Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge Guitars is proud to introduce the BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Blueridge Guitar. This version of Carter's most famous guitar represents the instrument as he played it after 1964. By 1964 his trusty 1950s D-28 had seen a lot of action (and abuse!) as his standard stage instrument. His famous thumb-and-finger picking style had worn down the finish and wood on both sides of the upper body bout around the soundhole, so he had a custom pickguard installed that covered the damage and protected his guitar from more harm. The Blueridge BR-1060P also has the hexagonal abalone fretboard inlays and two mother-of-pearl dots on the bridge Carter added prior to 1964. Additional Carter touches include the famous White Dove headstock inlay design crafted of fine abalone and pearl which is joined on this memorial-edition guitar with his signature inlaid in gold wire. Each guitar in this limited-edition run of instruments is individually signed and numbered.

Like the best instruments, Blueridge guitars aren't overbuilt; they're crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship is evident in the traditional, forward-position, hand-carved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid Spruce top to ring loud and true. The slim mahogany neck joins the body with a traditional dovetail neck joint and has an adjustable truss rod.

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Acoustic Dreadnought Guitar Features:

Select solid Sitka spruce top with hand-carved parabolic top braces in an authentic prewar forward X-pattern

Natural high-gloss finish with aging toner for that perfect vintage look

Solid, select Indian rosewood back and sides with "zig-zag" center stripe

A one piece, mahogany neck with an adjustable truss rod and dovetail neck/body joint

Ebony fingerboard with hexagonal inlays

White bound body in the 1950's D-28 style

The unmistakeable full size black pickguard made famous by Carter Stanley

Bound peghead with Brazilian rosewood overlay adorned with a unique "White Dove" inlay design made from white, green and gold mother-of-pearl and abalone; toped off with Carter's rare signature in gold wire

Ebony bridge with the two m-o-p dots on either side of the bone saddle

High-quality Grover tuners

Nut width 1 11/16"

Scale length of 25.5"

Limited Edition, hand-numbered and signed

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One look at any Blueridge guitar will tell you that the craftsmandship, style and quality of the Golden Era are still alive and plainly evident in every guitar with the Blueridge name. The intricate MOP inlays, the careful workmanship and tremendous tonal quality of each Blueridge ensure that these fine guitars will be highly collectible. They're most definitely the benchmark of value and affordability today. Like the finest guitars of the Golden Era, each Blueridge has the traditional dovetail neck/body joint and each model's neck features an adjustable truss rod. The Kluson-style enclosed tuning machines with "butterbean" buttons, in either gold or nickel, have the perfect vintage look yet offer modern precision and feel.