Posts Tagged Bourgeois acoustic

Here is a very nice Limited Edition Slope D made for Buffalo Brothers. This guitar is number 22 of 50 and features Kluson style tuners and herringbone trim and a tortoise style pickguard. It is in great overall shape and comes with an installed Fishman Matrix Infinity pickup.

Bourgeois guitars always have exceptional wood sets on their Namm show guitars and this Banjo Killer is no exception with its eye catching Bear claw sitka top and figured Sapele mahogany sides and back. Top it off with a beautiful burst finish on the top and Brazilian fretboard and bridge and you have one stunning guitar! All the tone you would expect from a Banjo Killer is there, warmth, bloom mid range, power sustain and a crisp top end that will make those banjo players take notice. This guitar has been upgraded with large stainless steel frets and is in excellent shape with no real wear to speak of.

Historically, manufacturers of flattop steel string guitars have reserved mahogany for their plainer low end guitars … which in a lot of ways is a shame. In Dana Bourgeois’ words “Mahogany guitars are often looked at as poor cousins of rosewood guitars, but we politely disagree, dressing the Country Boy in classic appointments such as ebony fretboard and bridge, wooden rosette, tortoiseshell binding, vintage style top toner, and nickel Waverly tuners. We also consider it worthy of the same diamond volute that we use on the back of our Vintage Dreadnought peghead. In addition to selecting only the finest quartersawn and matched South American mahogany backs and sides, the Country Boy Dreadnought is appointed with an extra premium sitka spruce top.”