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2014 Bourgeois Tony Rice Tribute, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Here’s a little piece of recent Bourgeois history that’s got us all excited: Dana’s 2014 Tony Rice Tribute Dreadnought. With Tony’s permission, Dana built this dreadnought as inspired by Tony’s 1935 D-28 to sell it in a benefit auction to raise money to help support Tony during his illness. Several years later, and now this Bourgeois TR Tribute is available through Dream Guitars. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Dana’s Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce on top, enlarged soundhole and drop-in saddle, Waverly tuners, tortoise-style pickguard, herringbone trim.
We were overjoyed to play this guitar. Excellent note clarity from string to string, and a truly effortless setup made this Bourgeois an addictive instrument to play. The middle register appears to have a subtle boost that helps flesh out the voice, and give a bit more color to chords and strumming. Played lightly or hard, the Tony Rice Tribute Dreadnought offers up sustain, clarity, and balance. It’s incredible to find such a masterfully balanced dread, but we’d expect no less from Dana Bourgeois, or indeed any guitar modeled after Tony’s.
A number of guitar giants played this guitar for the 2014 auction, so do follow the links below to check out Bryan Sutton, Chris Eldridge, and others putting it through its paces!Courtney Hartman: https://youtu.be/O6d1VmdePg8
Jonathan Brown: https://youtu.be/9qIwySx3RtU
Scott Fore: https://youtu.be/MEw-rQertO4
Chris Eldridge: https://youtu.be/pdr-D0Z4fe8
Dana Bourgeois: https://youtu.be/dhcDwiZCSVM
Bryan Sutton: https://youtu.be/I8gyVGx52s4SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.719 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2012 Bourgeois DBJC Cocobolo/European Spruce
Here we have a gorgeous 2012 Bourgeois DBJC Custom in Cocobolo Rosewood and European Spruce. This Bourgeois is exquisite in every way–the tonewoods, the build quality, and fit-n-finish are all perfect. This guitar has the power and headroom to really dig in, but it also has a sweeter more delicate side, thanks in part to the large soundboard area. It’s worth stressing the wow factor of the Cocobolo. Rich brick-red hues with sapwood in the center! It’s some of the finest-quartered and best-looking we’ve encountered in some time. That fact, combined with tasteful Flamed Koa bindings, a cutaway for enhanced access to the upper register, and a K&K Pure Mini installed by yours truly make this one a winning pick every day of the year. Fossilized Mastadon Ivory bridge pins, bone nut and saddle, hide glue construction, and a varnish finish don’t hurt either!
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Cocobolo Add to Compare2013 Bourgeois AT Mahogany OM Mahogany/Adirondack (Red)
Straight from four time Grammy Award winner David Holt’s hands to yours! This gorgeous Bourgeois Aged Tone OM was David’s for several years, and now we’re proud to offer it up to you.
Great articulation, great balance, dynamic tone–these are the qualities you look for in a quality instrument. Bourgeois Guitars has taken that to heart, building powerful steel strings with traditional appointments, like this Bourgeois 2013 OM. Mahogany back and sides, when combined with the Adirondack Spruce top, gives the guitar a rich, complex tone and a pianistic separation of notes. The middle registers have that perfect level of overtones, and the low-end is comparable to a Dreadnought, but Bourgeois’s OM shape insures that the instrument’s voice is very balanced. This guitar opens up magnificently with an aggressive attack and takes on an explosive projection when played in Drop D (making it a great candidate for Irish accompaniment). Tight control and a quick response: this is one strong player.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany Add to Compare2016 Bourgeois OM-DB Signature Mahogany/Adirondack
Dana Bourgeois and his team have brought their considerable talents to bear on this particular build. A 2016 OM-DB Signature with dark Mahogany back and sides and an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, it’s practically brand new but already loud as July 4 and about as exciting. Bourgeois deepened the sides of this OM and enlarged the soundhole to 4 1/2 inches to increase the projection and bass; big ‘ole soundhole makes for a big ‘ole voice. To spice up the appointments they added Snakewood buttons to the Waverly tuners and Figured Koa bindings to the headstock, fretboard, and body.
Of course this deep-body beauty sounds great in standard tuning, but it also belts out some serious rich basses in Drop D or DADGAD. If you’re looking for a stick of dynamite for fingerstyle, flatpicking, solo work and group jamming, this cracklin’ thunderball of an OM from Bourgeois is just what the doctor ordered. Give us a ring for an in-hand description!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.32 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany Add to Compare2011 Bourgeois SJ Signature Madagascar/Adirondack (Red)
Not a Bourgeois passes through this shop that doesn’t wow us, and this 2011 Bourgeois SJ Signature more than did the trick! With a gorgeous set of Madagascar Rosewood for the back and sides and an Adirondack Spruce top, this SJ looks as good as it sounds–and that’s saying a lot. The voice is firecracker-crisp and focused, perfect for recording, and packs a fierce amount of projection regardless if you’re playing fingerstyle or with flatpicks.
Fast, clean playing is made possible by this Bourgeois’s smooth low setup, and the punchy low end is excellently balanced with the other strings to make this guitar articulate and precise, even when driven hard. In wonderful shape, this 2011 SJ is itching to be played, and comes with a TKL hardshell case for protection on those rare moments when you won’t be playing this dynamic livewire.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Madagascar Add to Compare2007 Bourgeois Custom OMS Macassar Ebony/Italian
Here, we’re looking at a guitar which elicits a visceral response from the player. This 2007 Bourgeois OMS was custom-built with Macassar Ebony for the back and sides, Italian Spruce for the top, and a 12-fret neck for clarity and punch. The ideal fingerstyle guitar, this OMS responds beautifully to a range of approaches, offering impressive depth of tone and articulate warmth in the middle registers to breathe new life into your fingerstyle arrangements.
This Bourgeois is so comfortable to play (with freshly polished frets courtesy of our very own repair shop), it’s difficult to keep track of time when it’s in your hands. There are notes across the upper register which shimmer with overtones once played, and from the low E to the high, the balance is precise and even. Lowered tunings let the bass notes really swell, thanks to the striking Macassar Ebony back and sides, and the setup is glass-smooth and addictively effortless.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.63 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Italian Add to Compare2005 Bourgeois OMS Indian/Adirondack (Red)
Dana Bourgeois’s team has consistently churned out some gorgeous guitars for the NAMM shows over the years, and this OMS, made for Winter NAMM 2005, is number nine of ten! Indian Rosewood for the back and sides, Adirondack Spruce for the top, 12-fret design for maximum warmth, arm rest for added comfort–what more could one ask for of a fingerstyle instrument?
The slightly wider nut (at 1 25/32″) gives the left hand just a smidge more room, making those complex fingerings easier, and the 12-fret neck gives the strings an easy tension that oozes rich warmth right out of the gate. Players looking for an intimately-sized guitar with a focused, articulate voice, look no further: this 2005 Bourgeois provides excellent string-to-string balance, and has just had its frets freshly polished by our repair staff so it plays like a newborne babe.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.63 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to CompareBourgeois Martin Simpson 1 of 25 East Indian/Adirondack (Red)
If you missed the Bourgeois Martin Simpson we had in the store a few months ago, now’s your chance to strike while the iron’s hot! Speaking of heat, you’d best take care when handling this guitar: she’s hot to trot and as loud as a firecracker. Maybe that doesn’t quite capture the kind of heat that this hotrod’s putting out; let’s say what this guitar really is: a big-voiced cannon with just 12 frets. Her previous owner is a gigging musician (which is why she comes with a Highlander IP-2 pickup and mic), so rest assured, the East Indian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce have been completely opened up, rendering the voice huge, yet balanced, and effortlessly responsive. This is #1 of 25 Limited Edition Martin Simpsons that Bourgeois built when they were first introducing the model, and was owned by Mr. Simpson himself! That makes this guitar Martin Simpson’s Martin Simpson–twice the Simpson, double the tone.
The bass is warm and well-defined, and the trebles are nothing short of ecstatic–and she eats up lowered tunings as though they were snacks. DADGAD, Drop D, CFA#D#GC–you name it, this guitar can handle it. With so many options at your hands, it’d be great to make the decision of what to play easier by being better-suited for fingerstyle or flatpicks, but the fact of the matter is this guitar sounds equally stellar with both approaches, so the sky’s the limit for how you play, and in what tuning. We’ve just reset the Mahogany neck and refretted the Ebony fretboard (and to top it off added a new saddle), so she’s ready to rumble for decades to come. We have a snugly fitting TKL hardshell case to keep this Bourgeois Martin Simpson from harm.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare1998 Bourgeois Martin Simpson Indian/Sitka
Who would have thought that this 1998 Bourgeois Martin Simpson signature edition would excel at lowered tunings? It seems that Mr. Simpson’s prediliction for DADGAD and other dropped tunings has permeated this particular instrument, such that its voice–punchy and articulate, with a clean, driving tone–really opens up once those strings get loosened. The best part: in lowered tunings the guitar maintains a good, clean tone; no buzzy and muddy strings! The Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce top go very well together to give the guitar lots of pop. The setup of this particular instrument is superb for flatpicking or fingerstyle, and thanks to that generous Fallaway cutaway you have virtually unrestricted access to the entire fretboard.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare2012 Bourgeois AT OM Madagascar Madagascar/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a Bourgeois AT OM in Adirondack (Red) Spruce and Madagascar Rosewood. Dana Bourgeois is known for building superb pre war style guitars, and this OM is as good as it gets. Outfitted like a pre war Martin, and equiped with an aged tone Red Spruce top, this Bourgeois has the look, feel, and tone to make you think it came right out of the 1930’s. With its full bass and tight treble response, this guitar is as well suited to flatpicking as it is fingerpicking.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar Add to Compare2015 Bourgeois Soloist OMC Brazilian/Adirondack (Red) Spruce
Here we have a Bourgeois “The Soloist” OMC in Brazilian Rosewood and Torrefied Aged Tone Adirondack (Red) Spruce. Bourgeois guitars command attention and respect throughout the entire acoustic guitar world, they are known for their quality of build and wonderful, lush tone. Torrefication is a new development in the luthiery community. It is the process of baking tonewoods in a low oxygen environment, rendering the woods to a truly “aged” effect, both sonically and visually. Add to that the fact that this one is made with all hide glue construction and a top-of-the-line varnish finish and you have an instrument that will blow you away.
Upon first playing this guitar something is instantly recognizable as being different: The tone is full and unbridled, there is seemingly nothing to get in the way of the pure tone of the woods. Simply put, this guitar sounds like a well broken in, decades old instrument. And while you may want to chalk all of this great tone up to the Torrefied topwood, we are inclined to say it is a whole recipe that gives this guitar its magical voice. And that recipe is as follows: 1. Expert construction from a master builder. 2. Superb quality woods. 3. Torrefication. 4. A thin Varnish finish. 5. Well thought out and beautiful design. Season to taste and bake at 350 for a perfect all around guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to CompareBourgeois Banjo Killer Slope D Flamed Honduran Mahogany/Sitka
When a guitar is named the banjo killer it has a lot to live up to, we expect power and volume without any sacrifice of tone. We have to say Dana Bourgeois hit the nail on the head when he named this particular guitar “The Banjo Killer.” If you are looking to stand out above the rest in a jam session, look no further, this Bourgeois will make sure everyone knows you are there. Yes it is loud, but it has a sweet side as well, try playing it lightly, it will surprise you with its sweet tones. Built from Bearclaw Sitka Spruce and Mahogany this Slope D has a great vintage vibe that Gibson enthusiasts will adore. We know it is hard to believe, but this guitar has certainly earned its title.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.22 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany - Honduran Add to Compare2003 Bourgeois A-350 Curly Maple/Spruce
This Bourgeois Archtop is stunningly beautiful and in fantastic condition, given that it has had ten years of play and maturation. The tastefully carved Curly Maple back and perfectly quartered Spruce top have that buttery smooth, mellow sound jazz players are always looking for. Plug this one in and blend between the K&K Archtop Pickup for crisp, acoustic sound and the floating Kent Armstrong Humbucker for quick solo licks. But be careful as you play: The quilting in the neck has such a depth and hue about it that you’ll be hard-pressed not to be distracted!
Add to Compare2002 Bourgeois JOMC East Indian/Adirondack (Red)
Dana Bourgeois is known around the world for his superb craftsmanship and also as one of the foremost authorities on the voicing, selection and utilization of fine acoustic tonewoods. This large-bodied OM-style guitar in Adirondack and East Indian Rosewood is an excellent example of Dana’s ability to bring out the best tonal qualities in his instruments. The Adirondack top has had plenty of time to open up, and the results are a sweetness and clarity in the upper registers while providing plenty of low end growl. A very versatile instrument with excellent playability.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare1993 Bourgeois JOM Rosewood/Bearclaw Sitka
The vintage 1993 Bourgeois Jumbo OM (JOM) fills a wonderful niche for players who demand a balanced voice, but want just a bit more bottom end and punch. This one has the patina of age on it’s top and it’s gorgeous voice. The Rosewood and Spruce body is very responsive and lively. Players with a light touch will be rewarded with plenty of tone but players who like to hit hard will be equally satisfied. This is a great example of Dana’s work from the early days when he was a one man shop.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood
Dana Bourgeois’ involvement with guitars predates by many years the company
that carries his name. His work has, in fact, enriched the steel-string guitar world
for almost 40 years. Although Bourgeois began playing guitar shortly after seeing
the Beatles’ historic performances on The
Ed Sullivan Show, his journey with the
craft of lutherie began in earnest while
attending Maine’s Bowdoin College in the
early ’70s. After devouri
ng Irving Sloan’s landmark book Classic
Guitar Construction, Dana figured he’d
give it a shot in his dorm room. “My
grandfather was a machinist, and my father
was an amateur wood worker, and between the two of them, I received
enough help to actually build a
guitar,” he remembers.
Clearly, Dana had found his
passion. By 1977, he had
established a one-man shop in
Brunswick, Maine, which soon
led to his first commission for
a hand-built guitar. “From the
mid-’70s to mid-’80s,” he says,
“my bread and butter was
repair and restoration, but I never stopped building guitars.”