Eight Custom Bourgeois Guitars made especially for the 2008 Anaheim NAMM show.
NAMM gives us a great opportunity to show off a little in front of our friends and peers. Each guitar we bring has something a little extra about it whether an exciting set of Figured Mahogany or another great tonewood or a Prototype (we're bringing 2 to this show...one is a suprise ) or some new binding or whatever we can dream up.
We are proud of all of our guitars but the NAMM guitars are for showing off (just a little). And we do ! Each is numbered and signed as NAMM 2008 instrument.
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#4484 Custom DBJC. Bearclaw Italian Spruce and Presentation grade old growth Brazilian Rosewood. This guitar is finally complete ! As you know, Brazilian Rosewood is getting harder and harder to come by. We are delighted to offer this beautiful guitar with it's stellar Brazilian set and just as amazing Bearclaw Italian top. The X- Braced back will suit the serious solo fingerstyle player with its power to enhance sustain and to further smooth out the tone of this guitar. The sound is quick and complex . With 1 3/4" nut and 2 5/16" string spacing. Triple bound Curly koa on body, neck and headstock, Brazilian head veneer and an abalone rosette, unadorned ebony fretboard and bridge and Bone pins with Abalone dots. Gold Waverly tuners with Snakewood buttons. Here's what Dana says: “The DBJC came out great! It’s an ideal guitar for serious solo fingerstyle players, with a full, balanced tone, great definition and solid sustain. And a huge dynamic range! A big, meaty tone for light-touch players, and lots of clear headroom for thrashers. It’s really the guitar I hoped it would be.” For more information, contact Terry Tan at The Guitar Gallery PTE LTD in Singapore. SOLD
#4489 Custom JOMC. Redwood top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. Snakehead headstock. Dana's original JOMC body shape features a unique cutaway and bigger, but not too big body shape. This guitar will be simply, but elegantly appointed with Black binding and a tiny b/w pinstripe on neck, head and body. With 1 3/4" nut with 2 5/16" Ebony belly bridge. Gold Waverly tuners. Learn More about this guitar from Kent Sonenberg at Legends Guitars in Florida. SOLD
#4485 Custom OM in Red "Adirondack" Spruce & Pao Rosewood. By now, most of you have heard the story about how we came by this wonderful 50+ year old Rosewood. We have built less than a dozen guitars of this wonderful tone wood but they have all been something really special. Perfect set Adirondack surrounded by Rosewood body binding and Soloist purflings and a wood rosette, Short pattern Squares and Diamonds and Gold Waverly tuenrs with Snakewood buttons. The fancy Brazilian headstock veneer is the only flash on this elegant guitar. Stan Jay will get a chance to play it at the show, call Mandolin Brothers and see what he thought!
#4487 Custom OMS 12 Fret Slot head. Premium Adirondack & Indian Rosewood & Elegant Floral Inlay. We've been told by many that our adirondack is the best, wait till you see it as "premium". Ivoroid bound neck, head and body finished off with Black/White top border and side puflings. Abalone rosette, 3 on Plate Tuners with Ivoroid buttons. This guitar will be on its way to Italy after the NAMM show. Contact Andrea at 440hz to learn more.
#4486. Dana Bourgeois Signature Dreadnought in Madagascar Rosewood and Premium Adirondack with Figured Maple Body binding. Dana's Signature model was our fasting selling new model this year. Everyone loves the look of his new DB Herringbone purfling and rosette, as well as the rich, warm Ivory Squares & Diamond inlay. Gold Waverly tuners, Bone pins and a premium pickguard. It doesn't hurt that this model is priced just right. Call Steve Miklas at Acoustic Music Works. He's the lucky guy that has this one! SOLD
#4488 The BK (Banjo Killer) Slope D with Pale Sunburst. Premium Bearclaw Sitka Spruce and Figured Mahogany. This guitar was inspired by the famous guitar built for Bryan Sutton that he named "The Banjo Killer". Just like the original, it features Ivoroid body & neck binding and an unbound Brazilian Rosewood Headstock veneer, Ebony pins with Abalone dots. Brazilian Fingerboard and Brazilian Belly bridge. This one features Dana's beautiful Custom Pale Sunburst. Dana says: " The BK Slope D has a deep, broad tone. Through wood selection and voicing, we push it in the direction of a bigger bottom end, a "lush" top end, and greater volume, similar to the characteristics of Bryan's original BK. When I first started making slope shouldered Dreadnoughts, I went for something as different as possible from the balanced and focused sound of my standard Dreadnought. The Banjo Killer gets me back to that original idea."
Call Stan Burg at Guitar Vista in New Mexico to hear all about this one. SOLD
#4483. PROTOTYPE Short Scale Slope D Sunburst /SQUARE HEAD. Red "Adirondack" Spruce and Mahogany. Prototype of the Square Head model. 25" scale length. Specs just like our famous Slope D. Ivoroid body binding. Square headstock with Brazilian Veneer and 1 23/32" nut. Tiny MOP dot inlays. Nickel Waverly tuners with Ivoroid buttons. Firestripe Premium pickguard. Call the good folks at Artisan Guitars in Nashville.
#4491 Country Boy Extra Deluxe. Premium Red "Adirondack" Spruce and Figured Mahogany. Very special "Big Quilt" Figured Mahogany. Square headstock with a Brazilian Rosewood veneer. 1 23/32" nut width. The Extra Deluxe part is the Rosewood binding on the head, neck and body as well as fancy Black&White top, back and sides purfling. Gold Waverlies. Made even more special by the Abalone rosette and Dana Bourgeois backstrip. Tiny dot inlay. Premium pickguard. Bone bridge & end pins. Call The Musician's Choice in our home state of Maine to learn about this one. SOLD. Each guitar carries our lifetime guarantee .
Page last updated: March 12, 2008
