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Master guitar luthier Preston Thompson and his small team of highly skilled craftsman produce custom acoustic guitars that have the look, playing feel and above all, the sound of the best instruments from that original Golden Era of guitar making. Thompson Guitars are built strong and light with time tested designs and construction methods ...
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A cousin to our standard Dreadnought models, these...
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The choice of Grammy-winning flatpick and fingerstyle...
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Preston Thompson Scholarship Fund; Merchandise; Handmade to...
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Preston and Simon talked a lot about keeping things subtle,...
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PKT Model – Preston Thompson Dreadnought; 0000 Model; Slope...
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Preston wanted to create an inlay design to incorporate the...
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NEW. 000-12SBA. At Thompson Shop. 2014. Used - Excellent. Showing 1 to 2 of 2 entries. Acoustic guitars available for sale from Thompson Guitars and their dealers. Our guitar models are suited for flatpicking or fingerstyle guitar playing.
Mar 27, 2022 · May-June 2022. The name Preston Thompson sounds like it could have belonged to a prewar poet laureate. And judging from the D-SMA dreadnought featured here, the master luthier, who passed away in 2019, handed down the best poets’ ability to bring fresh emotions to familiar forms. 1 / 6. If the typical dreadnought is a prosaic workhorse, the ...
By: Teja Gerken. May 9, 2019. It is with great sadness that we learned of luthier Preston Thompson’s passing on April 11, after a lengthy illness. Preston started building guitars during the early days of small-shop guitar making in the early 1980s, and he went on to fulfill his dreams of building instruments for some of his favorite players ...
A cousin to our standard Dreadnought models, these comfortable and graceful guitars have a powerful presence but are noted for having a balanced tone across the board. Learn More. Fingerstyle and flat-picking acoustic guitar models, handmade from the finest tone woods, including Brazilian Rosewood, Mahogany and East Indian Rosewood.
Making room for Rosewood version my loss your gain. I have a couple of Old Martin Dreads and the clarity and tone across all the strings on this guitar just makes those old martins sound dead. Plays so beautifully. has K&K Pure mini installed by local professional builder /luthier. Harpoon original.
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Jan 24, 2024 · With its powerful voice, easy playability, and distinctive, handsome appearance, the Preston Thompson PKT D-EIS is not just a flatpicker’s dream, it’s also ideal for a studio musician who needs a well-rounded flattop for various styles and contexts. At just under ten grand as reviewed, it will unfortunately be out of reach for many pickers.
