Vintage 1924 Gibson L3 Review

Vintage 1924 Gibson L3 Review

CALL 406-587-4761! This vintage 1924 Gibson L3 was beautifully redone by Marcus.  We kept the ...

Coming Soon: 4 Martin Customs (hand picked woods)

Last week Paul visited the Martin factory to pick out woods for four new Martins.  We love to keep you in the loop when we pick out woods for new AL guitars and this is no exception. These are some beautiful slabs of wood and they’re begging to be built into custom guitars! With that [...]

Vintage Martin 000 28 (1950s)

  Franklin This vintage 1950 Martin 000 28 has some serious character…so much so that we gave him a name.  Franklin sounds phenominally rich, full and articulate and has a mature, wise, been-around-the-block visual appeal that only an original 1950′s guitar could have. Marcus Engstrom, our genius guitar smith from Bjursas, Sweden, made this vintage 1950 Martin 000 [...]

Martin Custom Acoustic Guitar: 00 12 fret Birdseye

  A great sounding finger picker with a STUNNING back and sides.  A one-of-a-kind designed by the guys at Music Villa. Shaded Birdseye Back/Sides Excellent fingerstyle tone Madagascar headstock overlay w/ classic inlay This guitar is still available but won’t last long.  If this Martin acoustic guitar says THIS IS THE ONE then pick up [...]

Martin 000 12 fret Koa Custom Acoustic Guitar

She sounds GOOOOOD.  Tell me if I’m taking crazy pills, but I think this guitar is a stand-out in the full, rich, and articulate department. Every once in a while the audio from a demo video seems like it could be placed on a Grammy winning CD and nobody would know that there was no [...]

Martin OM Madagascar Rosewood Custom

Vine inlay, burst, classy OM with slick smooth fingerpicking prowess, inlaid pick guard, bearclaw figuring in top, quite the looker! This is one of three acoustic guitars brought in by our Martin rep to display in our Acoustic Backroom for a limited time. If this custom Martin acoustic guitar says THIS IS THE ONE then [...]

Martin D 12 fret Mahogany Custom Shop Acoustic Guitar

  Slot headstock, modeled after an early Ditson, shaded top, bass for days, weeks, months!  This was brought in by our Martin rep to display in our Acoustic Backroom for a limited time. If this custom Martin acoustic guitar says THIS IS THE ONE then pick up the phone and call Paul: 406-219-7470 to reserve it or [...]

Taylor Acoustic Guitars Coming Soon

We mentioned a few weeks back that Paul was visiting Taylor to pick out woods for six new Taylor custom acoustic guitars.  The above photos are proof that the trip happened! As you can see he picked woods based on character and uniqueness.  These are some beautiful slabs of wood and they’re begging to be [...]

Martin HD28V Madagascar Custom Acoustic Guitar

  Loud, Rich, & Powerful. This Music Villa exclusive model is the King of the dreadnoughts with premium hand selected madagascar rosewood back & sides, hand selected adirondack spruce top/sand to .105″ and Adirondack-Scalloped 5/16″ Golden Era Bracing Rear Shifted. This is the vintage version of our limited run Music Villa Martin HD28.  To see [...]

Taylor Acoustic Guitar: Custom 12 Fret (a fingerstyle dream)

SOLD – but you can use this as inspiration for your very own custom Taylor acoustic.  Call us! 406-219-7470 The sound of this Taylor 12 fret acoustic guitar speaks for itself but the words focused, full, and rich come to mind.  As Tony says, this Taylor guitar is designed for the fingerstyle player in mind. [...]

Coming Soon: Three Gibson Acoustic Guitars

Music Villa has some really special Gibson Custom Shop Acoustics on the way, and this is your first sneak peak. Give us a call if any of these look like “The One,” and stay tuned for more updates. Custom L7: hand carved by Ren. Premium select Koa back & sides. Custom Mystic Rosewood Jumbo: Custom [...]

Acoustic Guitar Review: Martin 000 12 Fret

  If GREAT SOUND is important to you when looking for your next guitar, keep reading…and if TASTEFUL SEXINESS is a selling point for you, you’ll definitely be interested in this Martin. A few days ago we settled in for a day’s worth of filming guitar demos, which we always love doing. The guitars we film [...]

Acoustic Guitar Review: Martin HD28VS 12 Fret

The “BOOMIEST OF THE BOOMY” is what Tony calls this Martin Custom 12 fret dreadnought. Is this possible? Doesn’t that sound a little over the top? The truth is in the video and I think you’ll be surprised. This is a Martin Custom Shop Exclusive, Limited Run, HD28 Vintage style 12-fret dreadnought. It has Madagascar [...]

Martin CS 35 11 Review – How does it sound?

The Custom Shop CS35-11 is a modern interpretation of the classic Martin D-35. By upgrading to Madagascar rosewood on the back and sides and redesigning the traditional wedge style back, the Custom Shop was able to mcreate a uniquely stunning instrument. The CS35-11 maintains the D-35′s traditional bracing pattern, however, the Sitka top & brace material are upgraded with a Carpathian spruce [...]