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Condition: Used, Very Good

What. A. Guitar.  From looks to sound, this is the finest 'hog dread we've seen in a good while.  We love the Country Boy Deluxe package, from the figured Mahogany on the back and sides to the burst to the Cocobolo binding here, there, and every where.  Dry and immediate, punchy and sustaining--this thing is like the fantasy version of every D18 you've ever imagined.  Aside from a crack on the bottom side of the guitar that our luthier successfully patched (can't feel it, can't hardly see it), the super-clean used condition is incredible given the guitar's been around for almost a decade.  if you're looking for a Mahogany dread to flatpick, you'll be hard pressed to find something better sounding (or downright prettier!) than this dressed up Country Boy!

From Bourgeois Guitars

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 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 is appointed with an Adirondack spruce top (Sitka 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!  Admittedly, depending on which Body Style is used with this traditional combination of spruce and mahogany, you can get pretty far removed from anything remotely "country" in look and sound.   Over the years we have considered changing the name but we can’t, it was a gift!
Model
Country Boy Deluxe
Serial
5348
Year
2010
Top Wood
Eastern Red "Adirondack" Spruce
Back/Sides
Figured Mahogany
Scale Length
Long
Rosette
Wood
Backstrip
Black Line
Endpiece Inlay
Body Wood
Body Binding
Cocobolo
Body Finish
Standard / Pale Sunburst
Purfliing
Black/Maple Top Border
Neck Finish
Satin
Head Shape
Square Head With Diamond
Head Veneer
Ziricote
Head Binding
Cocobolo with Black/Maple Purfling
Headstock Finish
Gloss
Fretboard
14 Fret Ebony
Fretboard Inlay
Tiny MOP Dots
Fretboard Binding
Cocobolo
Tuners
Waverly Gold, Ivoroid buttons
Bridge
Ebony Belly Bridge
Pins
Bone with Black Dots
Pickguard
Tor-Tis
Top Color
Sunburst
Bridge Spacing
2.2"
Nut Width
1 23/32"
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Waist
10 5/8"
Lower Bout Width
15 1/2"
Body Length
19 7/8"
Case
Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

Returns

Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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