fossilized discarded machinery.

Trussart's creations are designed to have the look and feel of a vintage instrument with the added appeal of a metal construction. His "Rust-o-matic" technique (a term coined by Billy Gibbons regarding Trussart's unique finishes) involves leaving the guitar body exposed to the elements for several weeks, allowing it to corrode before treating it to stop the corrosion. He then sands it to replicate years of distress, and then finishes it with a clear satin coat.

The SteelDeville is a classic Trussart single cutaway design with a hollow steel body and a wood neck that is both beautiful to look at and to play. The 24.5” scale length and vintage components make this instrument feel like home the minute you lay your hands on it. The SteelDeville features custom metal appointments, like the recessed steel head cap that is both beautiful and functional. Additionally, by adding mass to the headstock it increases sustain.

The steel body while also being the perfect medium to display the beautiful Trussart custom finishes and engravings also has tonal advantages. The Trussart SteelDeville tone is a uniquely classic, thick and resonant tone combined with an edge that cuts through. The construction of these instruments is only half of the story, the other half is the finish, every instrument comes with a history and a slight element of neglect, of decay, so it has a personality of it’s own.

The SteelDeville has found it’s way into the hands of many guitarists including Rich Robinson, Billy Corgan, Zakk Wylde, Richard Fortus, to name just a few.

All wear to this 2008 Trussart Rusty Steel Deville looks like it is original to how it left the factory, it is a very cool instrument that sounds as unique as it looks. Original G and C Hardshell Case Included.

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SOLD: Diamond Bottlenecks Blue Diamond Series Glass Slide BD510

Diamond Bottlenecks Blue Diamond Series Glass Slide BD510

Folks with more than a passing interest in glass & glassworking around the globe will readily know that the best glass products are created by the 'Maestro's of Eastern Italy - famous names like 'Murano' are commonplace in major art galleries around the world as the pinnacle of glass quality & artistic excellence.

Diamond Bottlenecks is delighted to announce their latest authentic glass bottleneck slide which they consider to be their very own pinnacle of quality & artistic excellence - The 'Blue Diamond'...a cobalt blue gem!

They have secured exclusive rights to import these genuine, Italian-made soda-lime bottles, and proudly present here the finest authentic glass bottleneck guitar slide available in the world today. These fantastic bottles offer the slightly softer glass structure of our best-selling dark green soda-lime glass bottlenecks, but with the beautiful cobalt blue hue so desired by bottleneck / slide players.

Slide Specifications:

Slide Color: Saphire Blue
Inside Top Width: 18.75 mm
Inside Bottom Width: 23.15 mm
Outside Top Width: 25.82 mm
Outside Bottom Width: 30.95 mm
Overall Length: 60.41 mm

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SOLD: Kamaka HF-3 Koa Uke

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Kamaka HF-3 Koa Uke

Kamaka Hawaii was established in 1916 in the Territory of Hawaii, and is a family-owned and operated business. The Kamaka family has been dedicated to building skillfully-handcrafted ukuleles for nearly a century. The heritage of ukulele making at Kamaka Hawaii is preserved by second and third generation Hawaiian luthiers, as well as the many talented craftsmen at the Kakaako factory in Honolulu.

Kamaka ukuleles are world-renowned, and possess a lasting, rich tone that cannot be duplicated.

This tenor sized Kamaka HF-3 has outstanding tonal quality and full-bodied sound. The tenor size is generally preferred by professional entertainers or anyone who prefers a larger, deeper sound or  more instrument to hold onto. The comfortable size and scale length of the tenor 4-string make it one of Kamaka's most popular models.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 1966 Martin D-18 Sitka Spruce and Mahogany **NEW PRICE!**

1966 Martin D-18 Sitka Spruce and Mahogany **NEW PRICE!**

It is said that at times during the 50's and 60's, Martin had a 3 year backlog in instrument orders!  Nothing else sounded like a Martin and nothing else would do,  it was the prestigious guitar to own.  This backlog would lead Martin to build their new factory in Nazereth in 1964 where they continue to build today. This 1966 D-18 was built just a few years later and happens to be one of the most tonally balanced D-18s we have come across. The now legendary D-18 design was introduced officially in 1934 and along with the D-28, set the standard by which all guitars would be judged... even to this day.

The D-18 is famous for it's dry, woody sound.  Built with Mahogany back and sides and a spruce top, it was famously easy to record and many years after it's introduction would become the quintessential guitar for flatpickers such as Doc Watson and even Clarence White. Even though Clarence made a D-28 famous, he is known for recording with the D-18, as it offered a more direct and balanced tone long before the days of EQ and "fixing it in the mix."  Point a good D-18 into a microphone at the right spot and your done!

This particular D-18 has a Sitka Spruce top, which replaced the Adirondack tops of the pre-war guitars.  Adirondack was nearly non-existent after the war, since it was used for just about everything due to its strength and rigidity.  Sitka Spruce, however, was very plentiful and as it turns out, a very nice tonewood in it's own right!

Sitka Spruce isn't as stiff as Adirondack and has a lower stiffness-to-weight ratio.  A positive side-effect of this more flexible soundboard is that it doesn't take near as much strength to produce tone.  A player with a lighter attack or even fingerstyle players will find Sitka Spruce much more suited to their playing style.  The set of Sitka Spruce on this '66 shows nice grain figuring and has aged beautifully.  The trebles are rich with a balanced tone across the spectrum and none of the low-end woofiness that can sometimes plague dreadnought guitars.  The fretboard and bridge are Brazilian Rosewood, no doubt contributing to the balanced high-end on this guitar.

This guitar shows numerous dings and scratches, as the detail photographs will demonstrate.  The tuners, nut, saddle, and bridge pins were replaced by Dan Lashbrook, though the originals will be included with the guitar.  He has also replaced the saddle with a cut-through type. He has also replaced the bridgeplate with what Martin would have used at the time, hardrock, American Maple. All work was done with the understanding that no modification was to be made which could deviate from this vintage instrument's collectability, and all modifications are reversible should you choose to do so.

The guitar shows evidence of being refretted and appears to have had a neck reset at some point.   The guitar has been refinished and the new finish is aging nicely with finish checking throughout.  There is a crack on the side of the guitar near the binding that we cannot see from the inside, pictured. The current frets show significant wear in the first position, nothing a fret dress wouldn't take care of.  The original hardshell case is included.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2007 Taylor GS7 Cedar and Indian Rosewood

2007 Taylor GS7 Cedar and Indian Rosewood

After the success of  Taylor's T5, Bob Taylor set out to create an instrument that he knew would satisfy his customers once again.With a deep piano like tone as well as shape refinements to the body and Taylor's X-Bracing, the introduction of the Grand Symphony series far surpasses their goal to create an absolute outstanding guitar.

With a "Back to the Basics" design approach, Taylor really focused on the tone of the Grand Symphony. The Grand Symphony's Western Red Cedar top produces an extraordinary voice for fingerstyle players or players who play with a light pick attack. With a recognizable tone that projects a rich, full, and lush tone with articulate, warm highs that are never brittle. The back and sides feature an exquisite set of Indian Rosewood. Indian Rosewood is known and loved for it's lush low end and ringing sustain. This tonewood adds a natural reverb like tone to the instrument, providing just enough overtones for delicate classical numbers.

Because of the "Back to the Basics" design the Taylor GS features simplified appoitments such as Ivoroid binding, Abalone Rosette, and Abalone inlays. These appointments, although simple, do create a very elegant look and with it's incredible tone this guitar is a nice change in pace from Bob Taylor and his Company.

This Taylor GS7 is in mint condition, there are a few light scratches to the top and back that we tried to photograph but because they are such light scratches we were unable to. Not uncommon for mass produced guitars there is a crack in the filler of the neck joint as seen in the photographs below.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2011 Bourgeois Custom Varnish Vintage D

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2011 Bourgeois Custom Varnish Vintage D

This custom ordered 2011 Vintage Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnought from Dana Bourgeois is loaded with tone enhancing features that combine to make a stellar instrument with a tone that only these features can offer.  Dana's guitars are already some of the finest made, so when you add some of these special upgrades you are truly in for an instrument that not only looks and feels like an "old soul", it is!

The finish is an oil varnish, which pushes the tone to another level.  According to Dana, "The closest thing to the sound of a 70 year old nitrocellulose lacquer finish isn't a new lacquer finish, but a thin oil varnish finish. Properly applied, oil varnish smooths out the "jangly" sound of a new guitar in much the same way that lots of playing seems to accomplish."  This makes the guitar sound more "broken in" from the start, not to mention the deep golden hue the varnish imparts on the finish is simply gorgeous.

Additional features include a 1 3/4" nut width, fossil ivory bridge pins and hot hide glue construction.

Dana has chosen a beautiful set of straight grain Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides of this one!  Brazilian Rosewood is an extremely rare tonewood with deep bass and brilliant trebles that was used on the famous vintage guitars we have all grown to love.  An international embargo on trade on Brazilian rosewood products guarantees that the relatively few sets remaining in this country will continue to spiral in price as the supply dwindles.  In the hands of Dana, especially with these specifications, you can guarantee the guitar will be a monster... and this one certainly is!

This 2011 Bourgeois was also built with Adirondack top bracing, as are all of Dana's guitars.  The Adirondack bracing was painstakingly made by hand in the old fashioned method with hot hide glue.  Hide Glue sets up very hard, like glass, allowing more energy transfer through the bracing. Hot Hide Glue adds responsiveness across the spectrum.  This type of glue was used on the early guitars we have all fallen in love with, but later phased out due to the time required to use it, not to mention the mess it makes.  The sonic benefits can't be ignored, adding not only responsiveness, but a new level of detail and clarity.  The Adirondack Bracing helps to stiffen the top, making it that much more powerful with more headroom and overall volume.

This guitar posesses everything we love about Dana's guitars, but also adds another dimension to the sound.  The highs are a bit mellower and the bass is more prominent.  The guitar is incredibly responsive and sounds great played softly as well. It reminded everyone in the shop of a Vintage guitar in looks and sound.  The clarity and definition we find on all of Dana's guitars is right there... even on the lowest strings.  Add the vintage like "thump" of this guitar and you have something nearly impossible to put down. This guitar is already sold, but keep your eye on our arriving soon list, we have 2 more on order with similar specs!

This 2011 Bourgeois Custom Varnish D is in excellent condition and hard to distinguish from new. Because this guitar does have a varnish finish there are a few minor scratches to the top and back as seen in the photographs below. There were a few scratches that we were unable to photograph because of how minor and light they are.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2002 Blanchard Bristlecone Bearclaw Italian Spruce**NEW PRICE!**

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2002 Blanchard Bristlecone Bearclaw Italian Spruce**NEW PRICE!**

Mark Blanchard began his career as a Luthier while studying physics at the University of California in Santa Cruz, California in the early 1980's.  His fascination with stringed instruments began by helping friends adjusting their guitars and doing repairs. He continued to do repair work for many years and in 1994 he began designing and building his own line of guitars, appropriately called  Blanchard Guitars.

Mark Blanchard works on each guitar on an individual basis with various tools and Machinery he has been collecting for 25 years. To this day he still builds entirely by himself in his fully climate controlled workshop in Northwest Montana.

The Blanchard Bristlecone was the first and continues to be Blanchard's most popular model. It is slightly larger than most Traditional Orchestra Models, with a 15.25" lower bout width this  guitar has an incredibly clear and balanced sound with a surprising amount of volume.

The Ziricote back & sides offers more clarity and note definition than Brazilian Rosewood – yet a similar natural reverb heard in the overtones. Coupled with the Bearclaw Italian Spruce top, the bass thump is accentuated, with lush mid tones, and the treble response is bell like. Overall, a brilliant package, offering quick string response, excellent note definition & clarity without being harsh. While this is primarly a fingerstyle guitar it is incredibly versatile.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2006 Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52 Telecaster

2006 Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52 Telecaster

The Telecaster is one of the most popular if not the most popular Electric guitar ever made. The '52 Vintage Hot Rod pays homage to the simplicity and revolutionary sound of the early "Pre-CBS" Telecaster, with a modern upgraded appointments from the Fender Custom Shop. The Telecaster has been seen in the arms of some of the worlds most popular musicians such as Elvis Presely, Marley Haggard, and Pete Townshend, who has even specified his favorite Telecaster as the 1952 telecaster.

The 2006 Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52 has a premium ash body with a butterscotch blonde finish, one-piece U-shaped maple neck and 9.5”-radius fingerboard. It features  a Custom Vintage Tele Bridge Pickup paired with a Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini Humbucker in the neck position, a three-position switch, brass bridge saddles,  Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuners, single-ply black pickguard, chrome hardware and master volume and master tone controls.

Hard to distinguish used from new this Fender Hot Rod Telecaster is in absolute pristine condition with just a few minor scratches on the pickguard. Hardshell Case and Case Candy Included.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2011 Collings 01SB Custom Sitka Spruce and Mahogany

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2011 Collings 01SB Custom Sitka Spruce and Mahogany

2011 Collings 01SB Custom Sitka Spruce and Mahogany

When we ordered two small bodied Collings 01s, little did we know that Tommy Emmanuel would be picking one up and adding this fine model to his considerable collection of instruments. We still can’t get over just how much projection and volume these little darlins’ kick out! This one is no exception, an ample voice in a little body. Collings guitars have always been highly regarded for their signature tone and their ever-apparent high quality construction.

With the exception of the Baby, the 0 is Collings’ smallest guitar and is offered with the same shorter scale found on the 12-fret 00. Measuring only 13.5 inches in width, the Collings 0 has tone and volume that belies its first impression as being less than full-sized. The focused, crisp tone lends itself perfectly to country style fingerpicking and down-trodden blues alike. The Sitka top is a bit more mellow and rounded than it’s 01ASB Adirondack sibling, but certainly a welcome addition for lighter attack and bare fingers. Fingerstyle players with a discriminating touch will love the shimmering highs of this particular single 0. Small bodied aficionados may rethink their love of 000's and 00's after playing one of these guitars. The top is appointed with Collings'  Gorgeous Style 1 sunburst, and the ebony fretboard has a 1-3/4" nut width rather than the standard 1-11/16th.

Living up to the standards Collings’ has established for themselves, this Collings 01Sb makes us proud to be a Collings dealer.

Hard to distinguish from new, this 2011 Collings 01Sb is in absolute pristine condition with no scratches or dings to note. Original Hardshell Case Included.

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SOLD: Pre-Owned: 2011 Bourgeois Country Boy Deluxe Adirondack Spruce and Figured Mahogany

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2011 Bourgeois Country Boy Deluxe Adirondack Spruce and Figured Mahogany

Dana Bourgeois is known around the world for his superb craftsmanship and also as one of the foremost authorities on the voicing, selection and utilization of fine tonewoods. As testimony to these great instruments, they have become a favorite of many professional country and bluegrass players, such as Ricky Skaggs, Bryan Sutton, Sean Watkins, and most recently, we sold a Country Boy to Michael Harris of Apache Relay. If there is one thing Dana Bourgeois knows, it’s building a knockout dreadnought.

The Country Boy is a dependable, tried and true mahogany workhorse. Mahogany has a quick velocity of sound, relatively lightness of weight, and noticeable midrange overtone attenuation. As a result, mahogany guitars are warm, dry, woody, direct, lively, and famously easy to record. This is especially true with this guitar.  Each note has commanding presence, yet is balanced and well represented. Chords ring with powerful, driving volume and lead notes are clear, punchy, and distinct.

This Bourgeois Country Boy Deluxe features classic appointments such as ebony fretboard and bridge, wooden rosette, Ziricote binding, and Gold Waverly tuners. This guitar also features the same diamond volute used on the back of their Vintage Dreadnought peghead. In addition to selecting only the finest quartersawn and matched figured mahogany backs and sides, this Country Boy is appointed with a beautiful Adirondack Red Spruce with nice wide grain at the edges.  Dana always builds guitars with only the best tonewoods, and this guitar is definitely worthy of the Bourgeois name... in both tone and appearance!

This 2011 Country Boy Deluxe is in absolute pristine condition and is hard to distinguish used from new. Original Hardshell Case included.

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