Absolutely stunning looking and sounding guitar, effortless playability. Ebony back and sides delivery a nice full and punchy low end, full of bite and tight. Crystal like top end that shimmers but is never harsh, great for all playing styles, fingerpicking to loud strummers. 50 series package for the best that Lowden has to offer!

Top: Master Grade Alpine Spruce 

Back and Sides: Master Grade Macassar Ebony

Neck: 5-Piece Maple/Rosewood

Body Binding: Figured Maple  

Purfling: Pau Ferro, Maple, Mahogany

Bridge: Black Rosewood

Fingerboard: Ebony w/Maple Purfling

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple  

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone, Split for Better Intonation 

Neck Profile: GL Standard (Narrow Option) 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Ebony

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone, Rosewood

Scale Length: 25.59"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: None 

Strings: Lowden .012-.053

Options: Cutaway, Soundbox Bevel, Maple Neck, Narrow neck 

Case: Hardshell Case

Private Stock Siskiyou Redwood Acoustic

A guitar with a great story to tell

The redwood timbers used for the top of this PRS Private Stock acoustic instrument once framed the backdrop to the story of the last great train robbery of the west. Harvested around 1880 in Oregon, this Coastal Redwood was to spend the next 120 years air-drying in Tunnel No. 13 in the Siskiyou Mountains. Naturally aged, this redwood is resonant with a full, complex tone that is a slightly darker than spruce but with more headroom than cedar. This fine-grained old-growth redwood is thought to have been more than 2,000 years old at the time of harvest, imbuing these instruments with historical significance, tone, and beauty.

The Last Great (attempted) Train Robbery of the West

As the story goes, on October 11, 1923, the D’Autremont brothers attempted to rob the southbound Southern Pacific Railroad “Gold Special” No. 13 in the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. (The train often carried large quantities of gold from the mines, hence the name). That day, the brothers believed there was a half-million dollars of gold aboard the train.

As the train labored toward the summit and the entrance to Tunnel No. 13, twin brothers Ray and Roy (both 23 at the time of the crime) and their teenage brother Hugh easily hopped aboard.  The train entered the tunnel and the D’Autremont brothers blasted the mail car with explosives they stole from a construction site in northern Oregon.  Unfortunately for them, the blast wedged the train inside the tunnel, making it impossible for them to remove the loot. 

After killing several men, the brothers fled to the woods empty handed. A massive manhunt that included the federal government, Oregon National Guard troops, local posses, and angry railroad workers ensued, but it wouldn’t be until 1927 that Hugh was caught while serving in the Far East in the military. The twins were arrested a few months later in Ohio after renewed interest in the crime led to the recirculation of most wanted posters across the Nation.

Model: Angelus Cutaway

Neck Wood: Korina

Fingerboard Wood: Ebony

Top Wood: Tunnel 13 Redwood with Curly Maple Binding and Paua Purfling

Back wood: Malaysian Blackwood with Curly Maple Binding and Black, Maple, Black Purfling

Headstock Veneer Wood: Malaysian Blackwood

Neck Carve: Wide

Side Dots: Ivoroid

Fingerboard Inlays: Paua Birds with MOP Outlines

Headstock veneer inlays: Paua Private Stock Eagle with MOP Outline

Finish type: HG Nitro

Pickup: LR Baggs Lyric System 

Electronics:  Volume 

Hardware: Ebony Bridge and Pins with Paua Dot Inlay, Gold Gotoh Tuning Pegswith Ebony Buttons

Case type: Ameritage Acoustic 

Specifications: 

• Model: Tonare Grand
• Neck Wood: Peruvian mahogany
• Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
• Top Wood:  European Spruce with curly maple binding and paua purfling
• Back & Side Woods: Madagascar rosewood with curly maple binding and black, maple, black purfling
• Headstock Veneer Wood: Ebony
• Neck Carve: Wide
• Side Dots: Ivoroid
• Color / Stain: Natural
• Fingerboard Inlays: Paua birds with mother of pearl outlines and paua purfling
• Headstock Veneer: Paua Private Stock eagle with mother of pearl outline and paua purfling
• Rosette: Curly maple / paua
• Finish Type: High gloss nitro
• Electronics: Fishman Matrix
• Hardware: Ebony bridge and pins with paua dot inlays and gold Gotoh tuning pegs with ivoroid buttons
• Case Type: Ameritage Acoustic
• Specials: Natural high gloss nitro finish,  paua bird inlays with mother of pearl outlines, paua purfling along the top, fingerboard and headstock veneer, black, maple, black purfling along the back and sides, curly maple binding along the body as well as an adjustable truss rod.

 Massive low end rumble and clarity from the Ancient Bog Oak and Lutz Spruce pairing. A absolute pleasure to play and guaranteed to inspire and bring ones playing in a new direction and greater heights. Impeccable build quality expected from Lowden, no stone is left unturned from the selection of woods to the polishing of the frets. Outfitted with a cutaway for greater higher register access and Fan Fret design for increased string balance and tonality, this Baritone is designed with the modern player in mind. 

Top: Lutz Spruce (Master Grade)

Back and Sides: Ancient Bog Oak (Master Grade)

Neck: 5-Piece Mahogany/Walnut

Body Binding: Figured Maple

Purfling: Rocklite-Maple-Mahogany 

Bridge: Black Rosewood 

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Radius: 16" 

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone

Neck Profile: GL Standard 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Ebony

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone 

Scale Length: 26.378" - 27.952" (670mm - 710mm)

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: None 

Strings: Lowden .012-.053

Case: Hardshell Case

Top: Lutz Spruce (AAAA)

Back and Sides: Cocobolo (AAAA)

Neck: 5-Piece Mahogany/Rosewood

Body Binding: Tasmanian Blackwood

Purfling: Mahogany-Rocklite-Maple 

Bridge: Black Rosewood 

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone, Split for Better Intonation 

Neck Profile: GL Standard 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Ebony

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone 

Scale Length: 24 51/64" (630mm)

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: LR Baggs Session VTC

Strings: Lowden .012-.053

Case: Hardshell Case

F-35 12 fret packs a tone of midrange punch and body despite its compact feel. Beautiful Lutz Spruce top which blends the best characteristics of both Sitka and White Spruce, yielding closer characteristics of Adirondack, powerful, rich and tons of horsepower for volume, projection and overall richness. Add that to George Lowden's proven record in acoustic design and you have a guitar that will fit in any style. Absolutely blissful to play!

Top: AAAA Grade Lutz Spruce 

Back and Sides: AAAA Fiddleback Mahogany 

Neck: 5-Piece Mahogany/Walnut

Body Binding:  Pau Ferro   

Purfling: Mahogany-Rocklite-Maple

Bridge: Black Rosewood

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple  

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone, Split for Better Intonation 

Neck Profile: GL Standard

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Ebony

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone, Rosewood

Scale Length: 25.59"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: None 

Strings: Lowden .012-.053

Options: Cutaway, 12 Fret, Lutz Spruce, Fiddleback Mahogany 

Case: Hardshell Case

Following in the footsteps of the all mahogany S-35M, I was curious to see if there were other hardwoods that might offer something a little different to the traditional soundboard wood choices. The very first ’S' model I ever made used walnut for the back and sides so I liked the idea of revisiting this original idea all these years later.

Walnut is a fantastic tone wood known for having a very clear, bright character that offers good note separation. Using a hardwood like walnut makes for a stiffer soundboard which when carefully voiced, offers a warmth and punchiness to compliment those already present traditional walnut characteristics.

Top: Figured Walnut

Back and Sides: Figured Walnut 

Neck: 5-Piece Cherry/Walnut

Body Binding: Figured Maple 

Purfling: Sycamore-Rocklite-Mahogany

Bridge: Pau Ferro 

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Fingerboard Purfling: Maple

Nut: Bone, 1.75"

Saddle: Bone, Split for Better Intonation 

Neck Profile: GL Standard 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Ebony

Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Abalone, Pearwood

Scale Length: 24 51/64" (630mm)

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Electronics: None 

Strings: Lowden .012-.053

Case: Hardshell Case

The Traditional Series or "T-Series” guitars reflect Bill Collings' return to his guitar making roots and offer a new tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound. Each T-Series guitar is built using animal protein glue and a very thin, all nitrocellulose lacquer finish, making them exceptionally dynamic and responsive. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.

Top: Adirondack 

Back and Sides: E, Indian rosewood

Construction: Animal Protein Glue

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Long Diamond & Squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with black dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square with Volute 

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 2-Style (Zipper)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High gloss extra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish:  High gloss extra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056

Case: Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case

The Traditional Series or "T-Series” guitars reflect Bill Collings' return to his guitar making roots and offer a new tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound. Each T-Series guitar is built using animal protein glue and a very thin, all nitrocellulose lacquer finish, making them exceptionally dynamic and responsive. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.

This D1 T is fitted with optional Adirondack Spruce top for that spot on golden era dreadnought tone and volume! If you need lots of horsepower the Adirondack top is what you deserve. Very expressive with lots of 3D depth and overtones. Adirondack will provide the extra presence that a bluegrass picker demands or the ability to sit in a dense mix with just the right texture. Absolutely top notch! 

Top: Adirondack 

Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise With Custom Wood Purflings

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Long Dots

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Tortoise-Style

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 1-Style (Walnut)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056

Case: Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case



When Bill Collings first met the brilliant young jazz musician Julian Lage, in 2014, the two began a series of in-depth conversations about their respective crafts. Lage's profound insights as a guitarist would play a key role in the creation of Collings’ T (Traditional) Series guitars. This rare collaboration, which continued right up until Bill’s passing, in July, 2017, has yielded another exceptional new guitar with an old soul. We are proud to present a highly personal extension of the T Series: the Julian Lage Signature OM1.

Though Lage’s guitar shares the same foundational specs as the OM1 T, it is unique in some key ways. Its neck feels like no other Collings guitar. That’s because it’s modeled after Lage’s cherished 1939 Martin 000-18. This pre-war gem is heard on the guitarist’s 2015 solo album, “World’s Fair,” and was his main touring acoustic for years.

The 000-18’s neck—which was of course originally hand-shaped and sanded—has a distinctive taper altered by decades of wear. For Lage, this particular neck had come to feel like home. Through careful analysis and digitization of its unique dimensions, we were able to precisely recreate its worn-in, asymmetric feel on his signature model. While we maintained the relatively narrow 1 11/16" nut of the 000-18's neck, we extended the fretboard from the original short scale to our standard 25 ½" length for slightly greater presence and note definition.

Lage has an affinity both tonally and aesthetically for vintage guitars whose finishes have mellowed after years of playing. To recreate this effect we initially considered a varnish, but to achieve the ideal combination of a thin finish application and a vintage aesthetic, we landed on a custom satin lacquer. This new finish offering not only feels and looks right to Lage, he finds it has the same inherent openness of tone that is present in the best pre-war instruments.

With his typical descriptive eloquence, Lage characterizes his signature model as a “lovingly neutral” guitar. It has a remarkably even response between registers. It’s not an empty flatterer, but an instrument that rewards you when you’re playing your best. In this way, Lage, whose own education is unending, sees the guitar as a teacher.

Lage’s signature model incorporates a script peghead logo not seen on a new Collings instrument in decades. This is the inlay that Bill hand-cut some 30 years ago when he started out in a tiny shop in Austin, Texas. We see this as a loving tribute to our late leader, who in his final project was able to realize the perfect new steel-string for one of today’s most exacting guitarists.

Top: Adirondack 

Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany

Construction: Animal Protein Glue

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise With Custom Wood Purflings

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 3/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Short Dots (Rounded Edges)

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP Dot

Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"

Saddle: Bone, Drop-In

Neck Profile: Custom JL Carve 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Script Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly, Vintage Oval Knobs(16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 1-Style (Walnut)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: Custom Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Aged Toner)

Neck Finish:  Custom Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario NB1253 .012-.053

Case: Collings TKL Case

Top: Adirondack Spruce 

Back and Sides: E. Indian Rosewood 

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with Herringbone Purfling

Fingerboard Binding: .060" Ivoroid

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 1/4" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with No Inlay

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP Dot 

Nut: Bone, 1 23/32"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square with Volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 2-Style (Zipper)

Rosette: Iv/Tort/Iv & b/w purflings

Soundhole: Enlarged

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Adirondack Spruce

Brace Pattern:  Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Finish: High Gloss Polyester Resin

Pickguard: Dalmatian

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL

• Weight: 

With responsive and clear highs, crisply defined lows and a sweet midrange, the PRS Angelus Cutaway boasts a remarkable voice and lasting sustain. Through the PRS Artist Package program, the Angelus Cutaway is available with your choice of Tasmanian blackwood back and sides, figured Koa back and sides, or Cocobolo back and sides.

Born in the PRS Maryland shop, PRS Acoustics are heirloom-quality instruments with remarkable tone and exquisite playability. A small team of experienced luthiers handcraft all Maryland-made PRS acoustics with passion and attention to detail. PRS acoustics have a distinctive voice that can be enjoyed acoustically, with our customized pickup system, or with the LR Baggs Lyric acoustic guitar microphone. The PRS Acoustic pickup system is a proprietary, full band width Piezo pick up that is combined with a proprietary 18 volt custom-voiced preamp. The LR Baggs Lyric system is a featherweight microphone and hi-fidelity mic preamplifier with soundhole volume and presence controls.

The acclaimed Traditional or “T-Series” guitars offer a new tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound with a tonality evocative of the best 1920's and 1930's era instruments. Each T-Series guitar is built using animal protein glue and a very thin, all nitrocellulose lacquer finish, making them exceptionally dynamic and responsive. Bracing and tone woods are carefully selected and adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.

Top: Sitka Spruce (Baked Top)

Back and Sides: Indian rosewood

Construction: Animal Protein Glue

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with Small Brown Herringbone Purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Short Diamond & Squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with Black Dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square with Volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 2-Style (Zipper)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056

Case: Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case

As our newest acoustic body size, the 00 14-Fret Series finds the sweet spot between a small-bodied and mid-sized instrument while bringing to the table a distinctive voice and character all its own. Upon picking up the guitar, it doesn't take more than a few strums to reveal a pleasing midrange resonance that distinguishes this size from other offerings. This fullness of tone is complemented by dry and articulate attack, with more low-end definition than you’d typically expect to find in an instrument of this size. The shorter 24 7/8” scale length combined with a relatively broad waist allows for a more delicate top-voicing, producing an openness that’s equally suited for accentuating subtle nuances as it is for digging in on single-note runs. All in all, the 00 14-fret is a highly versatile instrument that excels at a variety of playing styles from fingerstyle to strumming and anything in between.

Top: Sitka Spruce 

Back and Sides: Indian rosewood

Construction: Animal Protein Glue

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with Small Brown Herringbone Purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold Short Diamond & Squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with Black Dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square with Volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 2-Style (Zipper)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: Vintage Satin Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Finish: Vintage Satin Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .012-.053

Case: Deluxe TKL Hardshell

Top: Sitka Spruce 

Back and Sides: Indian rosewood

Neck: 5-Piece Mahogany/Rosewood

Body Binding: FiguredMahogany 

Fingerboard Binding: Ebony 

Purfling: Rocklite-Sycamore-Mahogany

Bridge: Rosewood

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone

Neck Profile: GL Standard 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Indian Rosewood

Tuners: Gotoh 381 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Wood, Sycamore, Mahogany

Scale Length: 25.59"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Strings: Lowden .013-.056

Case: Molded Hardshell Case

Top: Sitka Spruce  

Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany

Construction: Animal Protein Glue

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise with custom wood purflings

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Short Dots

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Tortoise Style 

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough 

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 1-Style (Walnut)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish:  High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .012-.053

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL

BEDELL BAHIA ORCHESTRA

$4,990

Over a half century ago several Brazilian rosewood logs were shipped from NE Brazil to a small company producing church ornaments just outside of Madrid, Spain, where they rested peacefully in a warehouse. As the generations passed and the business focus changed, the logs were cut into tone wood sets for guitars and the company became known as Madinter, one of the premier tone wood suppliers to the world's exclusive guitar builders.

Year-by-year, over more than 5 decades, the tone wood sets aged, cured by the ideal Spanish climate. The sap crystalize, the stress in the wood relaxed, the cellulose  matured between the annual growth fibers…nature took its natural course of turning tone wood into incredible music wood. Just as pre-war guitars are known for their extraordinary sound as the tone woods age, the Brazilian rosewood of Madinter cured naturally.

Bedell Guitars acquired Madinter's entire collection of treasured Brazilian rosewood in 2013. It is all legally documented. It was harvested before Brazil prohibited the export of Brazilian rosewood logs in the late 1960s, before the initial CITES convention of 1972 and long before Brazilian rosewood was declared an endangered species by CITES in 1992. This treasured wood is the finest music wood Mother Nature has created. It responds to lower energy bass frequencies with power and enthusiasm and rejoices in the higher energy treble notes. There is a timbre, an energy, an incredible aliveness that comes from the instruments we are crafting with this aged, cured Brazilian rosewood. There can be no question, Brazilian rosewood is the finest guitar body music wood and the journey of the Brazilian we are using makes this the most amazing collection in the world.

But we do not take our Brazilian rosewood for granted. In launching the new Bedell Bahia dreadnought, orchestra and parlor we have paired it with Alaska Sitka spruce that was salvaged from the forest floor near Craig, Alaska. We never use wood from clear-cut trees…most importantly from over 1,000 year old-growth Sitka forests. Our soundboards are over 400 years old…growing slowly as they compete in the forest for sun, water and freedom. The result, the slow growth and tight growth rings give the tops of our instruments previously unheard power and clarity.

So marrying nature cured Brazilian rosewood with multi-century old Alaskan Sitka to create the most responsive and beautiful sounding acoustic guitars requires more than luck. There are thousands of miles between Brazil and Alaska. Mother Nature did not see her destiny as creating a musical marriage between these extraordinary trees. This is left to Bedell Guitars. We have studied the tonal character of our Alaska Sitka and Brazilian rosewood to determine the best frequency pairings to maximize the sound, feel and power. We actually sand each top to a targeted thinness and then hand tune it by carving away wood on each of the tone bars of each Bedell Bahia to a selected frequency. Different from most guitars, when you tap on the top of a Bedell Bahia you will notice that the frequencies are the same anywhere on the top you tap. This results in efficienct energy transfer of the music to the back wood, which is also hand tuned to maximize it's efficiency in responding.

The Bedell Bahia offers the finest music wood nature has created, hand-crafted into the finest guitars technology has enabled.

BEDELL BAHIA DREADNOUGHT

$4,990

Over a half century ago several Brazilian rosewood logs were shipped from NE Brazil to a small company producing church ornaments just outside of Madrid, Spain, where they rested peacefully in a warehouse. As the generations passed and the business focus changed, the logs were cut into tone wood sets for guitars and the company became known as Madinter, one of the premier tone wood suppliers to the world's exclusive guitar builders.

Year-by-year, over more than 5 decades, the tone wood sets aged, cured by the ideal Spanish climate. The sap crystalize, the stress in the wood relaxed, the cellulose  matured between the annual growth fibers…nature took its natural course of turning tone wood into incredible music wood. Just as pre-war guitars are known for their extraordinary sound as the tone woods age, the Brazilian rosewood of Madinter cured naturally.

Bedell Guitars acquired Madinter's entire collection of treasured Brazilian rosewood in 2013. It is all legally documented. It was harvested before Brazil prohibited the export of Brazilian rosewood logs in the late 1960s, before the initial CITES convention of 1972 and long before Brazilian rosewood was declared an endangered species by CITES in 1992. This treasured wood is the finest music wood Mother Nature has created. It responds to lower energy bass frequencies with power and enthusiasm and rejoices in the higher energy treble notes. There is a timbre, an energy, an incredible aliveness that comes from the instruments we are crafting with this aged, cured Brazilian rosewood. There can be no question, Brazilian rosewood is the finest guitar body music wood and the journey of the Brazilian we are using makes this the most amazing collection in the world.

But we do not take our Brazilian rosewood for granted. In launching the new Bedell Bahia dreadnought, orchestra and parlor we have paired it with Alaska Sitka spruce that was salvaged from the forest floor near Craig, Alaska. We never use wood from clear-cut trees…most importantly from over 1,000 year old-growth Sitka forests. Our soundboards are over 400 years old…growing slowly as they compete in the forest for sun, water and freedom. The result, the slow growth and tight growth rings give the tops of our instruments previously unheard power and clarity.

So marrying nature cured Brazilian rosewood with multi-century old Alaskan Sitka to create the most responsive and beautiful sounding acoustic guitars requires more than luck. There are thousands of miles between Brazil and Alaska. Mother Nature did not see her destiny as creating a musical marriage between these extraordinary trees. This is left to Bedell Guitars. We have studied the tonal character of our Alaska Sitka and Brazilian rosewood to determine the best frequency pairings to maximize the sound, feel and power. We actually sand each top to a targeted thinness and then hand tune it by carving away wood on each of the tone bars of each Bedell Bahia to a selected frequency. Different from most guitars, when you tap on the top of a Bedell Bahia you will notice that the frequencies are the same anywhere on the top you tap. This results in efficienct energy transfer of the music to the back wood, which is also hand tuned to maximize it's efficiency in responding.

The Bedell Bahia offers the finest music wood nature has created, hand-crafted into the finest guitars technology has enabled.

Excellent Condition, Shows very minor signs of play and use from previous owner. Includes Collings handmade traditional case. Absolute beast of a guitar, all the punch, note definition and playability that Collings is famous for. Tradition bracing and construction for that vintage vibe and tone! 

Top: Adirondack 

Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise With Custom Wood Purflings

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Gold MOP Long Dots

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Tortoise-Style

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional 

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 1-Style (Walnut)

Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (No Tongue Brace)

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Finish: High Gloss Extra-Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056

Case: Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case

Year: 2017

Top: Sitka Spruce 

Back and Sides: East Indian Rosewood

Neck: Honduran Mahogany (Rosewood Stain)

Body Binding: Ivoroid with Herringbone Purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style with 2 13/32" Spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with Abalone Short Diamond & Squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP Dot

Nut: Bone, 1 7/8"

Saddle: Bone, Drop-In

Neck Profile: Modified V (.870" - .952")

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square with Volute  

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Golden Age Restoration w/Cream Buttons (15:1 Ratio)

Backstrip: 2-Style (Zipper)

Rosette: IV/Tort/IV & B/W Purfling 

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern: Pre-war non-scalloped X-brace

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish:  High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-38 .010-.047

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL

The Original Series was the very first Lowden range from 1976, just as the ‘O’ model is George’s original Lowden body design. Although the medium sized ‘F’ and concert sized ‘S’ have been added to the range since then, the Lowden standard of passionate commitment to no compromise was well and truly set.

What George says:

Top: Red Cedar 

Back and Sides: Mahogany

Neck: 5-Piece Mahogany/Rosewood

Body Binding: Figured Mahogany 

Fingerboard Binding: Ebony 

Peghead Binding: None

Purfling: Sycamore, Walnut, Rosewood and Mahogany 

Bridge: Rosewood

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone

Neck Profile: GL Standard 

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 

Peghead Veneer: Indian Rosewood

Tuners: Gotoh SG381 Gold with Ebony Buttons

Rosette: Wood, Sycamore, Mahogany

Scale Length: 24.0157"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Radius: 14"- 26" Compound

Body Finish: Satin

Neck Finish:  Satin

Pickguard: Clear

Strings: Lowden .013-.056

Case: Molded Hardshell Case

First to be released, 12 string Vintage SFT guitar to come off the production line. Superb playability, tuning and sound. The ultimate players guitar, no worrying about warping, cracking of extra maintenance due to the climate. Finally a 12 string that delivers effortless playability and reliability without any of the headaches! 

New model release from Rainsong with new infused Carbon/Wood technology. This guitar is absolutely beautiful sounding, if you have been waiting for tone of a spruce top paired with the reliability and stability of carbon, this is it. Lush and rich overtones and harmonic depth jump out of these guitars. All the playability that has made Rainsong famous, and yes, not to worry about it warping on you!

To combine the stability and robustness of carbon fiber with the traditional aesthetics of wood, RainSong has developed SFT:  Soundboard Fusion Technology.   After careful experimentation, we are able to fuse a thin spruce soundboard and a unidirectional pre-impregnated carbon in a single molding step.  The resulting SFT soundboard is a composite matrix that resonates as a single unit, like a solid wood soundboard.  The physical properties of the carbon fiber far exceed those of the thin wood.  Hence the SFT soundboard maintains the imperviousness to humidity and temperature of carbon fiber. 

An SFT soundboard delivers rich crystalline carbon sound subtly colored by wood.

Soundboard: Unidirectional carbon/spruce soundboard craftedusing RainSong’s Soundboard Fusion Technology technique.  No soundboard braces.  Pinstripe rosette (Amber Tint)

Body: All Carbon, No Body Braces

Bodyshape: Drednought

Neck: All Carbon N2 Neck (14 Fret) 

Scale: 25.4"

Inlay: Abalone Shark

Nut: 1 7/8"

Rosette: Pinstripe  

Depth at Endpin: 5 Inches

Lower Bout: 16 Inches

Body Length: 20 inches

Tuners: Chrome Plated Gotoh with 1:18 Gear Ratio

Finish: UV Protective, Clear Urethane, Gloss 

New model release from Rainsong with new infused Carbon/Wood technology. This guitar is absolutely beautiful sounding, if you have been waiting for tone of a spruce top paired with the reliability and stability of carbon, this is it. Lush and rich overtones and harmonic depth jump out of these guitars. All the playability that has made Rainsong famous, and yes, not to worry about it warping on you!

To combine the stability and robustness of carbon fiber with the traditional aesthetics of wood, RainSong has developed SFT:  Soundboard Fusion Technology.   After careful experimentation, we are able to fuse a thin spruce soundboard and a unidirectional pre-impregnated carbon in a single molding step.  The resulting SFT soundboard is a composite matrix that resonates as a single unit, like a solid wood soundboard.  The physical properties of the carbon fiber far exceed those of the thin wood.  Hence the SFT soundboard maintains the imperviousness to humidity and temperature of carbon fiber. 

An SFT soundboard delivers rich crystalline carbon sound subtly colored by wood.

Soundboard: Carbon/Spruce (SFT) Finished in Amber Tint

Body: All Carbon, No Body Braces

Bodyshape: WS

Neck: All Carbon N2 Neck (14 Fret) 

Scale: 24.875"

Inlay: Abalone Dot

Nut: 1.75"

Rosette: Pinstripe

Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem 

Finish: UV Protective, Clear Urethane, Gloss 

New model release from Rainsong with new infused Carbon/Wood technology. This guitar is absolutely beautiful sounding, if you have been waiting for tone of a spruce top paired with the reliability and stability of carbon, this is it. Lush and rich overtones and harmonic depth jump out of these guitars. All the playability that has made Rainsong famous, and yes, not to worry about it warping on you!

To combine the stability and robustness of carbon fiber with the traditional aesthetics of wood, RainSong has developed SFT:  Soundboard Fusion Technology.   After careful experimentation, we are able to fuse a thin spruce soundboard and a unidirectional pre-impregnated carbon in a single molding step.  The resulting SFT soundboard is a composite matrix that resonates as a single unit, like a solid wood soundboard.  The physical properties of the carbon fiber far exceed those of the thin wood.  Hence the SFT soundboard maintains the imperviousness to humidity and temperature of carbon fiber. 

An SFT soundboard delivers rich crystalline carbon sound subtly colored by wood.

Soundboard: Carbon/Spruce (SFT) Finished in Amber Tint

Body: All Carbon, No Body Braces

Bodyshape: OM

Neck: All Carbon N2 Neck (14 Fret) 

Scale: 25.4"

Inlay: Abalone Dot

Nut: 1.75"

Rosette: Pinstripe

Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem 

Finish: UV Protective, Clear Urethane, Gloss 

New model release from Rainsong with new infused Carbon/Wood technology. This guitar is absolutely beautiful sounding, if you have been waiting for tone of a spruce top paired with the reliability and stability of carbon, this is it. Lush and rich overtones and harmonic depth jump out of these guitars. All the playability that has made Rainsong famous, and yes, not to worry about it warping on you!

To combine the stability and robustness of carbon fiber with the traditional aesthetics of wood, RainSong has developed SFT:  Soundboard Fusion Technology.   After careful experimentation, we are able to fuse a thin spruce soundboard and a unidirectional pre-impregnated carbon in a single molding step.  The resulting SFT soundboard is a composite matrix that resonates as a single unit, like a solid wood soundboard.  The physical properties of the carbon fiber far exceed those of the thin wood.  Hence the SFT soundboard maintains the imperviousness to humidity and temperature of carbon fiber. 

An SFT soundboard delivers rich crystalline carbon sound subtly colored by wood.

Soundboard: Carbon/Spruce (SFT) Finished in 3 Tone Tobacco Sunburst 

Body: All Carbon, No Body Braces

Bodyshape: Jumbo

Neck: All Carbon N2 Neck (14 Fret) 

Scale: 25.4"

Inlay: Abalone Shark

Nut: 1.75"

Rosette: Pinstripe  

Finish: UV Protective, Clear Urethane, Gloss 

New model release from Rainsong with new infused Carbon/Wood technology. This guitar is absolutely beautiful sounding, if you have been waiting for tone of a spruce top paired with the reliability and stability of carbon, this is it. Lush and rich overtones and harmonic depth jump out of these guitars. All the playability that has made Rainsong famous, and yes, not to worry about it warping on you!

To combine the stability and robustness of carbon fiber with the traditional aesthetics of wood, RainSong has developed SFT:  Soundboard Fusion Technology.   After careful experimentation, we are able to fuse a thin spruce soundboard and a unidirectional pre-impregnated carbon in a single molding step.  The resulting SFT soundboard is a composite matrix that resonates as a single unit, like a solid wood soundboard.  The physical properties of the carbon fiber far exceed those of the thin wood.  Hence the SFT soundboard maintains the imperviousness to humidity and temperature of carbon fiber. 

An SFT soundboard delivers rich crystalline carbon sound subtly colored by wood.

Soundboard: Carbon/Spruce (SFT) Finished in Amber Tint

Body: All Carbon, No Body Braces

Bodyshape: Drednought

Neck: All Carbon N2 Neck (14 Fret) 

Scale: 25.4"

Inlay: Abalone Dot

Nut: 1.75"

Rosette: Pinstripe  

Finish: UV Protective, Clear Urethane, Gloss 

CO-WS1005NS full body cutaway acoustic electric featuring the NS neck and an offset soundhole

A new listening experience for the player that accentuates the sparkling trebles and the full bass.  This guitar is especially well suited for alternate tunings.

The CO-WS1005NS, like all the other members of the Concert Series, has an all-graphite body and a unidirectional Carbon soundboard.  Unique to this model is the offset soundhole and the 12-fret, short scale (24.9”) neck.

Unidirectional Carbon mimics the tight grain of a fine spruce.  These soundboards are the lightest built by RainSong - which explains their responsiveness and warm tone.  

The neck of the CO-WS1005NS joins the body at the 12^th fret rather than the 14^th fret. This moves the bridge back on the soundboard towards the center of the lower bout resulting in improved sonic energy transmission from the strings to the soundboard and enhanced bass response.

The soundhole of the CO-WS1005NS is located on the player’s side of the upper bout.  The proximity to the player’s ear produces a sense of increased volume.  The reduced size of the soundhole combined with the uninterrupted larger vibrating surface of the soundboard accentuates the highs and the lows relative to the mids.

Like all RainSongs, the CO-WS1005NS uses Projection Tuned Layering^TM for the crystal detail, warmth and volume of the classic carbon sound.   All-composite construction means a robust instrument that can withstand variations in humidity and temperatures.

Top-of-the-line Fishman Prefix electronics with a built-in tuner makes the CO-WS1005NS a stage-ready instrument.

The CO-WS1005NS has a clear high-gloss UV protective polyurethane finish.

Specifications: 

Soundboard: All-graphite Unidirectional Carbon soundboard crafted using RainSong's Projection Tuned Layering™ technique. No soundboard braces. Abalone rosette.
Body: All-graphite body. No body braces.
Neck: All-graphite NS neck and composite fingerboard fabricated using RainSong's Performance Shape Casting™ as a single piece. Adjustable truss rod. Custom shark inlays
Accessories: Tusq™ Nut, saddle and bridgepins.
Case: Customized hardshell case.
Finish: UV protective, high-gloss, clear urethane.
Depth at end-pin: 5 inches
Lower bout: 15.8 inches
Body Length: 19.5 inches
Neck width at nut: 1.75 inches
Scale length: 24.9 inches
Tuning machines: Chrome plated Gotohs with 1:18 gear ratio
Electronics: Fishman Prefix Plus-T