Mandolins for Sale

Gibson F-5 Distressed Master Model Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

Gibson F-5s from 1922-24 were designed, built, hand-tuned and signed by acoustic engineer Lloyd Loar and are considered to be the finest mandolins ever made. The new Distressed F-5 Master Model has a hand applied and hand aged finish, complete with finish checks and playing wear, that makes it virtually indistinguishable from an original. The Distressed F-5 mandolin has a spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, and ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays. Classic appointments include a flowerpot headstock inlay, silver-plated, hand-engraved hardware, and a vintage reproduction bridge. The hand-rubbed, ultra-thin Cremona Sunburst finish is carefully aged by the skilled luthiers at the Gibson OAI division in Nashville. The Distressed F-5 comes with a 1920s-style rectangular deluxe hardshell case.

Gibson F-5 Master Model Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

The Gibson F-5 Master Model is a beautiful instrument with full, resonant, well-balanced tone and great carrying power. Finished with an ultra-thin, hand-brushed varnish and hand-applied French polish, it's the ultimate in sound and beauty. Hand-carved red spruce top on maple rims and back with tuned parallel tone bar produce tone beyond anything you've heard before. Triple body and head binding; bound ebony fingerboard; flowerpot headstock inlay; hand-engraved silver-plated hardware; reproduction ebony bridge; and pearloid tuner buttons are all the luxury Mr. Loar built into the original. It comes in Gibson's finest '20s-style rectangular hardshell case.

Gibson Sam Bush Signature Model Mandolin Sunburst

It features the most select figured maple back, sides, and neck. The top is select spruce, and it has an accurate '20s dovetail neck joint. The neck is unfinished on its back, and has the chunky profile of the late '30s. Its ebony fingerboard has mother-of-pearl block inlays, and string spacing is set to Bush's specs. Finished in hand-rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer and sandblasted gold-plated hardware. The tailpiece sports Sam's signature.

Gibson Doyle Lawson Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

This Gibson Doyle Lawson Mandolin is tuned, finished, and set up precisely to Doyle's specs, and is one of the finest mandolins made. The hand-carved spruce top on gorgeous figured maple back and rims with a tuned parallel tone bar generates heavenly clean and resonant tone. Visual benefits include the subtle Cremona sunburst, unique floral headstock inlay, custom bound ebony fingerboard, and gold hardware. Ivoroid/black/ivoroid binding all around (even on the side of the fingerboard), including F holes for the ultimate in sweet looks. Ships in Gibson's most luxurious rectangular case.

Gibson F-5 'The Fern' Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

Gibson luthiers painstakingly handcraft the F-5 'The Fern' Mandolin to replicate the 1925 original notable for its abalone fern headstock inlay. It has a tuned parallel tone bar with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides to generate that world-famous tone. A sumptuous finish, hand-engraved gold-plated hardware, and triple binding all speak to its vintage pedigree. Includes Gibson hardshell case.

Gibson F 'Goldrush' Mandolin Goldrush

A beautiful golden amber finish on a AAA flamed maple back, sides, and neck and spruce top make the Gibson F-"Goldrush" a very distinctive mandolin. Multiple binding on the top and fingerboard combines with the precision abalone fern headstock inlay, hand-engraved gold hardware, and the classic F-5 design to create truly stunning visual appeal. Tap tuned with a brilliant and singing chop, the handcrafted Goldrush is bold enough to be heard over larger instruments and sweet enough to stand alone.

Gibson F-5G Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

Even with its simple appointments, the Gibson F-5G Mandolin is one gorgeous instrument. The bound scroll work meets Gibson's toughest standards, the same standards used on the F-5L with top-grade materials and impeccable craftsmanship. Carved spruce top and solid maple back and sides, extended ebony fretboard, and tuned parallel tone bar produce unsurpassed tone.

Gibson A-5 Mandolin Cremona Sunburst

The Gibson A-5 mandolin is modeled after a one-of-a-kind instrument made by Lloyd Loar, the Gibson acoustic engineer who designed the F-5. It delivers all the functional features of the F-5-including magical tone and an extended neck-in the simple A-shaped body, saving you the big bucks that go into all that fancy scroll work. Carved spruce top with tuned parallel tone bar, maple back and sides, and bound extended ebony fretboard are visually enhanced by a gorgeous lacquer finish, flowerpot headstock inlay, triple top binding, and nickel hardware.