Dropping the prices on these guitars a bit before listing them on ebay. Let me know if there's any interest out there. All mint condition. Email for photos and more info.
Ed
Benedetto Bravo Guitar F/S Price reduced - $3200
Selling a mint condition handcrafted Benedetto Bravo semi-hollow body archtop guitar.
Like new mint condition with original hardshell case. Color is Honey/Blonde Espresso.
New these start at $4500, asking $3200 for this one.
Incredible instrument!
From the Benedetto website:
The Bravo was designed to gratify the player's need for a tastefully--detailed, rich and full--sounding thin--body that they could travel with--the next generation archtop guitar. It utilizes lightweight laminated spruce top and flamed maple back construction. The Bravo features a flamed maple neck, gorgeous abalone floral inlay at the 12th fret and the Benedetto A--6 humbucking pickup. Crafted for the player who has longed to express himself or herself on an instrument of the highest order, there simply is no substitute for the Benedetto pedigree -
Price Reduced Wilkie Northern Flyer Hand carved archtop guitar - $5000
I have for sale a like new hand crafted beautiful archtop guitar built by Wyatt Wilkie of Vancouver BC.
Wyatt built guitars for Bob Benedetto and learned his craft well. To get one of these unique instruments from Wyatt will cost $8000 to start and will take about a year to get it. This one is ready to play now.
Below are the specs for the instrument. Comes with a great Carlton case.
Price is firm and not interested in trades or offers. Visit the website to hear the guitar being played.
http://wilkiestringedinstruments.com/videos/
Northern Flyer Guitar Specs
Body- 16″ lower bout, 3″ body depth
Top- Hand-carved, graduated and tuned European Spruce
Back- Hand-carved, graduated, and tuned highly figured European or Bigleaf Maple
Sides- Highly figured European or Bigleaf Maple
Bracing- Sitka Spruce X-brace
Binding-Highly figured domestic maple
Neck-3 pieces select domestic curly maple with alternating ebony/walnut lines
Fingerboard- Ebony, 12″ radius
Width at nut- 1 3/4″
Scale- 25″
Frets- 22
Tailpiece- Handcrafted solid ebony
Pickup-Kent Armstrong Floating
Tuners- Gotoh
Finish- Nitrocellulose lacquer/Shellac french polish
Strings- Thomastik Infield nickel/steel .013-.053
Doolin 7 String Guitar w/Novax Fan Fret System - $3000
For sale is a one of a kind 7 string electric guitar built by master Portland based builder Mike Doolin. Each one of Mike's guitars is a work of art and he is now retired from building to focus on playing so this is a rare opportunity. In addition to the unique construction and beautiful woods used here the fret board features the Ralph Novax Fanned Fret System which gives the guitar better intonation. This guitar is chambered and has a very nice acoustic quality to it and is amplified with a B-Band pickup system. Comes with the original custom hard shell case.
Email for more details.