Look at this gem !! Here’s a fingerpicker’s dream instrument, but as this baby has a huge volume, you can definitely flatpick it aswell and you’ll be amazed by its huge output level and dynamic !! Preston Thompson 12 Fret 000 guitars are based on an exceptional 1929 000 owned by our late friend and mentor Charles Sawtelle. For years before the development of the dreadnought body style, the 12 fret 000 was the largest guitar available. To us, the 12 fret 000 is still one of the most beautiful and aesthetically pleasing guitars ever created. The tone and versatility is unequaled. You can throw all the guitar adjectives at this one: sweet, responsive, loud, woody, lively, etc., and you’d still come up short in the true talents this model processes.

A few of the design features that contribute to the guitar’s sound and playability is the 12 fret neck joint, placing the bridge more in the center of guitar’s lower bout for efficient use of the soundboard. The slotted peg head allows increased string ramp over the nut as the strings wind onto the tuner post centered in the headstock. Both ends of the tuner post are also embedded into the guitar headstock – hence no wasted energy. This guitar is built with a standard long 25.4” scale length with red spruce top, Adirondack, and optional Sinker Mahogany back & sides. This comfortable and graceful guitar have the powerful presence of a Thompson Dreadnoughts but delivers a balanced tone across the board. It’s a vibrant guitar with a strong, clear response and lush warmth.

Leadmusic is proud to have Thompson Guitars in their range of high end guitars, as these instruments beat any high end Martin you could purchase for twice (or more) the price. Also, Preston Thompson Guitars have a built time of approx 12 to 18 months and built 150 to 160 guitars a year, so these are pretty rare birds !! This guitar was ordered in…December 2020, but, well, yes, Covid was not helping moving things…

Our superb Thompson 000-12SMA features Adirondack tops and bracing. Each top is individually hand graduated to bring out the best possible response. The traditional X braces are forward shifted and hand scalloped in the 1930’s style. Our 000-12SMA comes with a very nice and superb grainy Sinker Mahogany back and sides, bone nut and ebony fingerboard, bridge and pins. It’s all about sound, and that is what the Thompson Guitar company specializes in. This Thompson 000-12SMA is built with the finest woods, materials and craftsmanship to deliver that sought after pre-war sound and playing feel. We got this instrument new from Preston Thompson Guitars in May 2023 and it feels like it’s already been played as it’s perfectly dried, balanced and weight like the lightest old acoustic guitar you could find. Sound is perfectly even, balanced and loud. This instrument has a lot of volume and you can play from articulate fingerstyle to heavy protest songs, it does everything perfectly.