Steel String

David Nichols 00 Style Steel String Guitar, 2002

On January 26, 2022 /

This David Nichols OO style guitar demonstrates Nichol’s high degree of familiarity with pearl inlay – it looks like it was easy for the builder to do, a sure sign that it isn’t. This David Nichols OO style guitar is a great example. Dave Nichols has spent decades doing custom inlay work, including a lot for the Martin Guitar company, and he’s chosen the classic designs and here, the ‘Style 41’ inlay set executed in Mother of Pearl and Abalone.

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Martin OM-42 Steel String Guitar Natural, 2007

On January 24, 2022 /

The Martin OM-42 is a fantastic guitar, based on the classic and very successful OM or Orchestra Model introduced in the very early 1930’s as banjo players migrated to guitar. It is extremely well-balanced and quite loud – an excellent choice for both fingerstyle and flatpicking, in both solo and ensemble contexts.

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Martin D-76 No. 1443 Bicentennial Limited Edition Natural, 1976

On January 24, 2022 /

This Martin D-76 Bicentennial No.1443, is a Limited Edition guitar built during 1975 and 1976 in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the United States of America. The first 200 Martin D-76 Bicentennial models appeared during 1975, with another 1,976 completing the run during 1976.

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Guild X-500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1979

On January 22, 2022 /

The Guild X-500 archtop electric was a single-cutaway, fully hollow 17 inch wide archtop electric model built from 1953 to 1995, and again for a year or two until being discontinued in 2015. This example dates to 1979 and comes from the Westerly, Rhode Island plant. The Guild X-500 archtop is intended as an electric model, and Guild followed the proven pattern of using laminate woods for the body to reduce feedback.

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Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 2013

On January 19, 2022 /

The Martin D-35 Dreadnought appeared in 1965 but made its catalog debut in 1966, and was a practical response to increasing demand for square-shouldered dreadnoughts. Demand was so high for that specific body design that Gibson altered several round-shouldered models, including the iconic J-45 to the square-shouldered design.

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Guild GAD-50E Amber Dreadnought, 2005

On January 14, 2022 /

Here is a lovely and great sounding Guild GAD-50e AMB – for Amber – non-cutaway Dreadnought guitar, built during 2005. When introduced in 2004 under the ownership of Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC), the GAD series represented Guild’s effort to provide a lower cost but high quality instrument and in this they definitely succeeded. Based on the D-50 Bluegrass model introduced in 1963, the Guild GAD-50E uses the Dreadnought body design. The top is Sitka Spruce paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, head plate, fingerboard and bridge.

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Steel String

David Nichols 00 Style Steel String Guitar, 2002

Martin OM-42 Steel String Guitar Natural, 2007

Martin D-76 No. 1443 Bicentennial Limited Edition Natural, 1976

Guild X-500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1979

Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 2013

Guild GAD-50E Amber Dreadnought, 2005

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