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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!
From Bourgeois Guitars
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.
- Model
- Slope D - Short Scale
- Serial
- 5626
- Year
- 2011
- Top
- Figured Mahogany
- Back & Sides
- Figured Mahogany
- Scale Length
- Short Scale
- Rosette
- Wood
- Backstrip
- Multicolor Herringbone
- Endpiece Inlay
- None
- Body Binding
- Tortoise Shell
- Purfling
- Black/White Top Border
- Head Shape
- Short Scale Dana Bourgeois
- Head Veneer
- Ziricote
- Head Inlay
- Bourgeois Logo - Ivoroid
- Head Binding
- Tortoise Shell with W/B
- Fretboard Wood
- 14 Fret Ziricote
- Fretboard Inlay
- Ivoroid Dots
- Fretboard Binding
- Tortoise Shell with W/B
- Nut Width
- 1 3/4"
- Heel Cap
- None
- Tuners
- Gotoh Gold with Black Buttons
- Bridge
- Ebony Belly Bridge
- Pins
- Ivoroid
- Pickguard
- Firestripe
- Pickup
- None
- Label
- Dana Bourgeois Signature Label
- Glue
- Hide Glue
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Headstock Finish
- Satin
- Body Finish
- High Gloss
- Top Color
- Natural
- Cutaway
- None
Options
- Case
- Hardshell
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