2007 Gary Garcia Cutaway Dreadnought Guitar

The builder of this guitar, unfortunately, passed away too young. He was getting a name for building electrics but did make a number of acoustics as well. This warhorse is one of them -- and it's one of the most dreadnought-sounding dreadnoughts I've played in a while. It's got a D-28-like voice but modern handling and mids that stand-out more than on your typical Martin. It's balanced and that's a bit of a hard thing to pull off on a dreadnought.

First-rate materials are used throughout -- it has scads of pearl trim, flamed maple binding, pretty cocobolo on the back and sides, and a silky-looking spruce top -- all solid, of course. It has an ebony fretboard and rosewood bridge and bone nut and saddle.

It arrived here for consignment basically playing on the dot, but I tweaked the setup just a hair before putting it out on the racks. It's ready to roll.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress and setup.


Weight: 5 lbs 4 oz

Scale length: 25 1/4"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Neck shape: slim C/D

Board radius: 12"

Body width: 15 1/2"

Body depth: 4 3/4"


Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid cocobolo

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: ebony

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret:
3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-bigger


Condition notes: it's in exceedingly good shape -- nearly "new" save for the most minor of usewear in the finish via teensy scratches/scuffs and a little pickwear.


It comes with: an older hard case.


Consignor tag: SN























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What a beauty..great luthier rip
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