Professional Series

Short Scale Slope D - New for 2007

  
 

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Our Slope D with a Shorter 25" scale length was the most requested model we had last year.  With all the warm, sweet, full tone and relaxed playability you'd expect from a vintage short scale instrument but with the balance and note to note clarity found on all Bourgeois guitars.  

Standard materials include an adirondack spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and ebony fretboard, headstock and bridge, trimmed everywhere (body, fretboard, headstock and rosette) with ivoroid binding. To complement the theme, our original Bourgeois snakehead-style peghead is graced with ivoroid-buttoned Waverly tuners.

And did we mention the standard sunburst finish? We treat our sunbursts like just another piece of wood--no two are exactly the same, and that's the way we like it. Sometimes we are influenced by the colors and textures of the top or back; sometimes we want to de-emphasize a distracting feature in an otherwise outrageous top; sometimes we're after a vintage vibe. Sometimes we're just going for a cool burst!  

 

But if sunburst isn't your thing, no problem: Leave it off.  Add a Fire Stripe pickguard for a different vibe.  We seem to make more variations on the Slope D than any other model. Frequently requested options include natural finish, square headstock, Sitka spruce top, and rosewood, koa or walnut back and sides. With a guitar as versatile as the Slope D you can have it almost any way you like.

Except as noted, all Bourgeois models include the following features:   
25.5" Scale Length, One piece Mahogany Neck,  Bone Nut & Saddle, Ebony Fretboard & Bridge, High Gloss Body and Satin Neck Finish, Mother of Pearl Bourgeois headstock inlay, Bourgeois Premium Tortoiseshell style pickguard, Ivoroid Bridge and End Pins, Deluxe Hardshell Case and a Limited Lifetime Warranty.  A variety of optional tonewoods, appointments, hardware and finishes are also available.

These guitars are available at one of our fine retailers.

List price: Short Scale Slope D/ Sunburst $4195
Short Scale Slope D / Natural (non-burst) $3895

Feature	Description
Body Style	Dreadnought
Head Style	Snakehead (Square head not available at this time.)
Nut Width	1 23/32"
Top	Adirondack Spruce
Rosette	Fiber / Ivoroid
Back and Sides	Mahogany
Backstrip	Black Line
Body Binding	Ivoroid
Fretboard Binding	Ivoroid
Fretboard Inlay	Tiny Dots
Headstock Binding	Ivoroid
Headstock Veneer	Ebony
Bridge	Ebony Belly Bridge
Tuners	Nickel Waverly / Ivoroid Buttons
Finish	Bourgeois Sunburst
Additional features	25" Scale Length.  Square head not available at this time.  Custom sunbursts are additional charge - Inquire.

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