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Collings OM2H
The OM has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists who choose to play on steel strings. Yet flatpickers also find it appealing too. This OM2H features a 1 11/16" nut width along with a 25 1/2" scale length for luxurious playing comfort. The Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides give the guitar a warm and rich sound. It comes with a hard shell case.Sold
Taylor 50th Anniversary GS Mini-e Rosewood SB LTD
To commemorate our 50th anniversary, we've revamped the best-selling GS Mini with a fresh look and added visual touches. The 50th Anniversary GS Mini-e Rosewood SB LTD features a torrefied Sitka spruce top paired with layered Indian rosewood back and sides, serving up a warm, played-in character to go with its bold projection and balanced tone profile. With its scaled-down Grand Symphony body shape and hand-friendly 23-½-inch scale length, this limited-edition GS Mini delivers unmatched playing comfort without sacrificing rich tone. Celebratory aesthetic upgrades include a striking vintage sunburst top color treatment, a distinctive firestripe pickguard, diamond fretboard inlays, gold tuners, ebony bridge pins with gold dots and a commemorative interior label. All together, this GS Mini is the ideal musical companion for travel, at-home play, jam sessions and more. It comes equipped with ES2 electronics and ships with a tan structured gig bag. Production will be limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide.Sold
Bourgeois 00 - Custom Cutaway
This cutaway beauty features a spectacular Aged Tone Bearclaw Figured Sitka Spruce top and premium Indian Rosewood sides and back. The short scale and 1 23/32" nut width makes this guitar very easy to play! Bourgeois' small guitars are renowned for their piano-like presence, volume and sustain. This beauty lives up to the reputation and will exceed your expectations. With Hard Shell CaseSold
Santa Cruz OOO Model Guitar
Nothing sings like a Santa Cruz OOO and this one is as sweet and warm as they make them! It's 1 3/4" width nut, 2 3/16" spring spacing and short scale combing to make this one of the most comfortable guitars to play that you can find. The custom features on this model that make it special are a Sinker Redwood top, Mahogany, Adirondack Spruce bracing attached with hot hide glue, maple body, fingerboard and peghead binding, script logo headstock inlay, ivoriod dot fingerboard inlays, bone bridge and end pins and nickel Waverly tuners with ivoroid knobs. All other specs are standard to the model. With deluxe hard shell case.Sold
Santa Cruz OM Pre War Model - 1 11/16" Narrow Nut!
OM Pre-War model is the perfect guitar for finger-style or pick playing! Its sleek custom 1 11/16" width nut, 2 3/16" bridge spacing and 25.375” scale length make it a super-comfortable guitar to play with lots of room for chording. Once you pick it up, you won’t want to put this beauty back down again! Indian Rosewood lends this guitar a big, round, warm tone while the responsive Old Growth Sitka Spruce top gives it clarity and a wide dynamic range. Advanced X and scalloped Adirondack Spruce top bracing attached with hot hide glue add to this guitar's complex traditional tone with warm low end.Sold
Taylor 50th Anniversary Builder's Edition 814ce LTD
The 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 814ce LTD celebrates our flagship guitar with an ultra-refined version featuring Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a sinker redwood top. Rosewood's rich lows, sparkling highs and lush overtones complement the redwood's blend of cedar-like warmth and bold projection, all turbocharged by our V-Class bracing. Like its standard Builder's Edition sibling, this model boasts a beveled armrest, beveled cutaway, chamfered edges and a Curve Wing bridge for seamless playing comfort. Limited-edition appointments include a gold-hued mother-of-pearl peghead logo and matching Element inlays, maple purfling around the fretboard and peghead, a green abalone rosette, premium Gotoh 510 tuners, and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots. Finished with a Kona edgeburst and a full-body gloss, this all-purpose Grand Auditorium sports a commemorative 50th anniversary label. Production will be limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide.Sold
2016 Martin GCP12PA4
Nothing sounds as ethereal as a 12 string. It's just a wonderful chorusing sound reminiscent of other unison strung instruments like mandolin. There are just so many songs with that sound, when you hear it you just wan't to play them. FYI, this guitar was dropped and repaired, see photos. Now's your chance to get a great deal on a 12 string.Sold
Bourgeois Country Boy D Touchstone Series
Crafted from some of the finest tonewoods in its class, the Touchstone D Country Boy features a one-piece Honduran Mahogany neck, Honduran Mahogany back and sides, and a hand-voiced, old-growth Sitka Spruce top. This guitar is crafted with Bourgeois’ signature attention-to-detail. Drawing on his half-century of experience as a luthier, Dana and his team carefully select each old-growth Alaskan Sitka Spruce soundboard by hand before bracing it with Adirondack Spruce harvested from deep in northern forests of Maine. The magic of the Touchstone Series comes from Dana’s renown system of hand-voicing. Over the last 50 years he has refined this old-world technique and is now recognized worldwide as a foremost authority on guitar-top voicing. The newest addition to the Bourgeois Touchstone family is based on one of the most successful models ever to come out of the Lewiston workshop—the Country Boy. This vintage-inspired workhorse is meticulously handcrafted with the specific aim of providing musicians best-in-class attention to detail, tone, and playability. Resonating with warmth and clarity, the all-new Touchstone Country Boy offers an impressive dynamic range. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.Sold
Taylor Custom GA Redwood Walnut
Redwood and walnut paired with a maple binding and armrest provide a stunning aesthetic to this custom Taylor grand auditorium. The redwood top yields warmth and volume somewhere between cedar and mahogany, while the walnut back and sides provide both the brightness and sustain of maple. It features the Taylor Expression System 2 pickup and a deluxe hard shell case.Sold
Taylor 217e-SB Plus LTD 50th Anniversary
The 217e-SB Plus LTD, premiering in Taylor’s 50th Anniversary collection, marks the exciting debut of our Grand Pacific body within the 200 Series. Layered Indian rosewood back and sides meet a torrefied Sitka spruce top to create a harmonious blend of projection, warmth, clarity and sustain. The torrefied top delivers a more seasoned look and sound, along with a slight boost in dimensional stability for consistently reliable performance over time and in different climate environments. The guitar is also voiced with Taylor’s proprietary C-Class bracing. Here, the voicing recipe enhances the overall tonal response, perhaps most noticeably in the low-end frequencies, contributing to a robust, full-bodied voice. The Grand Pacific shape makes a great all-purpose instrument, perfect for everything from strumming cowboy chords to flatpicking runs to softer fingerpicking. Notable appointments include a rich tobacco sunburst top and gloss-finish body; tastefully-designed 50th Anniversary diamond fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic; an Italian acrylic single-ring rosette that pops visually against the sunburst; black body binding with black and white top purfling; a black pickguard; gold Taylor tuning machines; and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots—a signature touch for all 50th Anniversary models. Onboard ES2 electronics deliver natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone for performance or recording, while a strong yet lightweight Taylor AeroCase ensures protection and easy portability. Our 50th anniversary label inside the guitar pays tribute to Taylor’s milestone year. With its unique tonal character, signature Taylor playability, and refined visual elements, the 217e-SB Plus LTD stands as a testament to Taylor’s legacy of creating instruments that inspire and elevate the musical experience.Sold
2013 Fender Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic
This Maple-necked beauty plays great, sports a 5-way selector switch and weighs in at a light 7 lbs 9.6 oz and comes with its COA and case candy. It is in excellent condition as is its original tweed case.Sold
2022 Rickenbacker 350 V63
Based on the classic 325 Series guitars, this vintage stylization updates the traditional design to full scale size and performance. Vintage Single Coil Toaster Top™ pickups, solid black knobs, replica tuners, and trapeze tailpiece hark back to another era, but offers the feel and sound which modern day guitarists demand. This guitar is in excellent condition and comes with its original official Rickenbacker Deluxe Hardshell case also in excellent condition. It weighs 6 lbs 7 oz.Sold
Santa Cruz OMG Custom OM Grand Model
The OM Grand has everything that a regular OM has plus more volume, punch and bass. This custom OM Grand has an ideal combination of balanced tonewoods, Mahogany back and sides paired with a Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top with Adirondack Bracing attached with hot hide glue. It is a breeze to play with 1 ¾” nut, 2 3/16” saddle spacing and a 25.375" scale length. The tortoise body, fingerboard and peghead binding add an elegant vibe to this beauty. A hard shell case is also provided.Sold
Colling D2H T
This beautiful Traditional Series dreadnought is designed and crafted to showcase the most desirable characteristics present in coveted pre-war instruments. 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. The 1 3/4" nut width, 25 1/2" scale length and 2 5/16" bridge spacing make this guitar comfortable to play. The Sitka Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides and the all lacquer aging toner finish give the guitar a warm full sound. The drop-in bridge allows for easy adjustments in the future.Sold
Colling OM2H T
The Traditional Series with pre-war bracing and nitro body finish combines traditional features with state-of-the art craftsmanship. The premium Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood combine to deliver great, traditional tone. With a 1 ¾” nut and drop-in saddle, this guitar is ready for a lifetime of great picking fun. It comes with a hard shell case.Sold
2010 Taylor GA3
This excellent Taylor GA3 is a Grand Auditorium, American-made acoustic guitar with a solid Sitka Spruce top and Sapele back and sides. It plays and sounds great and is in excellent condition with only light signs of play or fret-wear.Sold
2018 Taylor 412 12-Fret CE-LTD Big Leaf Maple!
This great sounding limited edition Grand Concert in gorgeous Western Big Leaf Maple and Sitka Spruce is excellent with minor free wear but no dings, dents or scratches. It has nice low action a plays great. It comes with its original deluxe hard shell case.Sold
2021 Bourgeois Nova
This is a super-custom dreadnaught from one of America’s top luthiers. This Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top Indian Rosewood guitar is beautifully designed with Asymmetrical Rosette, Asymmetrical pickguard, Asymmetrical Headstock, and an X-braced back for beautiful tone. The long scale and 1 23/32” nut width gives this guitar a luxurious feel and the cutaway gives you great fret access. This used instrument is in excellent condition. With a hard shell case in excellent condition.Sold
2021 Martin 0-18
This used 0-18 has a scallop-braced spruce top with mahogany back and sides that serve as the foundation for this concert sized model. The combination of a short expressive 24.9” scale with a modified low oval neck shape and the high performance parallel taper allows for easy action and fast playability. Open geared nickel tuners with phosphor bronze strings and an ebony fingerboard and bridge complete the look of this classic parlor guitar. W/Martin Thinline pick-up and original hard shell case. Guitar and case are both in excellent condition.Sold
Bourgeois OM Custom Cutaway Moon Spruce
An Aged Tone Swiss Moon Spruce and Highly Figured Mahogany top set the stage for great looks and tone in this exceptional cutaway instrument designed for the discerning player. The long scale neck and 1 3/4" nut width makes for a nice roomy feel. The tortoise body binding, Solost style purfling and abalone slotted Squares and Diamond fingerboard inlays add to the stunning appearance of this fine instrument. W/ deluxe hard shell case.Sold
Bourgeois OM Country Boy/Touchstone Series
Crafted from some of the finest tonewoods in its class, the Touchstone Country Boy features a one-piece Honduran Mahogany neck, Honduran Mahogany back and sides, and a hand-voiced, old-growth Sitka Spruce top. This guitar is crafted with Bourgeois’ signature attention-to-detail. Drawing on his half-century of experience as a luthier, Dana and his team carefully select each old-growth Alaskan Sitka Spruce soundboard by hand before bracing it with Adirondack Spruce harvested from deep in northern forests of Maine. The magic of the Touchstone Series comes from Dana’s renown system of hand-voicing. Over the last 50 years he has refined this old-world technique and is now recognized worldwide as a foremost authority on guitar-top voicing. The newest addition to the Bourgeois Touchstone family is based on one of the most successful models ever to come out of the Lewiston workshop—the Country Boy. This vintage-inspired workhorse is meticulously handcrafted with the specific aim of providing musicians best-in-class attention to detail, tone, and playability. Resonating with warmth and clarity, the all-new Touchstone Country Boy offers an impressive dynamic range. With hard shell case.Sold
Bourgeois OM Vintage / Touchstone Series
The all-new Touchstone Series guitar features a Master Grade Old-Growth Alaskan Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides and is hand-voiced in Lewiston, Maine. The 1 23/32” nut width and Bourgeois neck carve make this guitar easy and fun to play. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.Sold
1965 Martin Tenor Guitar
Looking to add a new and different tone to your collection? Now is your chance. This beautiful vintage Martin tenor guitar has an angelic tone. Being a 18 style model it is Mahogany back and sides with that classic tortoise body binding. The fingerboard, bridge and head-veneer appear to be Brazilian Rosewood. The abalone dots in the fretboard inlay have a beautiful radiance. This instrument is in overall very good condition for its age and comes with its original chipboard case.Sold
2014 Santa Cruz 1934 OM
We are proud and privileged to present one of the true holy grails of the acoustic guitar world, the Santa Cruz 1934 OM! The tone on this instrument is just beautiful thanks to its old growth Brazilian Rosewood and old Adirondack Spruce. It is set up perfectly and the neck features a traditional 1 3/4" width nut and 25.25" scale for an incredible feel. It is in excellent condition with only the lightest fret wear or signs of play. The case is very clean too as this guitar has never been "gigged". This is instrument is one of "the good ones", super-cool and inspiring to play! This guitar is Pre-Owned, and is sold without a warranty.
Acoustic Guitars for Sale at Northern Lights Music - Best Quality Brands
Discover top-notch boutique acoustic guitars at Northern Lights Music, featuring sought-after brands such as Santa Cruz Guitars, Bourgeois Guitars, and Collings Guitars. Whether you're searching for a brilliant Brazilian OM or a warm mahogany dreadnought, we have the perfect guitar for you. Can't find what you're looking for in our inventory? Our featured brands are custom shops that can build a guitar to match your imagination and budget. Looking for an affordable option or just starting out? We also offer high-quality, budget-friendly acoustic and electric guitars from Taylor Guitars, Seagull Guitars, and Yamaha Acoustic Guitars.
What is an Acoustic Guitar and its Characteristics
An acoustic guitar is a type of stringed instrument that uses a hollow body and a soundboard to produce sound, instead of relying on electronic amplification. The soundboard is usually made of wood, and the body can be crafted from wood or synthetic materials. Steel strings are typically used, but acoustic guitars can also be strung with nylon or other types of strings. Acoustic guitars can be played with a pick or fingers and are popular in various music genres, including folk, country, blues, and classical.
Reasons to Choose an Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic guitars have a lot to offer, attracting players for different reasons. The rich and warm sound that an acoustic guitar produces is often described as "full" or "rounded," and is appreciated by many players. The versatility of the instrument allows it to be played in a variety of styles and genres, such as folk, country, blues, and classical. The simplicity of an acoustic guitar is also appealing, as it does not require electronic amplification or other equipment. Furthermore, the portability of acoustic guitars makes them convenient for playing at home, with friends, or on the go.
History of the Acoustic Guitar
The acoustic guitar has a rich and diverse history that stretches back centuries. The modern acoustic guitar is derived from various stringed instruments developed in different parts of the world. The lute, one of the earliest known stringed instruments, was developed in ancient Egypt and was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages. The lute was a pear-shaped instrument with a long neck and a hollow body and was used to play melodies and accompaniments.
The guitar as we know it today is believed to have evolved from the lute, and it was first developed in Spain in the 15th century. Early guitars had four courses (pairs) of strings, which were tuned in fourths and were played with the fingers. They were used to play a wide range of music, including folk, popular, and classical. Over time, the guitar has undergone many changes and has been adapted to meet the needs of different musicians and musical styles. Today, the acoustic guitar is a popular instrument used in various music genres, including folk, country, blues, and classical.
Best Guitars for Beginners
There are many great options for beginner acoustic guitars, and the best one for you will depend on your budget, playing style, and preferences. A budget-friendly option for beginners is the Yamaha FG800, known for its excellent sound quality and playability. The Yamaha FG800 has a solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides, which give it a warm and full sound. For those who prefer a North American-made guitar, Taylor is a great step-up option. Try out a few different guitars to find the one that works best for you and your playing style.