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Condition: Used, Excellent

Absolutely tremendous.  The already fantastic OMS design (12 fret OM) has reached the highest of heights in this model with the addition of a cutaway, large soundhole, and premium tonewoods.  Open and far reaching as well as intimate and impossibly responsive, it's simply mind boggling how downright good it feels to play this guitar.  Every note is truly an inspiration.  The fundamentals are clear but the overtone content is, too--hanging and sustaining in perfect contrast to the underlying purity of tone.  Is it surprisingly comfortable for its sound or surprisingly strong and commanding for something of its size?  No need to figure this perfect paradox out--just play it and everything else falls away!

From Bourgeois Guitars

OM, 14 Fret 25.5” scale: You can think of the Vintage OM as a smaller version of our Dreadnought--or maybe it's the other way around. Because of its characteristic superb balance, clarity of voice, and sustaining top register, the OM is often thought of as the quintessential fingerstyle guitar. It's not surprising, though, that more than a few players appreciate these same characteristics not only for flatpicking but also for a variety of other applications. We scallop both sides of the X brace on our OM. This provides the” looseness” required in a smaller guitar to produce a clear, strong bass response, and power and projection that belies its size.

Model: OMSC - Large Soundhole Custom

Serial: 8400

Top: Aged Tone Italian Spruce

Back & Sides: Premium Cocobolo

Scale Length: Long

Rosette: Abalone

Backstrip: Arrowhead

Endpiece Inlay: Ziricote

Body Binding: Koa

Purfling: Black/White/Black-Maple-Black/White/Black

Head Shape: 12 Fret Mahogany Solid Headstock

Head Veneer: Ziricote

Head Inlay: Bone Headstock Logo Inlay

Head Binding: Koa with  Black/Maple Purfling

Fretboard Wood: Ebony

Fretboard Inlay: Short Pattern Abalone Slotted Squares & Diamonds

Fretboard Binding: Koa with Black/White Purfling

Nut Width: 1 3/4"

Heel Cap: Ziricote

Tuners: Waverly Gold/Ebony

Bridge: 2 5/16" Ebony Belly

Pins: Bone with Black Dots

Pickguard: Celluloid

Pickup: None

Label: Standard

Glue: Standard

Neck Finish: Satin

Headstock Finish: Gloss

Body Finish: High Gloss

Top Color: Natural

Cutaway: Yes

Options: Aged Tone Torrefied Bracing

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.

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