Online guitar store for collectors and six string lovers
we stock new and custom build guitars from avalon, Boucher, gallagher, huss & dalton and prohaszka guitars
The Fret Collective is an online guitar store Based in the UK
We are an official authorised retailer of Avalon Guitars, Boucher Guitars, Huss & Dalton Guitars, Gallagher Guitars and sole distributors of Prohaszka Guitars.
We also stock a selection of pre-owned guitars from some of the world’s top guitar brands. Whilst mainly dealing in high end acoustic guitars, we offer some choice electrics that we feel are rightfully represented. We only stock what we would play ourselves. All Instruments are available to buy online, or you can come and visit us in Reading, Berkshire, UK to have a play and take your dream guitar away that day.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for then please contact us via Fret Finder with your requirements and we’ll do our very best to put your dream guitar into your hands.
FEATURED pre owned GUITARS
We stock a wide range of pre owned premium guitars from well known brands and luthiers – all in excellent to pristine condition. Our stock changes regularly so check out our store to see what’s available now.
2011 Martin Custom Shop D-21 Special with Adirondack Spruce and east Indian rosewood back & sides.
A special order run by Willcutt guitars with personally selected premium tonewoods, this guitar is incredible. This one has all the upgrades added to create a guitar with an exquisite tone. With full hide glue construction and forward shifted ‘Golden Era’ scalloped adirondack bracing it’s exudes eveything we love about a great Martin dreadnought.
Handmade in the prestigious Martin custom shop, it’s got some fantastic appointments on top of it’s pre war build spec. These include side purflings, herringbone rosette, grained ivoroid binding, waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons and a vintage toner finish. Visually, Willcutt Guitars picked the most visually striking examples of red spruce & rosewood to make the bodies of these guitars really stand out, with this one having some wonderful subtle bear clawing details to the top alongside a choice set of rosewood.
This guitar is in excellent condition with very little playwear to mention for it’s almost 15 years of existence. It’s been very well looked after and It travels in it’s luxury 5ply Martin licensed TKL hard case, also in excellent condition
Specs
Body Shape: Dreadnought
Finish: Aged toner and gloss nitrocellulose
Body Material: Premium East Indian Rosewood
Top Material: Solid Adirondack Spruce
Body details: Full hide glue construction, Grained Ivoroid binding, Delmar Tortoise Color pickguard, herringbone top purfling & rosette and b/w/b side purflings and black/maple fiber back inlay.
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony with old style 18 inlays in mother of pearl
Scale Length: 25.4"
Neck details: Low profile taper, Solid/Square Taper headstock with Rosewood /Golden Era Style headplate
Nutwidth: 1-3/4"
String spacing: 2-5/16'' String Spacing at Bridge
Bridge: Modern Belly w/16 '' Radius/Compensated/Fossil Ivory saddle
Tuners: Waverly open geared with ivoroid buttons
Pickup: None
Hard Case: Martin licensed 5ply TKL hardcase
Overall condition: Excellent
Additional Info: tiny mark to back of headstock
Preowned 2022 Boucher PS-HG-166 model with AAAA Adirondack top and private reserve special edition curly maple back and sides.
Just in is this special edition model from Boucher and it sounds and plays simply fantastic!
Built for the 2022 NAMM show and used for the Boucher site for this model, this 000-12 fret to body guitar from the Special Edition Series stands out with its exclusive and flamboyant appearance. The maple back and sides of the PS-HG-166 features a unique wood grain that possesses extraordinary sonic and aesthetic properties and each Adirondack red spruce soundboard of the Special Edition Series is meticulously selected to provide the wood qualities needed to deliver high end sound.
The playability and versatility of this guitar makes it the ideal instrument for subtle fingerstyle pieces all the way through to rich chord strumming. It really has an exquisite tone with supreme clarity. Just the right amount of brightness combined with a rich, deep low end too.
No matter what your musical goals demand, the Special Edition PS-HG-166 will deliver.
It’s in fantastic condition and travels in it’s luxury Boucher tweed TKL case.
Specs
Body Shape: 000-12FTB
Finish: Catalysed Polyurethane
Body Material: Special Editon Curly Maple
Top Material: AAAA Adirondack Spruce
Body details: Herringbone top surround, African rosewood bindings, 3 ply : Black / White / Black side purflings, African Rosewood end pin wedge with b/w purfling & herringbone, Herringbone Rosette
Neck Material: One piece South American Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Scale Length: 25.5" or 648mm
Neck details: ‘Mother of Pearl’ dot Inlays, Ebony headstock veneer with Boucher logo in ‘Mother of Pearl’
Nutwidth: 1-3/4"
String spacing: 2.375” or 60mm String Spacing at Bridge
Bridge: Ebony belly bridge with bone compensated saddle, Tusq black bridge pins
Pickguard: Synthetic tortoise
Tuners: Waverly open geared with snakewood buttons
Pickup:
Overall condition: Excellent
Hard Case: Yes, Boucher tweed
Additional Info:
XSC Pro-2 in 3 Tone Sunburst
Made in USA
Serial Number 1817
Hand built in sunny California, the Xotic California Classic XSC-Pro-2 is all about tone. With only the very best, most acoustically resonant woods selected, each guitar is a hand built masterpiece. The Pro-2 is a dealer exclusive series that takes the best features of the Xotic range and puts them together in a player focussed, stock model in a few select finishes.
A boutique take on the classic Strat shape, the Alder body is finished in a vintage 3 tone sunburst with light relic. With a nitrocellulose lacquer coating, the body has space to breathe, allowing the beautiful, organic tones from each hand selected cut to really resonate.
The necks on these are something really special, Flame Roasted Maple. With a Modern C Shape neck profile, 12" radius and Jescar FW55090 frets it feels comfortable and familiar. Gotoh vintage style locking tuners and a Gotoh vintage style bridge deliver incredible tuning stability and intonation.
A duo of Xotic RV-60 singlecoil pickups deliver vintage Strat spank with a real punch and super clarity. At the bridge you get the fantastic RV-PAF humbucker, with Alnico magnets, each pickup is hand wound on site in LA. They have a super wide tonal range with a really punchy low end. The Raw Vintage pickups are a great feature of the Xotic California Classic XSC-Pro-2.
In excellent condition, with only a small ding in the neck by the heel, as pictured. Lightly Aged, couple of other minor marks are from manufacture.. Completely original and comes complete with heavy duty SKB case & candy.
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Finish: Nitrocellulose
Body Material: Alder
Body details: Contoured body
Neck Material: Roasted flamed maple
Fingerboard Material: Roasted flamed maple
Scale Length: 25.5”
Neck details: Modern C Shape neck profile, 12" radius
Nutwidth: 42.2mm
Bridge: Gotoh vintage style bridge
Pickguard: White
Tuners: Gotoh locking vintage
Pickups: Duo of Xotic RV-60 singlecoil pickups, RV-PAF humbucker
Overall condition: As new with zero signs of playwear
Hard Case: Yes SKB fitted
Additional Info: Factory relic light ageing and one small ding to neck near heel in addition
Trade / Part Exchange / Consignment
If you see a guitar you love, but are a bit short of funds, we are open to trade/part exchange deals. We’ll also happily sell your guitar on consignment for you. Please call or email us and let us know what you have.
“On Sunday 7th February 2021 I purchased a D41 Martin Acoustic Guitar. Graeme made sure that it would be delivered ultra well-packed and safely and rapidly. It arrived in perfect condition and precisely as he described it; in pristine condition. I was pleasantly surprised as I did not expect a 20-year old guitar to be so unmarked. His communication was first class and ensured a smooth transfer. The guitar is wonderful and will be treasured. It was priced fairly and I would not hesitate to deal with Graeme again. He has my total respect as a dealer and a gentleman. If you need to speak to me, give your number to Graeme and I will call you to provide with a first hand account of my experience.”
– N Evans