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.

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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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Wildwoodians, we’re lucky enough to be the temporary caretakers of some of the coolest used guitars in the world, and we wanted to highlight them for you in a new series called Used Guitar of the Day! We’re kicking things off with this awesome 1981 Heritage Series Standard-80 Les Paul, which is a killer piece of Gibson history! Basically, this model is Gibson’s very first attempt at recreating the ‘59 Les Paul through their Certified Vintage program. As a result, it shares a lot of DNA with its vintage forebears, which makes it a joy for the player and the people hearing it! It definitely fits the bill of a “Tele-On-Steroids”-type LP: it has a percussive, articulate attack with a pleasing thoonk to it, and its harmonic profile is full-bodied but warm and clear. Overall, it has a woody, warm, vintage-style tonality with open midrange, muscle-bound lows, and sizzling, singing highs. It also emphatically delivers a powerful fundamental tone alongside its sculpted overtone presence. The bridge pickup packs a focused punch with excellent balance between the sparkling highs and defined lows. The neck pickup is downright girthy, with vocal low mids, lows as woody and huge as an ancient redwood, and singing highs. Head on over to our used gear page and check it out along with all our other awesome pre-owned pieces!

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