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At this year’s Anaheim NAMM show, Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon introduced a number of new models based on the Martin 0000 body size, sometimes called an M style. These are slightly longer than the dreadnaught body, with a wider lower bout and a narrower upper, with a body depth 3/4” shallower than a D style guitar.

Four versions of this 0000 were announced for 2017:

Mahogany back/sides, with Adirondack top – $4875
East Indian back/sides, with Adirondack top – $5845
5A Brazilian – $11,275

They have also created a custom sunburst Brazilian model, using rosewood salvaged from a shipwreck with a unique sailing ship inlay motif. A price has not been given for this model, leading one to suspect, “If you have to ask…”

Here are a few photos of the Shipwreck Masterpiece.

Thompson is still a small shop operation; they produced only 90 guitars in 2016. But they are hoping to get up to 140 this year, with a few additional dealers on board.

They are also delighted to have both Claire Lynch and Laurie Lewis coming on as endorsers. Claire just got her guitar last week, and she and her husband made this fun video the day it arrived.

You can see all the Thompson guitars on their web site.

Preston Thompson Guitars in Sisters, OR has announced that young six-string phenom William Apostle has joined the company as an endorser. You may know him better by his stage name, Billy Strings.

Billy has recently acquired a Thompson D-MA model, a dreadnought body with mahogany back and sides, and an Adirondack spruce top. He first discovered Thompson through fellow endorsing artist, Chris Luquette, of Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen.

Not long after playing his first Thompson, Billy came across one at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville. He then contacted Thompson about getting one of his own, and an endorsement deal was struck.

A number of flatpickers and bluegrass guitarists have picked up these guitars of late. Other fellow endorsers include Tim May, Jake Workman, Claire Lynch, Adam Chowning, and Peter Rowan.

Here’s video of Billy playing his new D-MA when it came in to Carter’s.

The Preston Thompson guitars are available through a network of dealers worldwide.

You can check out Billy’s new EP in iTunes.

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