2005 Dake Traphagen SP/AR

This is a beautiful and meticulously-made guitar from one of America's most well-known luthiers, Dake Traphagen. It features top quality materials and stylish marquetry, giving it a very elegant appearance. It has a smooth, round and balanced tone, with quick response similar to the instruments of Miguel Rodriguez (of whom Dake is very fond). This particular guitar is a cannon - one of the more powerful instruments we've ever seen from him - very impressive on that front which makes it a fun guitar to play since it's so responsive and explosive. It has great punch with a beautiful richness of overtones that yet retains great clarity and separation between voices. Playability and setup are extremely comfortable thanks largely to the gracefully shaped neck. Apart from one hairline crack in the top (repaired with 2 cleats by Dake himself many years ago) the guitar otherwise is in excellent playing condition with only some very minor wear in the finish.