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Condition: Used, Good
The owner of this guitar had the bridge pins and saddle upgrade to fossilized ivory.
Being a huge fan of Dana Bourgeois' work I was beyond excited to hear that we were getting the last guitar crafted at the shop on Cedar St. AND it is a burst that is worth seeing in person. This guitar has a very big sound that will fill the room quickly and the Aged Adirondack Spruce top gives the guitar a bit more airy and relaxed sound that just feels incredible while you're playing it. The short scale on this model helps a lot with playability and for such a relatively large instrument, the slope D had me leaning back and listening rather than fighting the guitar. This is the instrument that lesser guitars should circle around and bask in the un-shakeable foundation that it provides, and be happy that they get to sneak a note into the gorgeous universe that this slope D creates.
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.
2017
- Model
- Slope D - Standard
- Serial Number
- 7717
- Top
- Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce
- Back
- Mahogany
- Scale Length
- Short
- Rosette
- Single Ring Ivoroid
- Backstrip
- Black Line
- Endpiece Inlay
- Body Wood
- Body Binding
- Ivoroid
- Purfling
- Black/Ivoroid on End with Back
- Head Shape
- 14 Fret Mahogany with LDBO Headstock
- Head Veneer
- Ebony
- Head Inlay
- Mother of Pearl Bourgeois Logo
- Head Binding
- None
- Fretboard Wood
- Short Scale 14 Fret Ziricote
- Fretboard Inlay
- Tiny Ivoroid Dots
- Fretboard Binding
- Ziricote
- Nut Width
- 1 23/32
- Heel Cap
- Ziricote
- Tuners
- Waverly Nickel/Oval/Ivoroid
- Bridge
- 2.2 Ziricote Rectangle
- Pins
- Ivoroid
- Pickguard
- Celluloid
- Label
- Standard
- Glue
- Standard
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Headstock Finish
- Gloss
- Body Finish
- Standard
- Top Color
- Sunburst
Contour Head with D Heel Short Scale
Hardshell Case
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
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