Please note: All instruments that have stock numbers followed by an asterisk (*) are in stock at our San Diego store. Please call Tom @ (619) 280-9035 for further information.
New! Blueridge BG-140: (msrp: $895) $CALL Stock#NGB26965*
New! Blueridge BR-60: (msrp: $595) $CALL. Stock#NGB24383*
Used Favilla F-6: (EXC) A lot of folks aren't familiar with the Favilla Company. They started out building instruments in 1890 as Favilla Brothers. Giovanni and Giuseppi Favilla formally registered as a company in 1894. They had a small retail store as well as being a manufacturer. By the early 1920s Favilla Brothers had 55 employees building mandolins, banjos, guitars, violins, and of course, the most popular instrument of the time, the ukulele. In 1959 Hercules (Herk) Favilla took over the company, re-naming it Favilla Guitars Inc. and building about 3500 guitars per year between the years 1963 and 1967. They were known for quality instruments at moderate prices. This little player from the 60s has everything you want in a guitar: quality construction, great tone, and simple, but elegant appointments. All solid woods, Sitka Spruce top, and Mahogany back & sides in a smooth satin finish. The fingerboard is very nicely figured Brazilian Rosewood that leads from the peghead to the firestripe pickguard. The guitar has great action with a very comfortable D-shaped Mahogany neck. This is a great addition to a collection of USA made instruments, or as a player that you can take anywhere. With hard case. $800. Stock# UGC21259 photo
New! Gallagher G-50: That Arthel Watson must know something. The good Doctor has been playing Gallagher guitars for over 40 years. Listen to any of Doc's recordings made during that period and you will have to admit that the sound is terrific. This Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back & sides dreadnought has all the picker needs to be heard in any acoustic situation. Bright and clear, with strong bass & mid-range. Everything you could ask for. Good enough for Doc, good enough for you and me! With hard case (msrp $2550) $CALL Stock# NGB24510*. photo
Used Gianinni GS 380: From Brazil, the guitar making capital of South America, and the home of Bossa Nova, comes the Giannini guitar. Giannini, who are probably best known for the avant garde "Craviola" model. have also made resonator guitars and a fine line of very affordable standard guitars. This is a sweet little example that's easy on the pocketbook, easy on the fingers, and easily the best value on the block. With chipboard case. $300. Stock#UGB22609*
Used Huss & Dalton OM Custom: (EXC) "Down in the Valley, the valley so low, they make great guitars, for reasonable dough." OK, so we're not going to make it as songwriters. Which is why we're offering this beautiful guitar for those of you who are singer-songwriters. It's a great instrument for accompanying the voice. It's a fine guitar for the solo instrumentalist, it's an excellent choice for just about anybody who wants a warm, traditional tone in a guitar that won't require you to bulk up in order to carry it from place to place. They make them pretty darn good down there in the valley. So, hang your head over, and hear the beautiful tone. With hard case. $3500. Stock#UGB14053*. photo
Used Johnson Carolina 1: With hard shell case. $280 Stock#NGB28345
Used Morgan OMK: (exc) If you ever find yourself in Vancouver, British Columbia, and you step inside the Larrivee shop, way back in the corner upstairs is a kindly fellow doing Larrivee's custom inlay work. On a bench to the side , or perhaps hanging on a hook nearby is an exquisite guitar in mid-production with the finest of woods. The luthier is David Iannone, and the guitar bears the name of "Morgan". David has the choice of the best of Larrivee's wood stash, and his dedication to perfection is well known among connoisseurs of fine instruments. With hard shell case. $2000 Stock#UGB19698 photo
Used Northwood OM BZ: (EXC) A superb fingerstyle player, this comfortable OM has a solid glossy Engelmann Spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood back & sides, and a one-piece Mahogany neck. Also, an Ebony fingerboard with Mother of Pearl dot markers, Ivoroid neck & headstock binding, natural Rosewood body binding, chrome Schaller tuners, an abalone rosette, herringbone rear purfling, and a clear pickguard. A 25 1/2" scale length and 14-fret neck make this one able to reach just about anything, enhancing the sweet playing experience. With hard case. $4200. Stock# UGC22822*. photo
Used Omega MJ-02P: (VG) What a classic and classy cutaway small Jumbo from renowned luthier Kevin Gallagher. Its figured Walnut body sustains the Sitka top with crispness and clarity. Tortoise-shell binding on the body and fingerboard and peghead are mated with a border of inlaid abalone all the way around the sculptured bottom end of the fingerboard that matches the elegant freeform curve at the top of the peghead. The tone is warm, rich, and soothing like a nice aural massage. With hard case. $4000. Stock# UGB2030. photo
Just in! Used Ryan Pierre Bensusan Prototype cutaway: (EXC+) The rarest of the rare, a prototype Kevin Ryan made for his Pierre Bensusan model with a soft cutaway and Nightingale body, Rosewood back and sides, a Red Cedar top, Cocobolo arm rest bevel, and a pinless bridge. Exceptional sounding instrument from one of the best makers working today. Ebony binding and peghead veneer, no fingerboard markers, and gold Gotoh Super 510 tuners with black knobs. The sound is exceptional, as you would expect from an exceptional instrument such as this one-of-a-kind creation. With hard case. $8000. Stock# UGB13161. PHOTO
Used O.C. Smith SJ-10: (exc-) Owing a lot to the inspiration of George Lowden, and the designs of Gunter Loos, the SJ-10 is a remarkable value. Spruce top, Mahogany back & sides in a small jumbo body. Unfortunately, Mr. Smith has moved on to Blueridge Guitars, leaving behind the legacy of this fine instrument. With gig bag. $550 Stock#UGB4853. photo
Used 1998 Stelling RHD-125: (EXC) This dreadnought by Stelling features a solid glossy Spruce top, glossy solid Rosewood back & sides, and a one-piece Mahogany neck. You'll be knocked out by the fine appointments, including white multi-layer binding, a herringbone top border & rosette, abalone/pearl fretboard and headstock inlays, gold Schaller tuners, ziz-zag rear purfling, and a Clarence White-style pickguard. This one also has an installed L.R. Baggs active pickup system for live or studio work. With original hard case. $3000. Stock# UGC16553. (No upgrades or trade-ins on this one, please.)
Ca. 1920 S.S. Stewart parlour: One of the sweetest little parlor guitars you will ever hear. Spruce top aged to a golden color and old-growth Brazilian Rosewood back & sides. Sweet tone, rich in mellifluous overtones. Originally sold mostly by mail order, and later in mass retail outlets such as Sears, Roebuck & Co, these 'made by the thousands' instruments rarely survived their first generation of owners. But occasionally, as with this fine example, a caring and musically adept family cared for the instrument and preserved it for the enjoyment of future generations. With semi-hard case. $1150. Stock#UGB27376
New! Stonebridge DS-22-SMD: Excellent, crisp sounding dreadnought with the scientifically aged Spruce top, and Mahogany back & sides. Dare we say it? It sounds like a 40 year old D-18!! With hard case BuffaloBros price $1500 Stock#NGB26962*
New! Stonebridge DS-33-SR: Those of you who have visited our booth at the many Bluegrass festivals that we attend every year, have had a chance to see first hand what incredible guitars the Stonebridge flattops are. For the rest of you, you might make it a point to either visit the shop or drop by our booth at one of the festivals for an in hand experience. We think you'll be as impressed as we are with these fine instruments. Frantisek Furch, who is known for producing some mighty fine mandolins, has now turned his attention to improving his already fine guitars. In cooperation with a Swiss biological engineer, he has developed a method of 'aging' the top of a guitar using a biological parasite that removes the part of the wood that naturally disappears with age. The result is an instrument that sounds 10 years old straight out of the box! This Spruce top, Rosewood back & sides dreadnought is a beautiful example of science influenced natural wood aging. With hard case MSRP: $2395. BuffaloBros. price: $1999 Stock#NGB25690*
JUST IN!! New! Stonebridge 32SMD: With hard shell case. BuffaloBros. price: $1499 Stock#NGB26783 photo
Used 2001 Tennessee Crafters TNFTM (exc) If there's anything the good citizens of Tennessee know how to do, it's build find quality Bluegrass instruments. We originally sold this fine guitar six years ago, and apparently, since we sold it, the person who bought it has had electricity brought directly into his house. So the next step was of course, to get one of them guitars that plugs in so he can make his neighbors go deaf! What this all means to you is that we now are able to offer this Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany back & sides dreadnought at a great price! This is one of those built in Tennessee Bluegrass specials that speaks out in a jam or sounds great on a record (but you do need electricity to hear one of those). The guitar originall sold for $2599. Now, with hard case BuffaloBros. Price: $1500 Stock#UGB7927 photo
New! Timberline JMG-7C-5 SPECIAL SALE!! Jumbo cutaway from Timberline. Ready to play at a bargain price. BuffaloBros. sale price: $550 Stock#NGB26952*
Used Tippin 00T-12: (exc) Bill Tippin is a perfectionist. This is then, a perfect guitar. Concert sized, 12 fret, slotted peghead, with an incredibly smooth Alpine Spruce top, and the back & sides are of the kissing cousin of Brazilian Rosewood, a tropical tone wood known as Spruciana. The response is amazing! Rich and full, yet with sparkling highs. Great sounding fingerstyle special, that should please any hand that comes in contact with it. Ebony fretboard and bridge complete this wonderful guitar. With hard case. $4500 Stock#UGB13195
just in!! New! Walden D351 Dreadnought: With gig bag. $249 Stock#NGB28633
Ca. 1920 Washburn 1896 Model: (exc) Extremely playable and terrific sounding Parlor guitar from the real "parlour guitar" era. Washburn was just one of the names under which Lyon & Healy made musical instruments. (the name washburn comes from Mr. Healy whose full name was George Washburn Healy). A golden toned Spruce top and old growth Brazilian Rosewood back & sides The tone has that rich, aged in rsonance that can only come with age. With hard case. $1500 Stock#UGB27378
Used K. Yairi DY-38 (exc-) A fine sounding dreadnought that has a Spruce top, Mahogany back & sides and very minimal evidence of having been played. Sounds good, looks good, IS good! With hard case $700 Stock#UGB26140
Please note: All instruments that have stock numbers followed by an asterisk (*) are in stock at our San Diego store. Please call Tom @ (619) 280-9035 for further information.
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