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.
Just In! New! Beard Jerry Douglas Signature Edition: This new guitar is the result of many hours of collaboration between Jerry Douglas and Paul Beard. It features a unique “E™” body configuration with solid mahogany back, sides and a stunning Pomele Sapele top. The JD Model also features Beard's open brace body construction and arched back while adding other internal features specific to this signature edition. This design throws a soaring high end while retaining a magnificent bass response. The guitar is capable of unparalleled aggressiveness and sensual melodic phrasing making it suitable for any style of music. Other design features include curly maple binding, 25 inch scale, Waverly open geared tuning machines, “Wave™” pattern inlay, “Spinning Palm™” design coverplate and “Jerry Douglas” signature inlay, in Mother of Pearl, at the nineteenth fret. With special Cedar Creek hard shell case. BuffaloBros. price $5250 Stock# NRB27652 PHOTO
New! Beard Model E Maple Square Neck: This is master builder Paul Beard’s big bodied arch back. The exclusive top-mounted resonator system and the open body bracing let Paul produce a tuned cavity body so that the whole guitar is the “sound well”. The power of this instrument will blow your hair back, with clear, brilliant treble and rich, full bass, yet it’s controlled decay provides superior note separation and clarity. Made from select solid figured maple stained a rich amber fade with curly maple binding on the top, back, fingerboard and headstock. The 25 inch scale ebony fretboard is ornamented with cut diamond patterned pearl inlays and topped with chrome hardware and a golden pearl inlay logo at the headstock. With a deluxe hardshell case. BuffaloBros. price $3700 Stock#NRB25522 photo
New! Beard Model E Mahogany Square Neck: At last January's NAMM show in Anaheim, the folks at Beard displayed two all mahogany E body guitars. They were beautifully understated and had a sweet warm tone. We ordered one and after 9 months, it has finally arrived . All I can say is that it was more than worth the wait. This is an elegant and rich sounding guitar, not a Bluegrass canon like the maple E but an all solid wood resonator with a wonderfully complex and balanced sound. With hard case BuffaloBros. price $3700. Stock# NRB25937 photo
New! Beard/ Gold Tone Square Neck Standard: These excellent quality import resonator guitars are designed by Reso-guru Paul Beard and set up with his proprietary U.S. made resonator cone and bridge. The Standard is made with a mahogany body and neck and the rosewood fingerboard is inlaid with mother of pearl dots. This is a great sounding resonator guitar at a great price! With hard case BuffaloBros. price $625 Stock# NRB27310 photo
1940 Dobro M-14: (VG) From 1935-1940 Dobro had in their catalog these painted "lumalite" instruments. Available in four different painted colors and two different platings, this group of instruments have come to be known as the "fiddle edge" series because of the top and back which extended beyond the sides of the body. The only problem with this series was that the paint over the years, flaked off the aluminum body and owners re-painted them. this one received a new coat of semi-gloss silver back in the '60s. Never the less, they continue to soldier on, some, the square neck versions in the hands of Bluegrass players, and some, like this original round neck, are favored by the Blues slide players. A very cool resonator guitar, very definitely a pre-war collectable. With semi-hard case. BuffaloBros. price: $2450 Stock#URB25948 photo
Just In! 1995 Dobro Model 27 Square Neck: (Exc) Very cool old school tone from this California made, maple body Dobro. Sunburst finish, ebony fingerboard with “Lyre” pattern mother of pearl inlay and a Highlander pickup. With hard case. BuffaloBros. price $2500 Stock# URB27122 photo
1930s Dobro 37D: (VG) Wood bodied instrument with the spider cone and a perfect sound for Blues and slide work. The smaller body is easier to handle, and the tone is sweet and pure. With chipboard case $1500 Stock#URB27736
New! National Reso-Acoustic 400 Sound System Natural Wood Cabinet: Designed by Bob Brozman, manufactured by SR Technology in Italy and distributed in the USA by National Reso-Phonic,the Reo-Acoustic 400 is a compact sound system for all acoustic instruments. It features an EQ circuit designed specifically for resonator guitar. With 400 watts of power, it delivers a full-frequency range of clean high fidelity sound. The flexible 6 to 9 channel design can accommodate the performer with multiple instruments or even a quartet. There are special EQ circuits for all acoustic instruments, including the resonator guitar as noted above, master parametric filter, switchable subwoofer, adjustable onboard Alesis delays and reverbs as well as an effects loop, 48V phantom power and more. Bob Brozman has thoroughly field tested the Reso-Acoustic 400 sound system on the road at many, many, venues. You won't believe your ears! (MSRP $2150) Buffalo Bros. price: $1935. Stock #NAB27104.
New! National Polychrome VA: It's amazing how far those National folks will go to improve their products. Don and McGregor decided they needed a newer, even cooler color for their resonators so they grabbed a paddle board and headed for Hawaii. 3 days later, sunburned and tired, they landed on the islands and headed for the great volcano Kiluea. Don held on to a rope up above, while Mcgregor was lowered into the mouth of the volcano. Intense heat surrounded him, thousands of degrees of hot molten lava. nevertheless he pressed on, and when he saw just the color that he wanted, scooped up a handful of volcanic ash to bring to the surface so that the new volcanic ash color, as seen here, would be accurate. Don't believe us? Well then, you go down into the volcano and bring back a handful to compare! With hard case LIST $2542 BuffaloBros. price $2034 Stock#NRB27219 photo
New! National Vintage Steel Tricone: Some might say that this combination of the tonal balance of the Tricone with the edgy character of a plated steel body is the perfect all around resonator guitar. Equally at home with fingerstyle ragtime and slide blues styles the Tricone VS is the perfect choice if you can only own one. With hard case List $2975 BuffaloBros. price $2380 Stock# NRB27283 photo
New! National Vintage Steel Tricone: With hard case List $2975 BuffaloBros. price $2380 Stock# NRB27540*
New! National Style 1 Tricone: Nickel plated brass body with a round neck and slotted peghead. Versatile sound, equally at home with blues, Hawaiian, jugband, or ragtime styles. With hard case. List $3515 Our price $2812 stock# NGB27383 photo
Used 2001 National Style 1 Tricone: (exc) This is the legendary "devil's own blues machine". The squealing, whining, crying machine of the blues. Down at the crossroads, in the middle of the night, an old player made a deal: his soul in exchange for legendary blues skills. He did not get what he bargained for, the fame and fortune never came. But he disappeared one night in a rather peculiar manner, never to be seen again. Obviously, the prince of darkness wanted his guitar back. You doubt this story? Then, explain why the serial number of this guitar is 666. With hard case $2500 Stock#URB27703 photo
New! National ResoRocket Vintage Steel: Single cone steel body sound with a cutaway for easy access to the upper register and a matte nickel finish that will age to a cool vintage patina. Perfect for fingers or slide! With hard case. List $3028 BuffaloBros. price $2422 Stock# NRB27382 photo
Just In! 2006 National ResoRocket Green Duco: (Exc) This rare and beautiful steel body single cone cutaway guitar is finished with National’s elusive Duco style, crystalline paint job. The cutaway gives easy access to the upper register and the Duco style finish gives the guitar a very cool vintage vibe. Perfect for fingers or slide! With hard case. BuffaloBros. price $2800 Stock# URB22665 photo
JUST IN! New! National ResoRocket N: Brass body single cone cutaway in bright nickel plating so you can dazzle them with your brilliant good looks as well as your sweet tone. With hard case. LIST $3245 Buffalo Bros. price $2596. Stock# NRB27637 photo
Just In! New! National 14 Fret Delphi VS Custom: The Vintage Steel Delphi has long been a Buffalo Bros. favorite, but it just got better! This guitar has all the bluesy clang of the standard steel body Delphi VS but with 14 frets clear of the body it is the slide players best friend. This is a custom made guitar and also features a solid headstock with inlaid National logo and a “chicken foot” style coverplate. With hard case. List $3017 BuffaloBros. price $2414 Stock# NRB27653 photo
New! National Delphi Vintage Steel: We've go to admit it, we love the Vintage Steel series. This is the single cone version. Here's a hint to those of you who like to keep your instruments without any evidence of them having been played, don't get this one! If however, you like the look of the 'old weathered' guitar, these vintage steel beauties will look aw-ten-tik soon enough! With hard case LIST $2266 BuffaloBros. price $1813 stock#NRB26820
New! National Delphi Taupe: Another great Blues beastie from the Folks at National. This single cone, streel body, taupe colored guitar has plenty of Bark and Bite and is sure to please the player as well as the listener. Well made in San Luis Obispo, CA. With hard case List $2162 BuffaloBros. price $1730 Stock# NGB25813. PHOTO
Just In! 2004 National Delphi Volcanic Ash: (Exc) Very clean! With hard case BuffaloBros. price $1499 Stock# URB17347 photo
New! National Delphi Volcanic Ash: With hard case List $2162 BuffaloBros. price $1730 Stock#NRB26623* photo
New! National Delphi Volcanic Ash: With hard case List $2162 BuffaloBros. price $1730 Stock#NRB27529 photo
Used! National Estralita Deluxe: I’m not sure who Estralita was (is?) but she would be proud to have her name on this killer guitar from National. The neck, sides and back are made from walnut and walnut laminate and the top is highly figured anagre laminate. The slotted peghead is overlaid with pearloid and engraved with the National logo and the bound rosewood fingerboard is inlaid with mother of pearl diamonds. The Estralita uses a single 9 1/2” cone with a biscuit style bridge that gives it that warm, woody growl that so many players love. With hard case. BuffaloBros. price $1600 Stock# URB24524
JUST IN!! 1953 National #1122 Solidbody Spanish Sunburst ~~~ RARE ~~~: (VG) This little National solidbody electric is a rare find indeed. Although it shares roughly the same specs as the Supro Ozark, these models bearing the National name are few and far between. The body of the National #1122 is a mere 11" across and is made of double-bound mahogany. The neck is also mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard, dot inlaid position markers, archtop style adjustable rosewood bridge, nickel trapeze tailpiece and floating vinyl covered pickup attaced to the neck, volume and tone controls. Don't be fooled by this guitar's small stature because it's got a full 25" scale length a tone that'll knock you on your @$$! Mind you, don't expect a silky smooth, crystal clear jazz tone, but if you want that Hound Dog Taylor attitude this is the guitar for you. With original chipboard case. $1000 Stock #ULB27710. photo
JUST IN!! New! National ResoLectric Jr. 2 Natural: National's ResoLectric Jr. is back! This new streamlined version features a satin natural finish over the body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, single-coil tele-style pickup with volume and tone controls. The new ResoLectric Jr. 2 keeps things simple, just the way we like it! With hard shell case. (MSRP $1400) Buffalo Bros price: $1120 Stock #NRB27638. photo
1929 National Style 1 Tenor: (VG) Cool old mahogany neck National Tricone tenor with lots of character and great tone. Recently re-coned in our shop. Unique "triangle" shaped body and banjo style peghead and tuning machines. A rare and interesting instrument. With hard case. $2000. Stock# URB15313. photo
Just In! New! National RM1 Resophonic Mandolin: This thing is WAY COOL! Modeled after a very rare pre-war wood bodied reso-mando, it incorporates such modern touches as a very cool Art Deco cast tailpiece, a slim a-style body, and a 14 inch scale length easy playing radiused ebony fingerboard. And did I mention that this thing is loud? It has incredible dynamic range. Did you evey find yourself playing an acoustic gig where you had to play over a din of diners or that bluegrass banjo player next to you and wished for a louder mandolin. Well folks, here it is. It has a sweet woody tone but it can also project and sound like a fine wood mandolin played over a quality PA system. Its just too cool! Walnut back and sides with a tobacco burst finished flamed maple top and antiqued brass plated cover plate (hub cap) and hardware. With hard case. List price $2099. BuffaloBros. Price $1679 (Hearing protection sold separately) Stock# NMB27497 photo
1931 National Triolian Mandolin: (VG) What a thrill to have such a fine instrument in the shop. There are some advantages to living in California. One of the advantages is the availability of instruments originally made here. National, Dobro, Fender and G&L are just a few. Another advantage is the weather, you can sit on the front porch when the sun is just starting to go down and it's still light outside. Then you start to pick and strum this beauty as a warm breeze comes along. It seems like you can play for hours and hours, and you can! This is definitely one you need to stop by the shop and admire. fully restored with new National cone and tailpiece. With chipboard case. $1200. Stock# UMB16397 photo
New! Wechter Scheerhorn 6510R Mahogany: This dynamite squareneck resonator guitar is designed by master luthier Tim Scheerhorn and uses soundpost and parabolic baffle construction for maximum dynamic range. Imported, with final assembly and setup in their Michigan shop. This guitar has a mahogany laminate body finished in a high gloss rich mahogany sunburst with ivory colored binding, topped off by a rosewood fingerboard with flush maple fret markers. With gig bag. List $1000, BuffaloBros. price $750 Stock#NRB27236 photo
New! Wechter Scheerhorn 6510R Mahogany: With gig bag. List $1000, BuffaloBros. price $750 Stock#NRB27392*
Wechter/Scheerhorn “Rob Ickes” Model: Designed as a collaboration between Rob Ickes, Tim Scheerhorn and Abe Wechter, this new import resonator has a killer tone and feel. The rosewood and spruce body is based on the Scheerhorn guitar that Rob plays and incorporates some of his personal touches including a pickguard and screen-less sound holes. The wood parts of the guitar are built overseas with the installation of the resonator, bridge and internal baffle and final setup being done in Abe Wechter’s shop in Michigan. This guitar has that unmistakable Scheerhorn tone at a fraction of the price of one of Tim’s hand built models. With hard case List $1499 BuffaloBros. price $1125 Stock# NRB27235 photo
New! Wechter Scheerhorn 6524F Maple: Another great collaboration between Abe Wechter and master luthier Tim Scheerhorn. Besides the soundpost and baffle construction that gives these resonators their warmth and tone, this model goes the extra mile with a beautiful flame maple top, back and sides, finished in a glowing high gloss “almond” sunburst with double binding top and back. The ivory bound rosewood fingerboard has flush inlaid maple fret markers, toped off with a bone nut and chrome tuners. With hard case. List $1199, BuffaloBros. price $899 Stock# NRB27237 photo
Used Owens Custom “Vegas” Deluxe: (VG+) If Bling is your thing, this is the ax for you! Built by Richie Owens of Zeta fame, this metal body, single cone creation was hand engraved by Greg Rich with a Las Vegas theme complete with Elvis, cards, dice, and scantily clad show girls. Not just another pretty face, this gold colored beauty sounds great with a solid bottom end, and loads of sustain and volume. BuffaloBros. price: $2250 Stock# URB26156* photo
ca. 1940 Regal Dobro (VG+) Under license from Dobro, Regal made resonator guitars under the Dobro brand name during the depression era and beyond. This really attractive example has the traditional spider cone, a laminate body, and a pearloid headstock. It is currently set up for lap style playing, but could easily be converted back to Spanish style (just remove the metal nut raiser). The tone is truly worthy of anything Uncle Josh would play. It has that excellent, well rounded, bell-like tone that is the reason players seek out the older, pre-war instruments. With chipboard case $750. Stock#URB27734
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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