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Bourgeois Country Boy Dreadnought |
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Mahogany has a quick velocity of sound, relatively lightness of weight, and noticeable midrange
overtone attenuation. As a result, mahogany guitars have their own sound. Warm, dry, woody,
not particularly complex, but direct, lively, and famously easy to record.
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 (Red "Adirondack"
Spruce is a popular option for this model)
When Ricky Skaggs suggested the name "Country Boy" for our mahogany dreadnought,
we all fell on the floor. We still wonder where he got such a great idea for a name!
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| BGCBD |
Bourgeois Country Boy Deluxe Dreadnought |
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| BGD150 |
Bourgeois D-150 Dreadnought |
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The D-150 is a faithful recreation of the now-classic Bourgeois Brazilian Rosewood
Dreadnought made famous by Bryan Sutton, Ricky Skaggs, Dan Tyminski, and other bluegrass notables.
Featuring Dana's unique, single-scalloped X brace system, Premium Brazilian rosewood back and
sides and premium Adirondack spruce top, the D-150 delivers a blend of balance and clarity
absolutely required for bluegrass (and highly desirable for most other styles of playing!)
--but rarely found in a contemporary dreadnought. Elegantly appointed with an abalone rosette,
triple layer ivoroid body, fretboard and headstock binding, side purfling, slotted squares and
diamonds inlay, and gold Waverly tuners.
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| BGSSD |
Bourgeois Slope D Dreadnought |
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Our slope shouldered dreadnought is only about 1/4" wider than a standard dreadnought,
but what a difference! Voiced for a more open, though less driving, sound than the Country Boy,
the Slope D happily accommodates a wide variety of playing styles including country, blues,
old timey, pop, contemporary, and--you name it. And if you're a fingerstyle player looking for a
dreadnought-sized guitar that can handle fingerpicks or bare fingers as well as flatpicks, the Slope D
is definitely your guitar!
The Slope D's interior construction is reasonably similar to the rest of our guitars,
but we sure have fun with the exterior. Standard materials include an adirondack spruce top,
mahogany back and sides, and ebony fretboard, headstock and bridge, trimmed everywhere (body,
fretboard, headstock, and soundhole) with ivoroid binding. To complement the theme, our original
Bourgeois snakehead-style peghead is graced with ivoroid-buttoned Waverly tuners.
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| BGSASD |
Bourgeois Advanced Slope D Dreadnought |
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The Advanced Slope D's is a fancier version of our popular Slope D.
Our best Indian Rosewood . This model comes stock with an Adirondack Red Spruce top. Snakehead headstock.
Ebony headstock veneer. 1 23/32" nut width. Ivoroid body binding. Triple bound Ivoroid head and neck binding.
Side purfling. Ivoroid rosette. Bourgeois backstrip. Floral fretboard inlay of Mother of Pearl. Ivoroid Waverly
tuners. Premium pickguard. Bone bridge & end pins. Sunburst Finish.
Our slope shouldered dreadnought is only about 1/4" wider than a standard dreadnought, but what a
difference! Voiced for a more open, though less driving, sound than the Country Boy, the Slope D happily
accommodates a wide variety of playing styles including country, blues, old timey, pop, contemporary,
and--you name it. And if you're a fingerstyle player looking for a dreadnought-sized guitar that can handle
fingerpicks or bare fingers as well as flatpicks, the Slope D is definitely your guitar!
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| BGSD |
Bourgeois Standard D Dreadnought |
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The Standard Dreadnought is exactly the same as our Vintage D with the exception of the Master Grade Sitka Spruce top.
Quartersawn Sitka is quite stiff along and across the grain; high stiffness, combined with the relatively light weight
characteristics of most softwoods, is a recipe for high velocity of sound. A strong fundamental-to-overtone
ratio gives Sitka a powerful, direct tone that is capable of retaining its clarity when played forcefully.
Sitka is an excellent choice of topwood, then, for players whose style demands a wide dynamic response and a robust,
meaty tone.
To maintain a vintage look, we select only the highest grade of East Indian rosewood, perfectly matched
and quartered with tight, straight grain and darker-than-average color. To round out the visual package,
the Vintage Dreadnought also features herringbone top trim, ivoroid body binding, slotted squares and diamonds inlay,
vintage tortoiseshell pickguard, vintage-style top toner, and nickel Waverly tuners.
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| BGVD |
Bourgeois Vingate D Dreadnought |
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The best thing about our Vintage Dreadnought is that you don't have to imagine what it might sound like
if you custom ordered it with an Adirondack spruce top. Ours is the only standard herringbone - style
dreadnought that can make this claim.
Adirondack spruce, also known as Eastern Red Spruce, was the legendary topwood used on most pre-war
American-made guitars. Properly sawn, Adirondack is much stiffer than Sitka and Engelmann spruce, both along
and across the grain. This allows us to make thinner, lighter tops, resulting in lightning-quick response and
power to spare. Most guitar grade "Adirondack" spruce these days comes from our own backyard--the state of Maine,
which still has large stands of original and second growth softwood forests.
To maintain a vintage look, we select only the highest grade of East Indian rosewood,
perfectly matched and quartered with tight, straight grain and darker-than-average color.
(Though Brazilian rosewood isn't a standard feature, it is our most popular custom upgrade).
To round out the visual package, the Vintage Dreadnought also features herringbone top trim,
ivoroid body binding, slotted squares and diamonds inlay, premium tortoiseshell pickguard,
vintage-style top toner, and nickel Waverly tuners.
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