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Add to CompareNew Wilborn Orchestra Cocobolo/Sitka
We hardly had a chance to play this guitar in the shop before someone swooped in and took it home with them. This is Ben Wilborn’s 2015 Orchestra model, his workhorse contender for any and all environments. The articulation is astounding, with a low-end that sings even and clear. The Cocobolo back and sides and Sitka Spruce top create a crisp upper register which doesn’t overpower the instrument’s tone, and the setup is glossy smooth and effortless to play. Wilborn’s addition of a Cocobolo pickguard and headplate complements the Curly Maple bindings very well, and showcases his excellent eye for detail: the fit and finish is flawless! This guitar comes with the original hardshell Superior case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to CompareNew Wilborn Dreadnought Brazilian/Western Red Cedar
Ben Wilborn has done it again: he’s built a strong, articulate dreadnought which blows any other guitar in the price range right out of the water. Let’s talk specs: Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Western Red Cedar top, Curly Maple bindings, Wilborn‘s characteristic diamond appointments. You simply can’t find a guitar for $5,000 which has so much going on under the hood–with the excellent craftsmanship of a luthier like Wilborn. The fit and finish is excellent here; smooth as silk.
This guitar is amazingly light, and it practically begs for you to play fast passages with it. The soundport is excellent for getting automatic feedback, and the Western Red Cedar top warms up the low-end of this dreadnought, so the tone is incredibly balanced. Wilborn‘s aesthetic choices, from the wooden pickguard to a scalloped bridge (which is gorgeous and comfortable for the palm, for a rest or for damping), are in a word: elegant. This guitar comes with an original Superior hardshell case.
Here’s a demo with our favorite guitarist on the mount, Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/mu8imQN7Fns.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Cedar - Western Red, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareNew Wilborn OM Cocobolo/Bearclaw Sitka
We are constantly impressed by the quality of builders that are out on the scene right now, even the builders we are just finding out about. That is the case with Ben Wilborn, this is the first instrument we have had from Ben and it is thoroughly amazing. The build quality on this Orchestra model is outstanding, hold this guitar for only a minute and you can tell it was built by a professional who is passionate about his work. What’s more amazing is the quality of voice Ben achieved on this guitar, it is so full and mature you would think this was a decades old guitar, it truly is astounding!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to Compare2023 Wilborn Nautilus Tasmanian Blackwood/Carpathian Spruce
Ben Wilborn’s guitars never disappoint, this Nautilus model dressed in Tasmanian Blackwood and Carpathian Spruce is no exception. We truly feel that Ben has perfected the offset soundhole design. Everything that you come to expect from that type of build, powerful growling bass, low mid definition, without compromising the upper mids and treble timbres. This guitar is clean in every sense of the word. So much so it sold before we even got a chance to list it.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, evo frets, calton , multiscale,
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Blackwood - Tasmanian 
Add to Compare2012 Laurie Williams Signature Model, Premium Whitebait Kauri/Kauri
New Zealand’s Laurie Williams utilizes gorgeous and unique tonewoods from his native land to build exquisite modern instruments—and here we’ve got the cream of that exclusive crop. The back and sides on this 2012 Signature Model are Laurie’s coveted “Whitebait” Premium Kauri, some of the most dynamically figured tonewood on the planet (to rival even The Tree Mahogany). This wood is so called “Whitebait” for its similarity to the lightshow to behold when a school of whitebait fish shimmer beneath the surface: the Kauri shines and glows with incredible depth and chatoyance. You can lose yourself in those depths. The top is also Kauri, and boasts a hand-carved rosette of intricate vines. Twin arm and rib bevels, venetian cutaway, and Gotoh 510 tuners complete the package of a true collector guitar. The voice is equally clear and colorful, with fat trebles that put out sweet overtones to really fill it out.
Other keywords: fingerstyle, exotic wood, tone wood, 12170, white bait, figured wood
Add to Compare2011 Laurie Williams Classical, Ancient Kauri/Paraoanui
New Zealand’s Laurie Williams utilizes gorgeous and unique tonewoods from his native land to build exquisite modern instruments like this Classical from 2011. The top is Sinker Paraoanui, specifically from a log uncovered by a flood near Laurie’s shop which he believes is nearly 100 years old; the body is a set of Ancient Kauri harvested from peat swamps in New Zealand’s North Island estimated to be between 3,000 and 45,000 years old! The neck is salvaged Totara, another NZ domestic.
This Classical comes with a bevy of modern innovations for playability: Ryan-style arm bevel plus venetian cutaway, EVO frets, and a gently radiused fretboard to boot.Other keywords: andy jurik, fingerstyle, nylon string, exotic wood, tone wood, 11154
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 2.06 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Paraoanui, Kauri 
Add to Compare2005 Williams Kiwi, Taraire/Kauri
Laurie Williams made his claim to fame several years ago when he discovered his legendary “Whitebait” Kauri log, which he then converted into billets for instrument making, but that’s not the only local wood (exotic for us) that Williams employs in his powerful stringed instruments. In addition to Kauri, with its warmth and great projection (like the difference between Cedar and Redwood, but amplified), he chose to construct the back and sides on this 2005 Kiwi with Taraire, a New Zealand species similar to the Rosewood family with its rich, balanced tone and workability. Under Williams’ painstaking care, these woods have been transformed into an instrument with amazing action and response, which is deeply resonant in lowered tunings like DADGAD, and has trebles with a clear, focused tone. Fingerstylists will love the easy playability of the OM-size body and the 12-fret neck and 24.9 inch scale, allowing arrangements to ring flawlesssly smooth. Safe in its Ameritage hardshell case, the Kiwi is ready to go anywhere with its rich, resonant voice.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, fingerpicking, alternative tonewood, gotoh
Add to Compare2002 Williams Tui Kauri/Kauri
Laurie Williams has been at the forefront of experiments with new and exciting species of tonewoods since the beginning of his career back in 1992. Known world over for his use of Kauri, a hardwood native to his New Zealand home, Williams has been creating powerful, and beautiful, instruments for decades now. Allow us to introduce you to the 2002 Tui, complete with Ancient Kauri back, sides, and neck, and “Living” Kauri top. The all-Kauri construction gives the guitar a big, crisp voice which sings with a fingerstyle approach. The bass is dry and punchy, and the middle register is clean and articulate–the balance is exceedingly fine-tuned, resulting in a very responsive instrument. This guitar has opened up nicely in the last decade, and is in excellent shape, ready for action. This guitar comes with a Modern Case Company softshell case.
Add to CompareWilliams Tui Whitebait Kauri/Kauri HIGHEST GRADE KAURI!
Ancient Kauri wood is one of the most rare tonewoods we have and a single log of it was found in 1998 with an intense figuring that resembles a school of Whitebait fish swimming beneath the water. Laurie Williams reserves the handful of sets he has of this Ancient ‘Williams Whitebait’ wood for his finest guitars. There are only a few guitars of this quality in the entire world and this is one of them. The back and sides are simply mesmerizing and the headstock and backplate also feature Whitebait. The top is modern milled Kauri and the entire guitar is bound in Cocobolo Rosewood with very fine lines of Abalone giving it a sophisticated shimmer. Laurie’s current price for a true ‘Williams Whitebait’ is $35,000 and he increases the price $5,000 with each one he makes so these are wonderfully collectible guitars as well as superb playing instruments
Add to CompareWilliams Tui Whitebait Kauri/Swiss Spruce RARE TONEWOOD
Here we have a like-new Laurie Williams Tui model crafted from his rare Ancient Kauri wood in the Whitebait Premium figure (see below text about this wood). The term ‘Whitebait’ refers to the wonderous figure of the Ancient Kauri which appears like a school of Whitebait fish swimming beneath the water. It’s sumptuous golden color is unique in the world of tonewoods. The top is Swiss Spruce with abundant medullary rays that adds brilliant shimmer to the powerful voice of the Tui body shape. The Rosette is exquisitely crafted from Abalone in a pattern of the indigenous Maori people native to New Zealand and it blends with the thin abalone that borders the top, fingerboard and headstock for an elegant yet subdued gilding.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.7813 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Kauri 
Add to Compare2005 Williams Tui Flamed Ancient Kauri/Kauri
Working with the Ancient and modern Kauri woods that grow only in his native New Zealand, luthier Laurie Williams craft that please the eye as much as the heart. The figure in the flamed variety of the ancient Kauri wood is simply astonishing. It appears to move in the light and has a natural golden color. The Kauri top is something Laurie is very proud of as it offers a sweet and clear tone that works equally well for fingerstyle and strumming. The lightweight milled X brace makes it very responsive. This guitar is offered at Laurie’s previous pricing and is therefore a wonderful value.
Add to Compare2004 Williams Tui Brazilian/Kauri
Here we have the first ever Brazilian Rosewood guitar from Laurie Williams. Laurie expressed an interest in building a guitar with Brazilian so we told him to go for it. The result is a guitar with his usual character and an higher level of warmth from the Rosewood. This one also features his latest bracing updates including hollowing out the X bracing for superb responsiveness. A stunning and unique Williams guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Kauri, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2001 Williams Tui Ancient Kauri/Kauri
Laurie Williams is famous for building gorgeous instruments from the extremely rare ancient Kauri wood found only in the northern most parts of New Zealand. This wood is pulled from peet swamps where it has been preserved for thousands of years. It’s golden color and silky grain make it among the most striking of tonewoods. This particular Tui guitar is fully open and has a big, big voice and love to be pushed hard.
Add to Compare2017 Wingert EVC, Black & White Ebony/German Spruce
Special, indeed. Here we’ve landed a gorgeous example of Kathy Wingert’s prowess at the bench that’s been dressed to the nines with gorgeous inlays along the fretboard, rosette, and headstock. Dramatic Black & White Ebony for the back and sides is the perfect contrast to German Spruce on top, giving the voice a smooth, smooth, smooth flavor with glassy definition throughout the registers. The top end has that sweet brand of sparkle that we see in so many of Kathy’s guitars. The lively string energy really draws in the player. On the visual side of things, Kathy has inlaid a series of flowers, vines, leaves, and a hummingbird, all rendered in vibrant Abalone and Pearl. Dark Ebony bindings contrast and set off the back and sides, and Kathy has also added a subtle arm bevel to the lower bout to make this 2017 Wingert EVC even easier to play.
*Not pictured Fishman Matrix Infinity Pickup has been installed
Other keywords: lutherie, wingert guitars, hoffee, gotoh, inlay art, pale moon ebony, b&w ebony, b/w ebony, evc.0317.bwe.g.4
Additional demo here: https://youtu.be/NogBRvhdM1c
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Ebony 
Add to Compare2021 Wingert Model F, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
The latest Model F to come our way does so with an understated but engaging aesthetic, top shelf tonewoods, and the glassy playability we expect from every on of Kathy Wingert’s guitars. This 2021 Model F is outfitted with premium Brazilian Rosewood back and sides plus Italian Spruce top, and features a lovely custom woods-to-metals, lines-to-curves rosette that grabs the eye but doesn’t overpower the overall look of the guitar. Additional upgrades include a venetian cutaway that transistions smoothly into the neck heel, and a subtle arm bevel on the lower bout that maximizes player ergonomics without sacrificing a lot of real estate on the top.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, fvc.2013.b.i.4, brazilain, mainstage
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian