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The Blueridge BR-163 Historic Series guitar has an 000 body, solid spruce soundboard, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, historic X-bracing, slim neck and natural high gloss finish.
Existing owners of this model said in their reviews of this guitar on Harmony Central -
"The sound is large, open, with deep harmonics and a very strong balance of volume. Great thumping bottom end and shimmering top as RW should sound. I couldn't be happier."
"This instrument is very versatile. It is balanced and even in loudness
through out the register. It is not overpowering in the bass or treble.
It is loud. It tends to have a wide tonal pallate depending on where
the string is picked. It sounds great."
"Very high quality workmanship."
"I'm pleased with the guitar's sound: very loud when strummed, very
subtle when fingerpicked. Nice clarity and balance from high to low.
For the price, I found only guitars close to it, none its equal, and
certainly none surpassing it."
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In sound the guitar is at same level as high class Martins. Note high class."
"Beatiful sound and sustain. Surprising Bass response. Responds very
well to picking dynamics. Can be loud if you need it, light picking
produces nice singing tone."
"Sound : 10 I've played classical for many years but wanted to give flat picking a try. The sound of this guitar is utterly wonderful. Rich, clear and full with excellent sustain."
You can hear and see a video at the American store Maury's Music. They also make a systematic comparison of Blueridge with Martin guitars, including video comparisons.
| Type |
Acoustic steel string |
| Soundboard Wood |
Solid Sitka spruce |
| Sides |
Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Back |
Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Body Shape |
"000" style |
| Body Construction Bracing |
"Parabolic top braces in forward X-pattern" |
| Neck Material |
Mahogany |
| Neck Description |
Slim with 14th fret join |
| Fingerboard |
Rosewood |
| Number Frets |
20 |
| FingerboardBinding |
Lacquer |
| Bridge Material |
Rosewood |
| Headstock Veneer |
Rosewood |
| Heel Veneer |
White |
| Neck Reinforcement |
Adjustable truss rod |
| Position Markers |
"Snowflake" markers at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 |
| Binding Material |
White binding |
| Purfling Material |
Herringbone |
| Body Decoration |
Marquetry centre strip |
| Tuners |
Vintage style 14:1 ration nickel plated open back, "butterbean" buttons |
| Strap Posts |
One at base |
| Pickguard |
Saga "Dalmation" style |
| Overall Finish |
High gloss |
| Soundboard Finish |
Aged toner |
| Headstock Description |
Blueridge mother-of-pearl and abalone decoration |
| Scale Length |
650mm |
| Neck Width Nut |
42mm |
| Neck Width 12th Fret |
52mm |
| Neck Body Join |
Dovetail |
| Neck Depth First Fret |
19mm |
| Neck Depth 9th Fret |
21.5mm |
| Body Depth Heel |
84mm |
| Body Depth Base |
104mm |
| Upper Bout Width |
287mm |
| Lower Bout Width |
391mm |
| Action 6th String 12th Fret |
3.5mm |
| Action 1st String 12th Fret |
3mm |
| Weight |
1.88kg |
Made in China.
The Blueridge Brand
Price: £599.00
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