The Breedlove Premium Rosewood Parlor guitar is a great example of the company’s superb clean and elegant design that stay’s true to their identity without straying too far from tradition. Its appearance is matched by impressive sonic clarity and delivery, ideal for intimate acoustic performances, and for showing off to a crowd when plugged-in or mic’ed
Breedlove Premier Rosewood Parlor Guitar
Collings is a boutique guitar builder that has a reputation for building quality vintage style acoustic guitars, The 001 12 Fret is a great example of what they can do, showcasing their meticulous attention to detail that other production line guitars cannot offer.
The Framus Legacy Parlor is a traditional style instrument that closely resembles the design and specs of old parlor guitars, while incorporating modern production techniques and optional built-in electronics. And the best thing about it is that it’s available in either solid mahogany (as pictured) top or solid sitka spruce top configurations, allowing for more choices within the same brand and model line up.
Larrivée introduces the P-03Z, a special edition parlor guitar that is crafted from exotic wood, featuring striped grains courtesy of the solid Zebrano crafted back and sides.
If the premium priced parlor guitars from Martin are out of reach, check out this affordable and compact short scale guitar from Martin, featuring durable and great looking HPL Koa top, back and sides.
This is a miniaturized dreadnought with parlor style 3/4 scale and Taylor Swift cosmetics. What makes it interesting is how Taylor Guitars were able to utilize affordable wood, and build a guitar with the same quality standards as their premium instruments.
More often than not, the price tags of instruments are puffed up because of their association with big brand names and artists. Thankfully, there are still lesser known guitar builders like Blueridge who put all your money’s worth into the actual instrument.
