Blueridge BR-140A Adirondack Acoustic Guitar Historic Series Dreadnought
Product Code: BR-140A
Our Price: $1,149.00
Description
The current model being shipped features a headstock without the inlay and only has the Blueridge banner at the top. Traditional bracing with solid mahogany back and sides give the BR-140A a pure vintage sound. This understated yet, perfect guitar for any style of acoustic music. Fine black and white top purfling and the original abalone and pearl inlay work on the headstock are touches of fine art. Other features include all solid Honduran mahogany back and sides and solid Sitka spruce top. The BR-140A boasts a sound and style perfect for any style of music. Buy yours and never miss a tone or lick.
Crafted with a select solid ADIRONDACK spruce top, which is renowed for it's characteristiclly loud and accurate tone, hand-carved X-bracing, choice solid mahogany back and sides, and a traditional dovetail neck joint round out the BR-140A for pure Golden Era tone. Fine black and white top purfling and the original abalone and pearl inlay work on the headstock are touches of fine art. Aged finish completes the vintage look. The slim mahogany neck and traditional dreadnought body make it a truly enjoyable guitar to play.
The Historic Series offers authentic vintage style with strict adherence to the spirit of prewar instruments from the materials used to the ornate inlay work.
The Historic Series offers authentic vintage style with strict adherence to the spirit of prewar instruments from the materials used to the ornate inlay work.
Looking back in history to unlock the secrets of what features truly make a great guitar, Saga Musical Instruments and Blueridge guitars have decided to raise the bar for production guitars by offering Adirondack spruce as an option to its already popular line of Blueridge guitars. What better way than to combine the already popular BR-140 with an upgraded Adirondack top. Introducing the new BR-140A! Truly a guitar with not only the vintage look and sound as a result of that legendary material...but without the high price tag!
Blueridge BR-140A Adirondack Spruce Top Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Select, Solid Adirondack Spruce top with hand-carved parabolic top braces in authentic Pre-war forward X-pattern
- Choice Solid Mahogany sides and back
- Natural high-gloss finish with a lightly toned top
- Slim Mahogany neck has adjustable truss rod and dovetail neck/body joint
- Premium Tonewood fingerboard, bridge
- Maple bridge plate
- Saga’s® exclusive Dalmatian tortoise pickguard
- B/W/B ABS binding with fine black and white purfling on soundboard
- Nut and saddle are made from bone
- Tonewood peghead overlay
- Accurate Vintage-style 14:1 ratio nickel-plated open-back tuners with butterbean-style buttons
- Nut width: 1 3/4"
- Scale length: 25.6" (650mm)
- Lifetime Warranty
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.
If you've been searching for a Golden Era guitar that isn't priced like it's made of gold, then Blueridge guitars are for you. Reminiscent of fine American guitars built prior to WWII, Blueridge guitars are made with the same techniques as their antique counterparts, including many by-hand processes.
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. Blueridge guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and butterbean-button, Kluson-style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.
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. Blueridge guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and butterbean-button, Kluson-style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.
InstrumentAlley.com is an authorized stocking dealer for Blueridge guitars. We carry many guitar models in stock and can order any Blueridge guitar if you don't see what you want in our online store. InstrumentAlley.com offers the best deals at the lowest price on the BR-140A and all Blueridge guitars. Each Blueridge guitar now comes with a full lifetime warranty!