Bourgeois Italian Spruce/Padauk JOMC-T Guitar #8159 - Used  From Bourgeois

Condition: Used, Excellent

The new benchmark for what a fingerstyle guitar can and should be.  We picked this one out while on a trip up north to visit with the good folks at Bourgeois in Maine.  That Italian top affords the player an articulate, sophisticated response that's a bit less aggressive than its North American cousin, Adirondack.  If you don't know about Padauk yet, now is the time to get hip.  This African tonewood has quickly become one of Dana's favorites as the availability of the best Madagascar and Brazilian rosewoods sets continues to dwindle.  Aside from that stunning sunset-red color, Padauk boasts a dramatic, glassy voice with a well-ordered overtone content that seems to never get messy.  Insane note definition and clarity, almost like an archtop, meets flattop complexity and power that even some of the best Martin 0000s can't beat.  The tonewood combination couldn't be better suited to the bodystyle--the JOMT is like an OM that's evolved into another stage of musical development (greater dynamic range but just as balanced) and, with the addition of a cutaway, there isn't much stylistic ground this gorgeous instrument -can't- cover. 

SP Luthier Notes: A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.