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#4482. Left-Handed Vintage Dreadnought. Adirondack & Indian
RW. Our Lefty guitars are the same price as our
right-handed guitars. This one features a beautiful Red
Spruce top and a nicely figured Indian RW back and
sides. Premium pickguard. Nickel Waverlies.
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#4393. Vintage OM Sunburst. Adirondack &
Indian Rosewood. Nickel Waverly
tuners. 1 3/4"nut. Ebony Belly Bridge.
Squares & Diamonds Inlay. Premium Bourgeois
pickguard. As always, Dana himself sprayed the
sunburst.
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#4617. DS-260 Cutaway.
Redwood & Indian Rosewood. Martin Simpson
cutaway. Twelve Fret Slot head. 3 on a side
Waverly Tuners with Ebony Buttons. Tortoise body
binding. Unique and very cool.
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#4522. Custom OM with Pale Burst
Carpathian Spruce and Mahogany back & sides. 1 3/4"
nut. 2 5/16" Ebony pyramid bridge. Adorned
with a simple tortoise shell binding and tiny dot inlay and
dressed up by a custom Pale Burst sprayed by Dana Bourgeois
and a fabulous Brazilian headstock veneer. Nickel
Waverly Tuners. Hide Glue.
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#4350. DB
Signature OM. This
guitar features "Signature" Adirondack and "Signature"
Madagascar RW. We also had the traditional
Squares & Diamonds inlay made in Fossil Ivory. Curly
Maple body binding, Gold Waverly tuners, Bone
pins and a premium pickguard. More on the DB
Signature OM here.
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#4470. Custom Dread with Premium Brazilian and Premium
Adirondack. Tortoiseshell Body, neck and head
binding. Here is something different. Our friends
at Martin Music ordered picked out this set of Brazilian and
trimmed it in our Tortoiseshell binding with a purfling of the
tiniest white/ black line to set it off. These little
things are what makes a difference. Check out the figure
in the Brazilian headstock veneer and the deep, rich
pattern picked to show off the Tortoise binding on the
thick Premium Tor-tis pickguard. Did you know that Dana
decides these details? Along with the big decisions
(like which set of top wood gets matched with which back
wood), he decides which headstock veneer and which
pickguard would best compliment the overall look.
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#4372. Custom D Cutaway. Indian Rosewood and
Adirondack. It is loud and has got the best of what
Indian Rosewood has to offer. Here's a picture of Doc
Watson playing his Custom D Cutaway at Merlefest this
year. What else can I say...a picture is worth a
thousand words.
click on photo to see details
To see what we are doing at IBMA, click
here.
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#4322. Custom Soloist in Premium
Brazilian and Premium Italian Spruce. For this Soloist
Dana picked an Italian top with the perfect weight and
stiffness to make this an incredibly responsive instrument.
This Soloist is unusual because of the Ebony body binding.
Learn about the Bourgeois Soloist here.
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#4444. The "Ella Rose" DB
Jumbo Style 42. Brazilian and Redwood. Custom
"Ella Rose" inlay. To learn more about this
guitar click
here.
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#4373. IBMA #2 of 6. Vintage OM in Adirondack
& Pao Rosewood. This guitar was the sleeper of the
show. You might imagine at a Bluegrass Show, an OM
wouldn't get much attention but the 50+ year old West
African Pao Rosewood set used on this guitar made it LOUD and
rich and one of the best OM's we've heard.
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#4368. IBMA BK Slope D. Figured Mahogany and it's
hard to see how much bearclaw is on this amazing Premium Bearclaw Spruce top in this picture. This
guitar is a faithful replica of the famous guitar built for
Bryan Sutton that he dubbed "The Banjo Killer".
Just like the original, it features Ivoroid body binding with
no binding on the neck or on the Brazilian Rosewood Headstock
veneer. The fingerboard and belly bridge are Brazilian
Rosewood. Premium Firestripe pickguard.
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#4193. Custom DB Jumbo in Redwood and
Mahogany. Simple and elegant. Brazilian Rosewood
bindings. Gotoh 510 tuners with Black buttons. No
inlay or pickguard. Custom X Braced back.
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#4209. Short Scale Slope D in Custom Pale Burst. 25" scale. This is our first issue Short Scale
guitar after the prototype that was displayed at Winter NAMM.
With all
the ease of playing and a warm, full and sweet tone that you
expect from a vintage short scale instrument but with the
balance and note to note clarity found on all Bourgeois
guitars. The specs are exactly like our famous Slope D. Ivoroid
body binding. Ebony Snakehead headstock with 1
23/32" nut. Tiny MOP dot inlays. Fire Stripe
Tor-tis Pickguard. Nickel Waverly tuners with
Ivoroid buttons. Learn more about it here.
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#4171.
Custom OMC with a Redwood top and Indian Rosewood back and
sides. This one comes with an abalone
rosette.
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#4109 Custom JOM. NAMM GUITAR Premium Bearclaw Sitka and Figured
Walnut. Tortoise Shell body binding. Square headstock with Brazilian
Rosewood Veneer. Tiny MOP dots. Nickel Waverly tuners. Dana
loves to work with Walnut and it shows. This is a
responsive, warm beautiful guitar.
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#4206. . The DB Jumbo Cutaway (DBJC)
in Redwood and Walnut. Tortoise shell binding and also
note the matching Tortoise rosette. Gold 510 Gotohs.
This particular instrument features our custom X-braced
back to enhance the articulation in the lower register for the
fingerstyle player.
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#4239. The Plantation
D. Premium Brazilian & Premium Adirondack. 1
3/4" nut and 2 5/16" belly bridge. Learn
more about The Plantation D here.
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#4180.
Country Boy Deluxe with Bourgeois Pale Burst. Adirondack
& Figured Mahogany. Rosewood body binding.
Premium Tor-tis pickguard. Gold Waverly tuners.
Brazilian Rosewood head veneer.
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#4113. The BK (Banjo Killer) Slope D with Pale Sunburst. Premium
Bearclaw Sitka Spruce and Figured Mahogany. Built for
the NAMM show. This guitar is
inspired by the famous guitar built for Bryan Sutton that he
dubbed "The Banjo Killer". Just like the original,
it features Ivoroid body & neck binding and an unbound
Brazilian Rosewood Headstock veneer. Click on the pictures
above to see a close-up of the Brazilian Fingerboard
and Belly bridge. This one features a beautiful Custom
Pale Sunburst.
Dana says: "
The BK Slope D has a deep, broad tone. Through wood selection
and voicing, we push it in the direction of a bigger bottom
end, a "lush" top end, and greater volume, similar
to the characteristics of Bryan's original BK. When I first
started making slope shouldered Dreadnoughts, I went for
something as different as possible from the balanced and
focused sound of my standard Dreadnought. The Banjo Killer
gets me back to that original idea."
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#5969. Custom Petite
Jumbo. Bearclaw Adirondack and Quilted African Mahogany
(Sapelle). Abalone
Rosette. Brazilian Rosewood peghead veneer. Tiny
MOP dot inlay and a beautiful, subtle rosewood body
binding.
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#4072. Custom Brazilian &
Adirondack OM with DB Signature appointments. Our first
Brazilian OM appointed with Dana's new Signature D Rosette and
Herringbone. Click on the pictures above to get a close
look at the details. Find more information on the new DB Signature
appointments here.
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#6534. DB Signature D. Another Austin NAMM
guitar. Wonderfully
straight grained Brazilian Rosewood and premium Eastern Adirondack spruce.
Curly Maple body binding, Dana's Signature multicolor herringbone
purfling and Signature wood rosette, IVORY square and diamond inlay
and ebony belly bridge. 1 and 23/32" nut width, GOLD Waverlies, bone pins.
Remember, all
of the wood for each guitar is still hand-picked by Dana
Bourgeois himself. That's a big part of what
makes our guitars what they are.
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#4070. Custom Slope D . The Bourgeois Blues. The Bourgeois Blues is an all mahogany, modified ladder braced Jumbo, made for spanish and bottleneck style playing. The ladder bracing gives a big fundamental tone, long on midrange "honk" and short on overtones, the mahogany top a dry, whiny, "Paris, Texas", kind of voice. Though the action is set a little higher than our standard guitars to avoid rattling with the bottleneck, this guitar also works great
for spanish style playing, with a sound appropriate for honky tonk or country style blues. Steve Miklas at Acoustic Music
Works worked hard to come
up with the ultimate specs for this guitar. The Figured
Mahogany was picked for TONE as was the Brazilian
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Koa Binding on
the neck, head and body. Snakewood buttons on Gold
Waverly tuners.
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#6516 VOM Cutaway with Adirondack
and Brazilian. This is combination of woods that Sean
Watkins of Nickel Creek rocked the world with during their
last 7 years of touring. Learn more about Sean
here. Listen to his Brazilian OMC on his first
solo record, "Let it Fall".
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#6297. Vintage
JOM Deluxe. Premium Madagascar & Premium
Adirondack. The rest of the specs are as a Vintage D:
Ivoroid & Herringbone binding, Square headstock, Squares
and diamonds inlay. With Bone pins, Premium pickguard
and Nickel Waverly tuners. This is an original body
shape by Dana and a very versatile instrument.
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#6544. 12
Fret OMS Custom Sunburst. One of a kind made especially for
the Austin NAMM Show. Adirondack and Cuban
Mahogany. Koa body binding is wonderfully matched by
Snakewood buttons on the Bronze Engraved Waverly tuners.
We had a rare opportunity to buy some very old Cuban Mahogany
and Dana was delighted with the tone. He said:
"...this Cuban Mahogany is denser than South American Mahogany and tends to lean a little towards the rosewoods in tone. Fundamentally *mahogany* but with more mid-range fullness & a quicker response."
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# 6253. Custom DS-260. Presentation
Grade Brazilian. Bearclaw Sitka top for a big, open
sound. Martin Simpson style Cutaway. Abalone rosette. Flamed Koa body, neck
& headstock binding. Herringbone purfling.
Gold Waverly tuners with Snakewood buttons.
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#5839. Custom Advanced Slope D Quilted Maple &
Premium Adirondack top. With a Deco Block
inlay. 2005 NAMM guitar. Dana said
it is just as dry and mid-rangy as can be... and somehow it
makes you just wanna slam the power chords from the
opening Riff of PINBALL WIZARD. Snakehead headstock.
Bourgeois backstrip. Triple bound Ivoroid binding on
body, neck and headstock. 1 23/32 nut width. Nickel Waverlies. Bone bridge & end pins. Tor-tis
pickguard.
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#6295. Guitar of the Week.
Anaheim NAMM Collection. OMS / Brazilian 12 Fret with
Style 42 Abalone Purfling. Fossil Ivory Bridge.
Our first 42 Style guitar. Spectacular Brazilian and
Creamy German Spruce top. Although this
particular guitar was sold, we left the pictures up to let you know that we are
building these! Check with your dealer to see if they
placed one on order.
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#6103. NAMM Guitar. Custom 12
Fret Slope D. Our first Slope D 12 Fret. Mahogany
& Adirondack. Dana's sunburst. Tiny dot
inlay. Waverly 3-on-a-plate. Premium pickguard.
Brazilian headstock veneer.
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#6061. Rare Custom OMS 12 Fret with Cutaway.
We've only made a few with a cutaway. Check out the Brazilian head veneer
on this one. With Adirondack & Indian rosewood.
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#6088. Custom OM Pale Burst.
Figured Mahogany & Adirondack top. Tortoise shell
binding and tiny dots. Brazilian head veneer.
Listen to an MP3 HERE
(Eddie Berman playing).
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#6167. The Bourgeois D-150. Brazilian and Adirondack.
This guitar is our top of the line Dreadnought. Modeled after the original
Ricky Skaggs model, it is much beloved by serious players
around the world. For more on our D-150, click here.
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# 6080. The new Celtic Style
JOM with a Cutaway. Figured Walnut back and sides and Cedar
top. Figured maple bindings. Dana's new Celtic
Knot fingerboard design inlaid in Bone. Click here
to learn all about this new model.
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#5896. Custom
JOM Celtic. Prototype for new our new Model
first shown at the 2005 NAMM show.
The CS-JOM. The Bourgeois Celtic Style JOM is designed and voiced for full, ring-y,
woody-toned tambres, lingering overtones and a snappy attack. We think this is
the ideal tonal signature for a variety of Celtic guitar styles, including
fingerstyle in DADGAD and other open tunings as well as "bouzouki-style" rhythm.
The CS-JOM's Gaelic temperament results from the unique combination of a Western Red Cedar top and flamed Black Walnut back and sides on a medium-sized body, and bracing modifications developed specially for this model. This
distinctive guitar is further enhanced by a new Celtic Knot fretboard
inlay designed by Dana, inspired by border designs from the "Book of
Kells" and executed in certified Mammoth Ivory. Additional appointments include
abalone rosette, curly maple body, fretboard and headstock binding,
Bourgeois backstrip, and Gold/Ebony Waverly tuners. Guaranteed to make you
want green beer all year long.
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#5721. Advanced
Slope D/ Cherry Burst. NAMM GUITAR. Adirondack
and Figured Beeswing Mahogany
back and sides. Ivoroid body, neck & headstock
binding. Bourgeois Snakehead Ebony veneered headstock
with a Floral fretboard Inlay. Fire-stripe Greven pickguard. Ebony Belly bridge. Nickel Ivoroid
Waverly tuners.
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#5921. Custom Slope D.
Madagascar Rosewood. Tiny dot inlay. Dana's
comments on madagascar: "Madagascar rosewood will
probably get you closest to the sound of Brazilian, and at a
much lower price. Madagascar has much of the same rich
overtone range as Brazilian, as well as a slightly "reverby"
quality. It's a little heavier than Brazilian, so I have to be
careful about selecting the right top and the right neck in
order to keep the weight down and not adversly effect its
response characteristics.
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See the 5
Archtops we built this fall. Each one is different than
the next. We have added our new pickup to a couple of
them. HERE.
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#5802. Custom OM. Guitar of the Week.
This guitar was built as
a "twin" to the OM we built for Ricky Skaggs.
This guitar looks identical. We used the same batch
of wood as we used on Ricky's for the top and back. Specs: Adirondack, Figured Mahogany,
Abalone Rosette,
Curly Koa body binding,
1 3/4 width at the nut , Bone nut, saddle & bridge pins,
Ebony belly bridge, Gold Waverly tuners, Squares & Diamonds inlay. Learn more about Ricky's new
guitar here.
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We've been hard at work on two new
models for 2005 which we'll show for the first time at the
2005 Anaheim NAMM show. Check it out HERE.
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CLICK HERE FOR A LOOK
AT WHAT WE BROUGHT!
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The 2004 Anaheim NAMM Show. Take a look at
the Nine beauties we are bringing to the show. Including
several examples of new models. More.
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