Acoustic Guitars
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Santa Cruz OM Model
$8,140.00$7,326.00Santa Cruz's OM provides clean, loud mid-range and trebles that are complimented by a slightly predominant bass. This guitars Adirondack Spruce bracing attached with hot hide glue brings out the best in its Old Growth Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides. Deeply appreciated for fingerstyle and contemporary flat picking work, the OM is Santa Cruz's number one request. With a hard shell case.
2006 Eichelbaum Brazilian Grand Concert Model
$6,595.00This is a killer deal for a gorgeous Grand Concert size instrument from renowned luthier David Eichelbaum is in near-mint condition. It plays like butter and features a lively sounding set of old-growth Brazilian rosewood and a master-grade European spruce top. It also features a Brazilian Rosewood rosette, bridge and headplate overlay and abalone top trim. The 1 3/4” nut width makes this guitar feel great and the Venetian Cutaway gives you great upper-fret access. The gears are gold Gotoh Delta series with black buttons and there is a clear pick-guard installed to protect the top. It is gig ready with an AKG C-416 Internal Microphone installed. It is from a smoke-free environment and comes with its original grey-teal Calton case in very good condition with no dents.
Collings CW Mahogany Dreadnought
$7,375.00The CW Series dreadnought is designed for maximum power and volume. It features an Adirondack top and bracing, no tongue brace, an enlarged soundhole and Honduran Mahogany back and sides. It features a 1 23/32” nut width and a 2 1/4” belly bridge. Named after the well-loved Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, the Collings Winfield is a highly modified version of our standard dreadnought that features options commonly requested by flatpicking specialists. The combination of the stiff Adirondack spruce top with enlarged soundhole, supported by a top bracing pattern based on the earliest 14-fret dreadnoughts, make the CW a bluegrass powerhouse. Everything about this model is designed to provide plenty of headroom and projection for aggressive playing, but not at the expense of good tone. With hard shell case.
Taylor 150ce
$899.00A great 12-string playing experience starts with a comfortable neck. That puts the Taylor 150ce ahead of the pack, with a slender neck profile that's accommodating to all types of players and makes it easy to hold notes and chords. A solid spruce top delivers a satisfyingly textured 12-string tone, clear and balanced with a rich low-end response thanks to the Dreadnought body style. With a dynamic sound that boasts plenty of volume as well as a pleasing soft-touch response, it's easy to see why the Taylor 150ce is one of the world's most popular 12-string guitars for budget-minded players.
Bourgeois Country Boy OO Heirloom Series
$6,899.00$6,199.00The OO is the perfect size smaller guitar, big enough to not sound too small and small enough to not feel too big! Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce, combined with Mahogany and Aged Tone bracing attached with animal protein glue give this guitar a quick and balanced response that is great for fingerpicking and strumming. The short scale neck with a 1 23/32" nut width makes this beauty play like a dream. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois Country Boy 00-12/C Sunburst Cutaway Heirloom Series
$8,624.00$7,762.00This Sunburst 12 fret OO's Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides are a tone combination that can’t be beat. Its cutaway lends easy reach to higher frets. The short scale neck features a 1 3/4" nut width with 2 5/16" bridge spacing gives an easy, roomy feel that makes this guitar a dream to play. It comes with a hard shell case.
Bourgeois Custom GA Cutaway / Adirondack and Cocobolo
$10,899.00This Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce-top cutaway GA size guitar has it all, beautiful build and gorgeous tone. It’s Cocobolo back and sides yield a clear warm tone This long scale guitar with a 1 23/32” width nut plays like a dream with easy action. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Santa Cruz OM/PW Model Guitar
$8,430.00$7,587.00We love the OM Pre-War model! The Adirondack Spruce advanced X and scalloped top bracing attached with hot hide glue give this guitar a complex traditional tone with warm low end. It’s 1 ¾” nut width and 25.375” scale length make this a super comfortable guitar to play. Once you pick it up, you won’t want to put this East Indian Rosewood and Sitka beauty back down again!
Santa Cruz OM Pre War Model - 1 11/16" Narrow Nut!
$8,430.00$7,587.00OM 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.
2023 Lowden S-35 CO/SRW Cocobolo / Sinker Redwood Top
$6,999.00This 2023 S-35 model is in excellent/barely played condition. With Cocobolo and Sinker Redwood, it is for the serious player who can appreciate a whole new world of subtle tone colors and dynamic range with warmth and focused projection. But because of the extra definition of the AAAA grade soundboard wood, there is extra clarity and class in the tone. W/ hard shell case.
Huss and Dalton OO-SP Custom
$8,627.00$7,765.00Huss and Dalton 12-fret 00's produces a surprising amount of volume from a small-body guitar. Very clear, warm and balanced in tone, braced for light gauge strings, and designed with the finger-style player in mind. This custom 00 pairs Sinker Redwood and Cocobolo. It features Indian Rosewood body binding, six-line top purfling, and our vintage-style straight bridge. An Abalone Rosette, Torch peghead Inlay and Waverly 4066 - Nickel w/ Ivoroid buttons complete the elegant look of this classic instrument. A TKL Tweed Case w/ H&D logo is included.
Bourgeois SJ Vintage Heirloom Series | Sunburst
$7,999.00$7,199.00This luscious custom SJ features a Sunburst, Aged Tone Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. The 1 23/32" width nut and short scale neck make this robust guitar very easy to play. A Madagascar Rosewood Headstock overlay, 30's style purfling and Waverly Nickel Butterbean tuners add to the classic look of this fine Heirloom Series instrument. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois OM Custom Maple
$9,249.00$8,324.00We are proud to present this deluxe Custom OM from Bourgeois guitars! This OM's tone-engine is driven by an Aged Tone Sitka Spruce top and Curly Maple back and sides. The long scale Figured Maple neck with a 1 3/4" width nut give you plenty of room for your favorite chords and licks. The tortoise binding w/ 1930's style purfling, Head Binding Matched with its Triple Bound Fingerboard Binding, Abalone Slotted Squares & Diamonds and Schaller Vintage Bean 18:1 tuners all add to the elegant presentation of this heirloom quality instrument. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Taylor Builders Edition 50th Anniversary 314ce LTD
$2,999.00This limited edition 50th Anniversary Builders Edition 314ce LTD features a Sitka Spruce top and Urban Ash back and sides. It comes with a hard shell case.
Huss and Dalton DS-12 Fret Custom
$6,927.00$6,235.00Featuring a Thermo-cured Red Spruce (Picea rubens) top, Mahogany back and sides, 12 frets to the body and 24.9 scale length, this guitar has the power of a 14 fret DS but with a rounder tonal quality. To many players, 12-fret guitars are imbued with near-mystical qualities. When the neck is moved two frets toward the body, the sound hole and bridge must follow its trajectory and the bracing must be rearranged to suit. There’s no reason to think it will project like a 14-fretter, and it doesn’t. It’s bigger! And not a guitar for the timid! w/TKL Tweed Case w/H&D logo
Colling OM2H T
$6,875.00The 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.
2021 Bourgeois Nova
$5,799.00This 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.
Bourgeois 00-12C Country Boy/Heirloom Series OO Cutaway
$8,199.00$7,379.00This OO cutaway features a very Aged Tone Bearclaw Figured Sitka Spruce top and genuine Mahogany back and sides. Its 1 23/32" nut width, cutaway and short scale length makes this guitar play like butter! Aged Tone Torrefied Bracing adds to the tone and a 1930's Style rosette and purfling, tortoise binding and Waverly Nickel Oval tuners complete the classic look of this instrument. With deluxe hard shell case
Bourgeois D Vintage / Touchstone Series
$3,299.00$2,969.00The all-new Touchstone Series Vintage D features an Old-Growth Alaskan Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides and is hand-voiced in Lewiston, Maine. The tone is rich and full and head and shoulder above what you would expect from such an affordable guitar. The 1 23/32” nut width and Bourgeois neck carve make this guitar really easy and fun to play. It comes with a hard shell case.
2023 Bourgeois D Panama Red
$6,395.00This gorgeous dread features a gorgeous set of Panamanian Rosewood and the Bourgeois Full Aged Tone Package with Aged Tone Finish and an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top and bracing attached with animal protein glue. It plays easy with a 1 23/32” nut and has a rich and balanced tone. The Signature 3 color Herringbone purling and Waverly Nickel Oval tuners add a touch of classic elegance to this classic Dreadnought. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Huss and Dalton Model Traditional OM (TOM-R Custom)
$7,742.00$6,968.00This Huss & Dalton TOM-R combines traditional flat-top construction with the red spruce bracing used in all Huss & Daltons. This guitar is especially suited for finger-style players or flatpickers with a lighter touch, yet holds up to vigorous strumming when the performance becomes more intense. The even response and airy, shimmery qualities the OM has always been known for are maintained and expanded on in the Huss & Dalton TOM-R. This Custom TOM-R is a refined brew of Cocobolo, Thermo-cured Red Spruce, herringbone purfling, ivoroid body bindings, classic slotted diamond fretboard inlay pattern, and a squared headstock with a carved diamond volute. Vintage-style nickel tuning machines by Gotoh complete this timeless package.With TKL Tweed Case w/H&D logo
Huss and Dalton D-RH Custom Dreadnought
$5,673.00$5,187.00This D-RH is a dreadnought brought up to date with a radiused top and the red spruce bracing found in all H&Ds. It is customized with a Thermo-cured Red (Adirondack) Spruce radiused top that brings a boost to the mid-range for a more balanced tonal palette. It was clearly designed with the bluegrass picker in mind, but with enough dynamic range to be enjoyed by the finger-stylist who requires a big voice in his instrument. Indian rosewood back and sides with a Thermo-cured Red Spruce (Adirondack) top give this guitar an incredibly rich voice. The elegance of curly maple binding and fine herringbone top purfling belies the D-RH’s willingness to rip it up on stage. It comes with a deluxe tweed TKL case.
Santa Cruz D Law Model Guitar
$8,795.00$7,899.00We think of the D Law Model as the perfect Mahogany Dreadnought guitar. It’s balance and has plenty of power for full sounding soloing. This guitar hits the ‘bulls-eye’ for a responsive, playful dreadnought with a dynamic range that can hold its own in ensemble settings. This is a serious instrument that cuts through with clear low end, but with the warmth and trebles needed for pristine solo work. This guitar features an Italian Spruce top with Adirondack Bracing attached with hot hide glue. The back is premium Mahogany. It has a 25.25” scale, 1 11/16” width nut and a 2 3/16” bridge spacing for great playability. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois OMS-12/C DB Signature
$10,574.00$9,516.00The OMS recreates a classic design coveted by fingerstylists – and not a few flatpickers. For superior tone, we selected Aged Tone Italian Spruce and Master Grade Cocobolo. We then added appointments like the Koa binding, DB Signature Herringbone purfling and Gold Snakewood Waverly tuners. It comes with a hard shell case.
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.