More about this Product: One of the best selling models in the Blueridge range, this dreadnought model from the Contemporary range has a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides. Guitar Buyer Magazine gave this guitar a healthy 4/5 and said "The BR-40D model plays great straight out of the case". Total Guitar also awarded 4/5 and said "This is the kind of guitar beginners would go ape for, and more experienced players will enjoy its many charms too".
The BR-40 Blueridge guitar is certainly the workhorse of the Blueridge Contemporary line. Every detail makes for easy playability & a big, powerful tone. Features like a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and peghead overlay. Gorgeous accoutrements like 5-ply body binding, mother-of-pearl inlays, and nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners. Authentic pre-war bracing ensures tone and volume just like the finest vintage guitars.
Select, solid Sitka spruce top with hand-carved parabolic braces in the authentic prewar forward X-pattern
Mahogany back and sides
Natural high-gloss finish
Black 5-ply body binding (B/W/B/W/B)
Carved Mahogany, low profile neck with Mother-of-pearl dot position markers
East Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Dovetail neck/body joint
Ornate mother-of-pearl peghead inlay
Bone nut and saddle
Black pickguard
Accurate vintage-style 14:1 ratio nickel-plated open-back tuners with butterbean-style buttons