Your eyes do not deceive you: this is a Custom Shop 000 (Serial 2272802) with gorgeous quilted sapele back and sides with a Style 45 Rosette and a Style 45 Inlays. Why? Well, we thought it would look awesome, and there’s no adult supervision at Wildwood to tell us no, so why not? We asked the folks at Martin to deck it out with ALL the premium appointments, too: a thin nitro finish, a VTS Adirondack spruce top, and 100% hide glue construction. Check out a detailed sonic evaluation on our Martin acoustic page to learn more about how these features translated to make this 000 a true sonic titan. Happy #FlatTopFriday everyone.

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Wildwoodians, we are pleased to showcase the Original Collection ‘50s J-45, an acoustic thoroughbred with a workhorse’s spirit. Based on the classic J-45s of the 1950s, these guitars capture all of the J-45’s most appealing characteristics—versatility, dynamic response, and elegant good looks—in a modern package.

Click the link in our story to learn more about Serial 23392104 and Happy #GibSunday everyone.

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What happens when a truck carrying Adirondack spruce and a truck carrying koa crash into one another? Well, you get a guitar like this fabulous Froggy Bottom H-12 (we’re not entirely sure if they use the truck-crash method to build guitars, but it’s our best guess). This guitar certainly hits with the force of an large motorized vehicle—even the high e string packs a wallop! It responds to your right hand with immediacy, and the attack is round and springy.

As is often the case with koa-bodied acoustics, this serial has opened up beautifully after having been played, and it has developed a robust overtone presence as a result. On a scale of bright to warm, it sits near the middle with its goes hanging into the warm side. Somehow, despite how full-bodied and complex it sounds, it manages to maintain excellent note separation. For fingerstyle, it works as marvelously as you’d expect, but its talents as a strummer are also surprising and delightful.This 12-fret terror would make an inspiring companion for anyone looking to experience the magic of a great handmade koa guitar, and we have no doubt it will inspire you to embark on all sorts of acoustic adventures! ...

Wildwoodians, Tri a little tenderness and check out this gorgeous Custom Shop Les Paul in a rare Tri-Burst Metallic finish as part of the Coal Creek Collection. We’re rarely stumped here at Wildwood, but we can’t find any other examples of this model with this particular finish. Needless to say, it’s a pretty rare bird! It also sounds fantastic thanks to its Burstbucker pickups! Overall, it has a muscular, wide midrange response to go with fat lows and rich trebles laden with harmonic overtones. The bridge pickup is punchy and well-sculpted, and it makes rhythm lines sound beefy and lead lines sting. The neck pickup is MASSIVE, with expansive midrange, chocolate-y lows, and singing highs. If you’re looking for a Custom Shop LP with classic tone and eye-catching good looks that will make all the guitar players on your block green with jealous rage, this Tri-Burst Metallic Custom Shop Les Paul will get the job done!

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If we had to pick one word to describe our reaction to the tone of this James Trussart Steelcaster, it would “gobsmacked” with close consideration given to “floored.” Metal-bodied guitars are a special interest of this caption writer, and this one is particularly great. It sustains F O R E V E R, and its touch-sensitivity is second to none. It can sound warm and open, with an almost chorus-like richness when you play softly, but when you dig in, it has an evil, aggressive snarl like a fanged church bell from the bowels of Hades. It has the capacity to sound sweet as can be or downright evil depending on the player’s mood, and it’s unbelievably lush-sounding.

If you’ve never experience the magic of a steel-bodied guitar, chances are this James Trussart Steelcaster will blow your mind and cause you to reimagine the way you think about electric guitars (and, if you’re already a fan, you’ll recognize it as an exemplar of the style!). We have no doubt it will inspire you to embark on all sorts of exciting fretboard adventures!

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