We’ve had a lot of great Taran’s come in  the past few years but this one might be the nicest one ever. It features an exhibition grade African Blackwood for the back and sides, and an Exhibition grade Italian Spruce top. It is loaded with every upgraded option. A Soundport , the fretboard and bridge is Mastergrade African Blackwood, a Scottish Walnut neck, Amboyna burr hot sand fade bevel and headstock, Royal Finland Oak binding, a multiscale, custom Scheller tuners with African Blackwood buttons, and 3D 18ct. Gold fret markers and headstock logo. What really stands out on this Taran is the mind blowing tone. It lacks nothing in any frequency. It’s in mint condition and comes in a Calton Flight case. 

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This very special Froggy Bottom F-14 Deluxe was built for the Tiny house raffle house auction in 2018. The body of the guitar is built with woods that have been repurposed to create a remarkable instrument. The back and side material is Honduras Mahogany from a tree that was harvested in 1965, legendary in guitar-building circles it is known simply as ‘The Tree.’

Repurposed from a large slab table built from ‘The Tree,’ the back and sides are visually and sonically magnificent examples of what made this tree legendary. They are singularly beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime quality, quilted mahogany.

Matched in age, the soundboard for the guitar is Douglas Fir, cut from repurposed gym seats taken out of a school in Pennsylvania!

These materials give the guitar a complex and powerful voice. The instrument responds to nuanced finger picking or hard-driving bluegrass with equal ease. It will be equally at home with either light or medium gauge strings, as you prefer.

Like all our DeLuxe Grade guitars, this F-14 features a bound headstock; our #3 fretboard inlays; Paua abalone rosette ring and back seam inlay; and it is bound with heavily-figured bigleaf maple.
The guitar’s crowning appointment is the very last mammoth ivory heelcap engraved by fine artist Petria Mitchell. Petria retired from engraving four years ago and we’ve been saving this last, vibrant piece – a powerful grizzly bear – for a special instrument. In this guitar, it found a home. It’s in excellent condition. 

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Just in to Cedar Rock is this fabulous Custom Shop  60’sWildwood 10 Thinline Telecaster with a Journeyman Relic in Shell Pink. 

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Without a doubt one of the most powerful, clear, yet sweet-sounding guitars we have ever heard. Taran’s reputation as a world-class builder and tone-sculptor has been solidified more and more with each of the 10 builds we have had pass through the Rock’ and we couldn’t be happier to share this monster of a guitar with you. Absolutely mind-blowing in all aspects. It features a stunning set of The Tree wood for the back and sides, and a Lucky Strike Redwood top. This is a Lifetime keeper that’s sure to inspire. It’s in excellent condition. 

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A very special Custom built Limited Edition 59 Strat Relic Journeyman #61 part of a 2022 Fall Favorites by Fender. It has an Alder body with a quartersawn Maple neck with a Flat-Lam Rosewood fretboard. It has a 9.5 radius, tall 6105 frets, and Custom shop Hand wound Fat 50’s strat pickups. This guitar is like new and barely played.

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This amazing Skytop Grand Concert is what great lutherie is all about. It features ancient Bog oak for the back and side and Ancient Sitka Spruce for the top. It has Eric’s unique twin soundports and a multiscale fingerboard. We are blown away by just how extraordinary the tone is on this Skytop grand concert. Deep lows with trebles that are lush and round with tremendous sustain. It’s in excellent condition and comes in a Calton flight case. 

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Just in to Cedar Rock is this amazing Taran DS5 Signature guitar that is featured on the Taran website under Rory’s Signature series of guitars. It features a stunning set of Macassar Ebony with a Mastergrade Swiss Moon Spruce top. The DS5 is a OM size guitar being just a touch over 15 inch lower bout width. The Rosette is a work of art with its asymmetrical with Hot Sand Faded Scottish Burl. It has Rory’s compression braces and a micro bevel. This guitar is so responsive and alive with great string separation and clarity. It’s in excellent condition and comes in a Teal Calton custom flight case. 

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This Custom OM2H features lots of extra bells and whistles that really make this guitar stand out from the pack! It features a cutway, hand selected Crelicam Ebony on the back and sides, a Baked Sitka Spruce top, Sunburst finish and a Torch peghead inlay. As with all Collings guitar, it plays and sound fantastic. Besides the installed LR Baggs pickup this guitar is in immaculate condition an would be an excellent choice for someone looking for the Collings quality and name without the price!

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This is a John Kinnaird custom-made guitar with a brand new body shape known as the Graybeard. Even though its 16″ wide and 4.875″ deep it is very comfortable and feels like an OM due to the incorporation of various comfort features like the Arm Bevel, Rib Bevel and Manzer Wedge. On the cutaway, there is even a Finger Bevel! The multi-scale architecture runs from 25.75″ to 25.0″ and has the perpendicular f. Model Name: Graybeard Soundboard: Lucky Strike Redwood (Mastergrade) Back & Sides: African Blackwood with Sap (Mastergrade) Frets to body: 12 Scale length: 25.75″ to 25.0″ Nut Width: 1.71875″ (23/32) String Spacing: 2.25″ Neck: 5 piece (Flamed Maple with Quilted Maple Center Strip) Neck Profile: Slim, Asymmetric C/V Fingerboard: Ancient Bog Oak Bindings: Brazilian Rosewood with Quilted Maple fade on bevels Purflings: Curly Mahogany from The Fiddleback Tree Headplate: Ancient Bog Oak Backstrap: Quilted Maple Tuners: Alessi with Buffalo Horn Buttons Bridge: Custom Brazilian Rosewood Bridge Pins: Amber Bone (Bob Colosi) Nut: Fossilized Walrus Ivory Saddle: Fossilized Mammoth Ivory Fretwire: EVO Gold Rosette: Custom Segmented Quilted Maple, Fiddleback Mahogany, Brazilian Rosewood & Abalone End graft: Quilted Maple fade Heel Cap: Quilted Maple Soundport: Bound in Fiddleback Mahogany Soundhole: Bound in Quilted Maple Options: Arm Bevel, Rib Bevel, Finger Bevel, Florentine Cutaway, Multi-scale, Elevated and Cantilevered Fingerboard Body Finish: High gloss Catalyzed Urethane (Tony Ferguson) Neck Finish: Satin Nitro (John Kinnaird) Electronics: K&K Pure Mini

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Without a doubt one of the most powerful, clear, yet sweet-sounding guitars we have ever heard. Taran’s reputation as a world-class builder and tone-sculptor has been solidified more and more with each of the 10 builds we have had pass through the Rock’ and we couldn’t be happier to share this monster of a guitar with you. Absolutely mind-blowing in all aspects. It features a stunning set of The Tree wood for the back and sides, and a Lucky Strike Redwood top. This is a Lifetime keeper that’s sure to inspire. It’s in excellent condition. 

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