Joe Wilson 00 Brazilian 12-fret - Slot Head - Excellent Condition

Brazilian rosewood. If you know, you already know. If you are still learning, the short version is this: Brazilian rosewood was the back-and-sides wood of choice for Martin, Gibson, and the great American guitar builders until a CITES export ban in 1969 made it effectively unavailable for commercial instrument production. The guitars made with it before that point, and the rare instruments built with legitimately sourced Brazilian rosewood since, are consistently and significantly richer-sounding than their Indian rosewood counterparts: more overtones, more complex sustain, more sweetness in the treble, more authority in the bass.

This Wilson 00 Brazilian has all of that.

Build & Materials

• Back & Sides: Brazilian rosewood
• Body: 00, 12-fret, slot head
• Fingerboard: Diamond inlays
• Headstock: Delicate inlay

Sound Profile The Brazilian rosewood back and sides bring more overtones, more complex sustain, more sweetness in the treble, and more authority in the bass than an Indian rosewood counterpart. The 00 body keeps everything focused and responsive, making it an outstanding fingerpicking guitar and a wonderful recording instrument.

The Details

• Built by Joe Wilson in Mt Pleasant, SC
• Excellent condition
• Brazilian rosewood instruments at this price point are genuinely scarce
• From the Marvin Rosenberg Collection

The Marvin Rosenberg Collection This guitar comes from the collection of Marvin Rosenberg — patriarch, attorney, corporate counsel, competitive sports car racer, and lifelong lover of folk and Americana music. For decades, Marvin showed up to jam sessions and bluegrass venues with friends, and that same passion shaped his instrument collection. He sought out player-grade instruments — vintage pieces with real, honest wear from a life of actual use — over pristine collector-shelf pieces, assembling a personal collection of guitars, mandolins and banjos meant to be enjoyed rather than admired behind glass. Each piece was a tool of a passionate musician, chosen with the discerning eye of someone who understood exactly what made it special.

In stock now at Wood & Wire. Genuinely scarce Brazilian rosewood tone, ready to play.

* The information presented here was collected from the estate of Marvin Rosenberg and independent research. It is accurate to the best of our ability.