Electric Guitars 101

Solid Adirondack spruce top. Scalloped 5/16'' Golden Era solid Adirondack spruce braces. Forward-shifted X-bracing. Solid East Indian rosewood back. Sitka Golden Era back braces. HD Zig Zag back purfling. Solid East Indian rosewood sides. Old-style wood fiber inlay rosette; Style 28. Grained ivoroid endpiece. Black/white wood fiber endpiece inlay. Grained ivoroid binding. Fine herringbone top inlay. Black/white fiber back inlay. Genuine mahogany neck. Mahogany blocks/dovetail neck joint construction. Modified V neck shape. Fossilized ivory nut. Solid/long diamond/tapered headstock shape. Solid Indian rosewood headplate. Grained ivoroid heelcap. Solid black ebony fingerboard. 20 frets. 25-2/5" scale. Neck/body joint at 14th fret. 1-3/4'' nut width. Diamonds and squares long pattern fretboard inlays. Solid black ebony bridge. 1930s style belly - long saddle bridge. 2-5/16'' string spacing at bridge. 16'' radius/fossil ivor

Only five of these beauties were made! The Martin Custom D Master Flamed Mahogany Acoustic Guitar has a classic dreadnought body with solid Adirondack spruce (red spruce) top, and scalloped 5/16" bracing shifted closer to the soundhole for free vibration and huge volume. The gorgeous solid flamed mahogany back and sides give it punch and clarity, assisting the powerful mids and highs. Mahogany blocks with a dovetail neck joint. V-shaped neck for long-playing comfort features a fossil ivory nut and solid ebony fingerboard. Looks are enhanced by Old Style 18 abalone fretboard inlays, Waverly nickel tuners with butterbean knobs, polished gloss finish, Brazilian rosewood headplate with large Golden Era-style logo, and black binding.

A classic D-18 with gorgeous flamed maple back & sides!

From its inaugural appearance in 1937, Gibson's J-200 acoustic-electric guitar set a standard others have been trying to match ever since. Today the legacy of Gibson's "King of the Flat-tops" lives on in the SJ-200 Koa acoustic-electric guitar. Upon its introduction in the late 1930s, the J-200 immediately filled a need for a deeper, more balanced and powerful sound. It gave purveyors of the new American music scene of the 1930s a reliable, well-built instrument, capable of projecting the sound of the guitar well beyond that of any other acoustic on the market

The Taylor K24ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar is alluring to the eyes and ears with its Hawaiian koa back, sides, and top. This rare and exotic tonewood is prized for its stunning golden hues, bold grain figure, and sweet tone. The visual allure of the koa is complemented with shimmering abalone trim around the top and soundhole, while figured maple binds the body, fingerboard, soundhole, peghead, and heelcap. The K24ce acoustic electric guitar is performance-ready, with a Venetian cutaway and Taylor's Expression System electronics.The grand auditorium is Taylor's most versatile and popular shape, excelling at both light-touch fingerstyle to full-blown strumming. Great for miking and recording, The grand auditorium's balanced mid-range and bright tone exemplify the Taylor voice. The Venetian cutaway of the K24ce offers maximum playability.Designed to faithfully reproduce true acoustic guitar tone, the Expression System utilizes patented Dynamic Sensors to capture top and string vibration like never before. Created in partnership with renowned audio pioneer, Mr. Rupert Neve, the Taylor Expression System is seamlessly integrated into the design of the guitar from the ground up. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound. The finish used to create the lustrous gloss top, back, and sides of the K24ce guitar was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultra violet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes.

Taylor's Limited Edition Grand Symphony Guitar features Hawaiian koa back and sides and cocobolo binding that make for a double dose of killer aesthetic appeal. This acoustic electric also features a Venetian cutaway, cocobolo mini-wedge and binding, abalone-edged Sitka spruce top, and Adirondack spruce bracing for a sweet and powerful voice. This beauty is also loaded with upscale appointments: a cocobolo back strip, delicate pinstripe binding along the fretboard and headstock, gold Gotoh tuners, a bone nut and saddle, and peghead and bridge inlays.Although Bob Taylor s first acoustic design since the Grand Auditorium recently notched its second birthday, many guitar players are still discovering Taylor s boldest acoustic sound for the first time. The reaction has become fairly predictable: love at first strum.As with the GA, Bob had a fresh sound in mind that he felt he could deliver through a new shape. The challenge was to create a bolder flavor of Taylor s signature tone without sacrificing balance or crimping the clarity. The deeper, fuller, louder GS boasts a rich, piano-like bass; girthy midrange; and thicker trebles. The extra horsepower invites aggressive strumming and picking, and even if some tradition-bound bluegrassers might initially resist embracing a non-dreadnought shape, the sound has converted many serious flatpickers and flat-out floored scads of acoustic lovers across a full spectrum of musical styles.The power of the Taylor GS is balanced by clear articulation and responsiveness to a lighter attack that welcomes fingerpicking, yielding a broad swath of dynamic range. Within that range, a rich, nuanced topography of expression is waiting to be explored. The depth of tone conveys a sense of instant maturity among players who are attuned to the ways a guitar tends to open up after an initial period of being played. The Taylor Expression onboard electronics system features tone controls to provide added shaping capability for the exceptionally clean amplified sound. What I loved most about the GS, Acoustic Guitar magazine s Teja Gerken wrote in a review of the Taylor GS guitar, was its openness and the complexity of its fundamental tones- both of which belie its young age. With cutaway and 12-string models now available, the GS acoustic electric is equipped for virtually every application.

MONTANA GOLD J-200 CUSTOM 5.36lbs

Designed by Gibson's master luthier Ren Ferguson, it salutes the skill and spirit of the guitar builders at Gibson Montana. The back and sides are crafted of hand-selected figured maple while the immaculate AAA solid Sitka spruce top projects rich tone for miles. The easy-playing ebony fingerboard features mother-of-pearl block inlays and 20 frets. Body binding accentuates the body's flowing curves. Gold Grover tuners provide sure, accurate tuning. The neck joint is a hand-cut compound dovetail. The gold-embossed pickguard is a stunning finishing flourish. Includes case.

With its split-parallelogram, mother-of-pearl fingerboard inlays; crown headstock inlay; and elaborate 3-point tortoise pickguard with engraved hummingbird motif, the Hummingbird True Vintage acoustic guitar takes us back to the subtle glamour of this Gibson model of 1960. This beauty wears a solid premium Sitka spruce top with special cherry burst finish that matches the finish on the first run of Hummingbirds back in 1960. Built to the square shoulder dreadnought body styling that evolved out of the earlier, more rounded-shoulder profiles of guitars such as the J-35 and J-45, the Hummingbird guitar is still a big-bodied flattop at 16 1/4"-wide across the lower bout. It carved a niche for itself as a particularly punchy yet smooth folk and rock-and-roll rhythm guitar as a result. It has been used by the likes of Keith Richards, Marc Bolan, Sheryl Crow, John McLaughlin, and Jimmy Page. The Hummingbird captures a measure of the pastoral whimsy and brave new horizons of the 1960s

The highly collectible Hummingbird True Vintage offers punchy yet smooth tone straight out of 1960.

The True Vintage series Gibson Hummingbird boasts all of the classic features of the dreadnought that first wowed the world in 1960. Highlights include Mahogany back and sides, a Madagascar Rosewood bridge with Single Ply binding, and, of course, the decorative pickguard with its iconic Hummingbird design. A legend in every sense of the word.

The Taylor K22ce Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar is alluring to the eyes and ears with its Hawaiian koa back, sides, and top. This rare and exotic tonewood is prized for its stunning golden hues, bold grain figure, and sweet tone. The visual allure of the koa is complemented with shimmering abalone trim around the top and soundhole, while figured maple binds the body, fingerboard, soundhole, peghead, and heelcap. The slotted headstock and tuners add a traditional folk touch. The K22ce Grand Concert is performance-ready, with a Venetian cutaway and Taylor's Expression System electronics.The Grand Concert is the quintessential small-bodied guitar. Its comfortable shape delivers clarity and a balanced response for an unforgettable player experience. Scaled-down proportions and short scale make the Grand Concert ideal for fingerstyle playing. Designed to faithfully reproduce true acoustic guitar tone, the Taylor Expression electronics utilizes patented Dynamic Sensors to capture top and string vibration like never before. Created in partnership with renowned audio pioneer, Mr. Rupert Neve, the Taylor Expression System is seamlessly integrated into the design of the guitar from the ground up. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound. The finish used to create the lustrous gloss top, back, and sides of the K22ce was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultra violet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes.