Boutique Guitar Videos

Kathy Wingert Limited Edition Series built for Dream Guitars. Black Brazilian Rosewood. Number 4 or a run of 10 guitars built. Italian Spruce top. Abalone trim. Sounds like silk. Peter Thorn plays "The Rain Song" by Zeppelin.

Al Petteway playing a Goodall RP-12S Parlor at Dream Guitars. 12 fret design with a sweet voice. Indian Rosewood back/sides and Adirondack Spruce top. Slotted headstock.

Tom Bills G2 Guitar at The Guitar Gallery. Side port sound hole. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. German Spruce top. Mahogany neck. Virtual cutaway by virtue of the Asymetrical body. The lower bought is only 14.5″ wide but the sound is deep and rich.

McPherson Koa Guitar at The Guitar Gallery. Beautiful Koa back and sides. Carpathian Spruce top. McPherson is famous for their offset sound holes, giving these guitars a unique sound.

Michael Chapdelaine playing an Ervin Somogyi custom built guitar for The Guitar Gallery. Michael is a superb player and he pushes this guitar to its limits. Just beautiful!

James Olson SJ played by Al Petteway at Dream Guitars. Cedar top with Indian Rosewood back/sides. Abalone top trim. Olson's are played by James Taylor. Olson is one of the great master builders of Cedar topped guitars.

Michael Bashkin African Blackwood guitar played by Tim Thompson at The Guitar Gallery. African Blackwood back & sides. Scorch rosette & headstock inlay. Michael studied under Ervin Somogyi.

"Killing Me Softly" played on a Michael Bashkin Belleza Grand Concert Custom at Dolphin Guitars in the UK. The Belleza is a traditionally-styled grand concert model that readily adapts to fingerstyle or flatpicking. Deep, rich sound. Beautifully played.

Kevin Ryan Signature Nightingale guitar with Brazilian Rosewood back/sides and a top bevel for playing comfort. Just beautiful! Played by Markham Brown at The Guitar Gallery.

Kevin Ryan Mission Grand Concert played by Michael Chapdelaine for Gourmet Guitars. This guy can really play! Beautiful sound, great rhythm.

Rod Schenk Guitars from Nashville played hard and fast by Tim Thompson. Features include a micro-bevel for playing comfort. Rod Schenk learned his trade from Kevin Ryan. Check out this guitar's powerful sound.

Scott Nigard plays a Rod Schenk Ophirio. Rosewood back/sides. Spruce top with bevel. This is a small bodied guitar with an excellent full-bodied sound.

This is a Marc Maingard Brazilian Rosewood handmade guitar at The Guitar Gallery in TN. Marc builds his guitars in South Africa. Stephen Stills is a loyal customer.

2007 Brazilian Manzer played by Al Petteway for Dream Guitars. This is a small bodied guitar with great nuance and detail to the sound. Linda Manzer is a Canadian luthier well known for her archtop and flattop acoustic guitars. She learned her trade from Jean Larrivee.

Michi Matsuda guitars, based in Oakland, CA are highly sought after. Michi learned guitar making from the legendary Ervin Somogyi. His guitars have beautiful lines and are quite original.

This Jeff Traugott Model 00, played by Al Petteway for Dream Guitars, is his version of the Martin 00 body size. It features Brazilian Rosewood back/sides, a German Spruce top, and fanned frets. This particular guitar offers great tone and projection. Jeff started his career at the legendary Santa Cruz Guitar Company.

This is a Tom Doerr Legacy played by Al Petteway for Dream Guitars. It features a Cedar top over Madagascar Rosewood back/sides. The Madagascar back is braced in a multi-X pattern. Tom, now based in Michigan, received assistance and information about guitar making from Bill Wise of Charis Guitars.

This Jason Simpson Grand Auditorium, featuring Paduak and Bubinga, is being played by Al Petteway for Dream Guitars. A stunningly beautiful guitar with good volume, ringing sustain, and clear separation between notes.

Check out this Veillette Terzilla 12-string Terz guitar played by Al Petteway for Dream Guitars. It features offset sound holes. This Terz 12 seems to blend the sound of a 12-string guitar with the cleanliness of a mandolin. Really something to hear!

This Joradan McConnell guitar, brought to us by Dream Guitars, features Brazilian back/sides and fan frets. Jordan studied in Spain with Jose Romanillos and builds both steel string and classical guitars. This guitar sounds wonderful.

This Greenfield G2 African Blackwood Guitar, from The Guitar Gallery, has a very articulate voice; silky and clean. Michael Greenfield, based in Montreal, offers different body shapes, sizes and scale lengths, as well as parabolic soundboards that combine thinness with strength.

This Jason Kostal OM guitar is brought to you by the folks at The Guitar Gallery and sounds fabulous. Jason Kostal was first introduced to the world of guitar building by Kent Everett of Everett Guitars, and also participated in an apprenticeship with Ervin Somogyi.

Hiro Ebata spent several years in the shop of Ervin Somogyi. This J features Brazilian Rosewood, European Spruce, bound and bordered fingerboard, and more. Sounds wonderful in the capable hands of Al Petteway at Dream Guitars.