Posts Tagged G.W. Barry acoustic

You’re an accomplished guitarist who has been playing for quite some time. You’ve owned a number of good guitars over the years … all of them did the job but none were exactly what you wanted. It sounds to me like it is time to order that guitar-of-a-lifetime from a veteran luthier … someone with a proven track record of consistently creating exceptional sounding instruments. This was the start of the thought process that led one of our regular customers to order a truly custom guitar from long-time professional luthier G.W. Barry.

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OK, you’re stranded on a desert island … what guitar do you want there with you? Well there is pretty stiff competition to say the least, with all of the talented luthiers out there. So what is the criteria? Personally speaking, I want something with staying power … a guitar that I won’t get sick of looking at … a musical instrument with many layers of sound … that reacts differently with every subtle variation in pick or finger attack … something that when you wrap your hand around its neck and start playing, just takes you away to a different place.

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Sometimes you pick up a guitar, strum one chord and everything just feels and sounds right! The new Concert model Brazilian rosewood guitar from G.W. Barry is certainly one of those guitars! With over 30 years of building experience Mr. Barry has set his instruments apart from most of his competition through the beautiful clean lines on his designs and an impeccable attention to detail both sonically and visually.

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