Bourgeois Custom Blues Slope D/SS Acoustic #5626 - Used From Bourgeois

A Bourgeois Blues custom in robust Figured Mahogany! This short-scale dread is a total knockout.

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Condition: Used, Excellent

Absolutely jaw-dropping! Based on some rare early 40s, all-Mahogany J-45s, the dark, woody tones of this short scale dread manages to both summon the spirit of the past as well as the promise and discovery of the present-future. The midrange alone on this guitar is worth writing a song for. Pair that with nice articulation in the bass (not always so on the all-hog bodies out there) and beautifully singing trebles and you've got an old-time symphony in a box. Throaty and mean or bird-sweet and sunny--it all comes down to what kind of a mood your right hand is in!

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Manufacturer's Description from Bourgeois

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 Dreadnought, 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 is also available as a Slope D, 14 Fret, 25” short scale: Relaxed playability; warmer than the long scale version, without significant loss of volume.

About Manufacturer

Bourgeois Guitars are defining the future of vintage tone, combining old-world hand-voicing techniques with modern innovations in design and materials. Built in a ca. 1850s mill in the industrial town of Lewiston Maine, master luthier Dana Bourgeois and his small team of highly skilled craftsman produce some of the finest steel-string instruments available today.

Known for tonal excellence, meticulous craftsmanship and top-notch materials, they are played by six-string luminaries such as Bryan Sutton, Ricky Skaggs, Sean Watkins, Della Mae, the late Doc Watson and countless professional and nonprofessional enthusiasts. Bourgeois guitars have had a prominent role in the American steel-string guitar renaissance for more than two decades, helping shape acoustic music’s most recent rise in popularity.