Tom's Take
Get in on the conversation. There’s so much to talk about when it comes to custom acoustic guitars – from sound, styles, woods and the myriad other considerations that go into handcrafting one of these works of art, to the sheer passion behind the insatiable desire to own one. And another. And another. I’ll give you my thoughts, and I welcome your comments.
January 19, 2012 | No Comments
Santa Cruz 1929 FireFly Custom in Old Growth Mahogany, Hot Hide Glue with Adirondack Bracing. SWEET! This is the very best in Old Growth Flamed Mahogany, harvested over 80 years ago, perfect for this worthy SCGC FireFly acoustic instrument. This power packed FireFly has the same all hog vibe going on as it’s big brother [...]
January 6, 2012 | No Comments
Bourgeois OM Varnish DB Signature w/Hot Hide Glue: Madagascar & Adirondack Spruce: Madagascar Rosewood Adirondack Spruce Varnish Hot Hide Glue 1 3/4 Nut Width Fully Bound Body, Neck & Headstock in Flamed Koa Dana’s DB Signature Spec package Bone Pins Waverly Gold w/Snakewood buttons Tor-Tis Pickguard in case Our Price: $6,840
January 5, 2012 | No Comments
Collings SJ Custom Master Madagascar & Master German spruce is a curvaceous small jumbo offering terriffic bass response, excellent midrange presence and highs are clear as a summer night. On top of that, this Collings SJ has an awesome set of Madagascar Rosewood with “perfect” tonal German Spruce, hand selected by Collings. The Collings SJ [...]
December 29, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz F 1929 Custom: Master Koa & Master Redwood Burst, Hot Hide w/Adirondack Bracings One of Santa Cruz’s finest Master Koa & Redwood guitars has just arrived and it is spot on. Master Koa Master Redwood 1 3/4 Nut Width 2 1/4 String Spacing Flamed Koa Wood Bindings Custom Burst: Body, Top, Neck & [...]
December 29, 2011 | No Comments
Bourgeois 00 DB Signature: Madagascar & Euro Spruce Madagascar Rosewood European Spruce 1 3/4 Nut Width 2 5/16 String Spacing Waverly Gold w/Snakewood buttons Fossil Mammoth Ivory Sqruare & Diamond Fret Inlays Fossil Bone Pins Our Price: $4,680
December 17, 2011 | No Comments
Bourgeois OM 150 Custom: Master Brazilian Rosewood & Master Redwood Hot Hide w/Adirondack Bracing Wonderful growling Bass, Mids with super clear and crisp highs. Great in standard tuning and so much fun in alternate tunings that you will be spoiled for life! Master Brazilian Rosewood Master Redwood 1 3/4 Nut Width Hot Hide Glue Adirondack [...]
December 16, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz 1929 RS Custom: Old Growth Mahogany, (Harvested over 80 years ago), Hot Hide w/Adirondack Bracings This is the very best AND the very last of the Old Growth Flamed Mahogany, harvested over 80 years ago, perfect for this worthy acoustic instrument. This power packed RS has the same all hog vibe going on [...]
December 10, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz F Koa Custom: Master Koa & Master Koa w/Hot Hide & Adirondack Bracing: Look, a sweet Hawaiian breeze just blew in another pure cane Koa delight! The Santa Cruz Guitar Company all Koa’s turned out so perfect and over the top in pure tone that we had this natural finish edition custom ordered [...]
December 7, 2011 | No Comments
Lowden F35c Custom: AAAA Master Quilted Maple & AAAA Master Sitka Spruce. If you know Alex de Grassi, you know his playing, then you also know the tone of this guitar as this one is his model. Sounds great. Looks great. Plays great. What a gem. Great sustain with extremely clear and crisp note separation. So very [...]
December 3, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz F 1929 Custom: Old Growth Flamed Mahogany & Master Cedar w/Hot Hide & Adirondack Bracing: Old Growth Flamed Mahogany Master Ancient Cedar Flamed Mahogany Bindings Amber Translucent Body Burst Hot Hide Glue Adirondack Bracings 1 3/4 Nut Width 2 1/4 String spacing Gold Gotoh 510′s w/Ebony buttons Our Price: $6,860
December 3, 2011 | No Comments
Collings SJ Custom: Flamed Maple & Sitka Super Flamed & Super Creamy Maple with all the acoustic vibe and punch from this Collings true classic. So very versatile! Powered by the nicely silked Sitka top this fine guitar is great for strumming, flatpicking and with so much sustain that finger stylists notes ring forever. Extremely [...]
December 2, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz 1929 H13 Custom Pre-Owned: Old Growth Flamed Mahogany Amber Burst w/Hot Hide & Adirondack Bracing: Old Growth Flamed Mahogany Amber translucent custom burst Hot Hide Glue Adirondack Bracings Our Price: $5,280
November 29, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz RS: Mahogany & Mahogany with Amber Transparent Top Sunburst: Such a sweet and versatile guitar. 100% all Hog with custom purfle package and amber glow sunburst is a extreme looker as well as a supreme tone master. The power and punch from this RS is noticable from the first note and pickers will [...]
November 25, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz F Custom: Master Cocobolo & Master Ancient Cedar w/Hot Hide Adirondack Bracings: This super fine gem is a finger style players dream and then some. The ancient Cedar top is so responsive that one need only look at it to start the tone seeping from the wood pores. Well, maybe actually playing this [...]
November 22, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz OMCustom: Master Cocobolo & Master Redwood w/Hot Hide & Adi Bracing: A high-caliber, extraordinary rich and lush guitar with deep overtones. Fully loaded with more bite and growl than an Alaskan Grizzly…I bet you thought I was going to say “Husky” again. This gem has all the tone of our Old Growth Hog [...]
November 21, 2011 | No Comments
Santa Cruz 1929 F Koa Custom: Master Koa & Master Koa w/Hot Hide & Adirondack Bracings & Burst: I’ll tell you the first thing I thought of after some fancy finger style runs: a warm sunny Hawaiian beach, a bucket full of ice cold one’s, pure crystal tan beach and plenty of views. This pure [...]
November 19, 2011 | No Comments
Bourgeois 00 Custom: Figured Mahogany & Master Redwood w/Hot Hide Package: A finger stylists dream come true with more bite and growl than an Alaskan Husky. In standard tuning it is a wonderful and playful delight with deep bass and mid tones followed by crystal clear sparky highs. When you drop D or DADGAD this [...]
November 13, 2011 | No Comments
Bourgeois OMC Custom: Old Growth Flamed Mahogany and Master Bear Claw Italian. Deep, resonant growl from this Old Growth Flamed Mahogany with just the right subtle hint of woody Hog. Reminds us of a time back in the day when Hog guitars had some real bite! The ultra fine perfectly symmetrical BC Italian top does [...]
November 10, 2011 | No Comments
Bourgeois SJ Custom: wonderful Master Flamed Koa from the ultimate wood sherpa then paired with the very finest in Redwood; these are real good; and we see the best selections in the business. The flamed Walnut bindings set the perfect aesthetic tone, but the wood itself projects the most warm blend of lush Redwood with [...]
October 1, 2011 | No Comments
Huss and Dalton MJ Custom: Master Cocobolo & Master Port Orford Cedar: There is no doubt we really understand and stock more of the Huss & Dalton MJ’s than anyone else and this gem is a winner. We selected this master Cocobolo set for tone and chose the very finest and rarest Master Port Orford [...]
September 22, 2011 | No Comments
Redwood Acoustics Guitar Shop, Bourgeois DB Signature Guitar Bourgeois DB Signature OMC Custom Madagascar Rosewood & Master Bear Claw European Spruce Hot Hide Glue: this guitar has some real MOJO! The crisp bearclaw Euro top projects super clean and clear note separation with that unique Madagascar Rosewood tone. Deep, lush and buttery lows with shimmery [...]
