Sunday, July 31, 2011

Blueridge BR-40AS Contemporary Solid Adirondack Dreadnaught Guitar

Blueridge BR-40AS Contemporary Solid Adirondack Dreadnaught Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-40AS Contemporary Solid Adirondack Dreadnaught Guitar Feature

  • Solid Adirondack spruce top with handcarved parabolic braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position
  • Rosewood bridge and bridgeplate. Bone nut and saddle. Sunburst high-gloss finish.
  • East Indian rosewood fingerboard with adjustable truss rod, carved mahogany, low profile neck and dovetail neck joint.
  • Mahogany back and sides with M.O.P. dot markers and nickel-plated tuners.
  • 5-ply body binding (B/W/B/W/B)
Blueridge Contermporary Series guitars have been the talk of the Bluegrass Festivals, the music trades magazines and the World Wide Web! Players who have just purchased 00 custom guitars and happened to play our entry-level series are shaking their heads in disbelief. Now Saga brings you Vintage Sunburst finsihes and legendary Solid Adirondack spruce tops to these Dreadnaughts. Each guitar features a solid Adirondack spruce top with an authentic PreWar bracing pattern that ensures tone and volume just like the finest vintage guitars.


Saturday, July 30, 2011

Blueridge BR-60CE 6-string Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case

Blueridge BR-60CE 6-string Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case Review



Blueridge BR-60CE 6-string Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case Feature

  • Select, solid Sitka Spruce top with hand-carved parabolic braces in the authentic prewar forward X-pattern
  • Brazilian rosewood back and sides
  • Deep cutaway design
  • Natural high-gloss finish
  • Black 5-ply body binding (B/W/B/W/B)
For those of you who like Brazilian rosewood, the new Blueridge BR-60CE is sure to impress. Every detail makes for a great look and easy playability, not to forget the big, and powerful tone. With features like a solid Sitka spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back, sides, 5-ply body binding, mother-of-pearl inlays, and nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners, there are few guitars on the market that compare. Add to this a deep cutaway and a state-of-the-art pickup system by Fishman and you've got a guitar that's perfect for every performance.


Friday, July 29, 2011

Blueridge BR-43AS Contemporary Craftsman Series 000 14 fret Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-43AS Contemporary Craftsman Series 000 14 fret Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-43AS Contemporary Craftsman Series 000 14 fret Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Solid Adirondack spruce top with handcarved parabolic braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position
  • Rosewood bridge and maple bridge plate bone nut and saddle with a sunburst high gloss finish
  • East Indian rosewood fingerboard with adjustable truss rod carved mahogany low profile neck and dovetail neck joint
  • Mahogany back and sides with M O P dot markers and nickel plated tuners
  • 5-ply body binding (B/W/B/W/B)
The Blueridge BR-43AS Contemporary Craftsman Series 000 14 fret guitars are a result of Saga’s ability to discover sources for some of the most select tone woods ever used in acoustic guitar production, Adirondack spruce and vintage sunburst finishes will now be options available to three dreadnaught guitars of the Contemporary Craftsman Series. Already a line of sales leaders, this new addition to the most important specification on any guitar will make these the only solid-top, laminate back & side instruments on the market to use such high-quality top woods.


Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Blueridge BR-340 Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-340 Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-340 Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Solid Sitka spruce top with handcarved parabolicshaped and scalloped top bracing in the authentic PreWar, forward-X pattern position
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Vintage two-color sunburst throughout entire body
  • Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, Dovetail neck joint
  • Dreadnaught
BR-340 Blueridge Gospel Guitar The unique beauty of our Gospel Series guitars will shine in your store display-a distinctive, original look offered only by Blueridge


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Blueridge BR-263A Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-263A Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-263A Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Rosewood peghead overlay: original, floral design, abalone and M.O.P. inlay
  • Herringbone top purfling
  • Herringbone zigzag back strip
  • Ebony fingerboard and bridge
  • Solid adirondack spruce top with handcarved parabolic shaped and scalloped top bracing in the authentic Prewar, Forward-X pattern postion
BR-263A Blueridge PreWar Series 14-Fret 000 Guitar The Blueridge PreWar Series is the finest line of guitars we have ever built. These amazing instruments have been universally praised typ top players, collectors, music retailers and countless music magazines. They are made from the finest Brazilian rosewood, with delicate abalone inlay on every border and lavish, original M.O. P. peghead designs.


Monday, July 25, 2011

Blueridge BR-140A Historic Adirondack Spruce Top Dreadnaught Guitar

Blueridge BR-140A Historic Adirondack Spruce Top Dreadnaught Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-140A Historic Adirondack Spruce Top Dreadnaught Guitar Feature

  • All-solid wood construction, including solid Adirondack spruce top. Handcarved parabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position
  • Rosewood bridgeplate. Bone nut and saddle. High-gloss finish with aging toner for perfect vintage look.
  • Carved, solid mahogany, low profile neck with adjustable truss rod & dovetail neck joint.
  • Choice solid mahogany back and sides.
  • East Indian rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dots. Rosewood bridge and nickel-plated tuners.
Saga once again looks back in history to unlock the secrets to what features truly make a great guitar. We have decided to raise the bar for production guitars by offering three Solid Adirondack spruce top Historic Blueridge guitars to its already popular line of dreadnaughts. Long known for its rich fullness of tone and clarity at all dynamic levels, Adirondack has always been the primary wood used by many of the great pre-war American guitar manufacturers, as well as smaller custom makers of today.


Saturday, July 23, 2011

Blueridge BR-162 Historic Series 000 12 fret Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-162 Historic Series 000 12 fret Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-162 Historic Series 000 12 fret Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Handcarved papabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward X position
  • Carved solid mahogany, Low profile neck with adjustable truss rod and dovetail neck joint
  • Fine solid Stika spruce top with traditional herringbone purfling
  • Select solid East Indian rosewood back, sides, bridge and fingerboard
  • Rosewood bridgeplate
BR-162 Blueridge Historic Series 12-Fret 000 Guitar There's a distinctive deep, rich tone that is unique to a 000 model guitar with a 12-fret neck join and our new Blueridge Historic Series has a quality and volume of tone you can scarcely imagine but can easily afford


Friday, July 22, 2011

Blueridge BR-143 Historic All-Solid Mahogany 000 Guitar

Blueridge BR-143 Historic All-Solid Mahogany 000 Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-143 Historic All-Solid Mahogany 000 Guitar Feature

  • Select solid Sitka spruce top with elegant black and white striped rosette.
  • Handcarved parabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position. Bone nut and saddle.
  • Rosewood peghead overlay with M.O.P. and abalone inlays.
  • Choice solid mahogany back and sides.
  • East Indian rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dots.
Blueridge Historic Series guitars are exceptionally well-made, all-solid wood construction. The handcarved parabolic top braces are in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position.


Thursday, July 21, 2011

Silver Creek D-170 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural

Silver Creek D-170 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural Review



Silver Creek D-170 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural Feature

  • Body Style: Square Shoulder Dreadnought Top: Solid Spruce Back Sides: Solid rosewood Neck: Mahogany Scale Length: 25-1/2" No. of frets: 20, open 14 Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard Inlays: Mini Dots Headstock Overlay: Rosewood Headstock Inlay: Silvercreek logo with Flower & Vase inlay Nut width: 1-11/16" Neck width at body: 2-1/8" String spacing at saddle E-E: 2-1/8" Binding: White with Black/White purfling Rosette: Ringed Bridge: Rosewood Pickguard: Tortoise Shell Width at Upper Bout: 11-9/16"
Body Style Square Shoulder DreadnoughtTop Solid SpruceBack Sides Solid rosewoodNeck MahoganyScale Length 25-1/2"No. of frets 20, open 14Fingerboard RosewoodFingerboard Inlays Mini DotsHeadstock Overlay RosewoodHeadstock Inlay Silvercreek logo with Flower & Vase inlayNut width 1-5/8"Neck width at body 2-1/8" String spacing at saddle E-E 2-1/8" Binding WhiteRosette RingedBridge RosewoodPickguard Tortoise ShellWidth at Upper Bout 11-9/16"Width at Lower Bout 15-5/8"Maximum Depth 4-5/8"Finish GlossTuners Chrome


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Blueridge BR-260 PreWar Series Santos Rosewood Dreadnaught

Blueridge BR-260 PreWar Series Santos Rosewood Dreadnaught Review



Blueridge BR-260 PreWar Series Santos Rosewood Dreadnaught Feature

  • Solid Sitka Spruce top. Ebony fingerboard and bridge.
  • PreWar-style, scalloped and "Forward-X" pattern top bracing. Bone nut and saddle.
  • Rosewood peghead overlay: original, floral design, abalone and M.O.P. inlay.
  • Limited availability. Rare, premium quality, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides with matching peghead overlay. Dreadnaught style
  • Herringbone on top purfling and herringbone "zigzag" back strip and butt inlays. Nickel-plated tuners.
The Blueridge PreWar Series is the finest line of guitars we have ever built. These amazing instruments have been universally praised typ top players, collectors, music retailers and countless music magazines. Our BR-280 and BR-283, for example, is made from the finest Brazilian rosewood, with delicate abalone inlay on every border and lavish, original M.O. P. peghead designs.


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Blueridge BR-163CE Historic All-Solid East Indian RoseWood 000 Guitar with Cutaway and Fishman Prefix Plus-T Pickup

Blueridge BR-163CE Historic All-Solid East Indian RoseWood 000 Guitar with Cutaway and Fishman Prefix Plus-T Pickup Review



Blueridge BR-163CE Historic All-Solid East Indian RoseWood 000 Guitar with Cutaway and Fishman Prefix Plus-T Pickup Feature

  • Fine, solid Sitka spruce top with traditional herringbone rosette and purfling.
  • Handcarved parabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position. Bone nut and saddle.
  • Rosewood peghead overlay with M.O.P. and abalone inlays. Cutaway OOO style w/Fishman Prefix Plus-T pickup.
  • Select, solid East Indian rosewood back, sides bridge and fingerboard with PreWar "split diamond" abalone snowflake markers.
  • Delicate wood marquetry backstrip and white body binding. Nickel-plated tuners.
Blueridge Historic Series guitars are exceptionally well-made, all-solid wood construction. The handcarved parabolic top braces are in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position.


Monday, July 18, 2011

Blueridge BR-40T Contemporary Series Tenor Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-40T Contemporary Series Tenor Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-40T Contemporary Series Tenor Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Select solid Sitka spruce top with hand carved parabolic braces in the authentic X pattern and Mahogany back and sides
  • Natural high gloss finish with multi ply tortoise body binding T/W/T/W/T/W
  • Carved mahogany low profile neck with dot position markers and an East Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge with Dovetail neck and body joint
  • Blueridge logo in m o p with ornate m o p and abalone peghead inlay and a bone nut and saddle
  • Black pickguard and Vintage style 14:1 ratio nickel plated open back tuners with butterbean style buttons
The Blueridge BR-40T has re-introduced the classic O-sized tenor guitar and has perfectly reproduced this popular model down to the last detail. An entire new generation of musicians will thrill to the bright, ringing sound of the tenor guitar and it will surely be in the forefront of new styles of folk music yet to be invented!


Saturday, July 16, 2011

Blueridge BR-280A Acoustic Guitar

Blueridge BR-280A Acoustic Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-280A Acoustic Guitar Feature

  • Rosewood peghead overlay: original, floral design, abalone and M.O.P. inlay
  • Grained ivoriod body and fingerboard binding
  • Abalone purfling on all edges
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Solid adirondack spruce top with handcarved parabolic shaped and scalloped top bracing in the authentic Prewar, forward-X pattern postion
BR-280A Blueridge PreWar Series Dreadnaught Guitar The Blueridge PreWar Series is the finest line of guitars we have ever built. These amazing instruments have been universally praised typ top players, collectors, music retailers and countless music magazines. They are made from the finest Brazilian rosewood, with delicate abalone inlay on every border and lavish, original M.O. P. peghead designs.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Guitar with Full-Size Black Pickguard (White Dove Inlay)

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Guitar with Full-Size Black Pickguard (White Dove Inlay) Review



Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Guitar with Full-Size Black Pickguard (White Dove Inlay) Feature

  • Limited Edition: Hand-numbered and signed
  • All Solid wood with Select Sitka spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and one-piece mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod and dovetail neck/body joint.
  • Natural high-gloss finish with aging toner for that perfect vintage look. Shop adjusted.
  • Bound ebony fingerboard. White bound body in the 1950's D-28 style. Ebony bridge with vintage-style saddle. Nickel-plated Grover "Rotomatic" tuners.
  • Bound peghead features Brazilian rosewood overlay adorned w/ unique "White Dove" inlay design in white and yellow pearl and abalone. Stanley Carter's signature in gold wire.
  • All Solid wood with Select Sitka spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and one-piece mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod
  • Bound ebony fingerboard. White bound body in the 1950's D-28 style. Ebony bridge with vintage-style saddle.
  • Bound peghead features Brazilian rosewood overlay adorned w/ unique "White Dove" inlay design in white and yellow pearl and abalone.
  • All Solid wood with Select Sitka spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and one-piece mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod and
  • Dovetail neck/body joint.
  • Stanley Carter's signature in gold wire.
Carter Stanley "White Dove" Memorial Guitar. Top made from the finest, solid Sitka spruce. Back and sides of solid, East Indian rosewood. Neck of Honduran mahogany. The crowning jewel is the strikingly unique inlay of the "White Dove", tastefully created in abalone and pearl, with a "Carter Stanley" signature in gold wire. Full size black pickguard. Each guitar is individually signed and numbered.


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Blueridge BR-180C Historic Premium East Indian Rosewood Dreadnaught Guitar with Cutaway and Abalone Purfling

Blueridge BR-180C Historic Premium East Indian Rosewood Dreadnaught Guitar with Cutaway and Abalone Purfling Review



Blueridge BR-180C Historic Premium East Indian Rosewood Dreadnaught Guitar with Cutaway and Abalone Purfling Feature

  • Premium solid Sitka spruce top with abalone purfling on all edges.
  • Handcarved parabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position. Bone nut and saddle.
  • Rosewood peghead overlay with M.O.P. and abalone inlays.
  • Premium, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. Premium ebony bridge and fingerboard with PreWar "split diamond" abalone snowflake markers.
  • Delicate wood marquetry backstrip and white body binding. White body and neck binding. Gold-plated tuners.
Blueridge Historic Series guitars are exceptionally well-made, all-solid wood construction. The handcarved parabolic top braces are in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position.


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Blueridge BR-140 Historic Dreadnaught Guitar

Blueridge BR-140 Historic Dreadnaught Guitar Review



Blueridge BR-140 Historic Dreadnaught Guitar Feature

  • Select solid Sitka spruce top with elegant black and white striped rosette.
  • Handcarved parabolic top braces in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position. Bone nut and saddle.
  • Rosewood peghead overlay with M.O.P. and abalone inlays.
  • Choice solid mahogany back and sides.
  • East Indian rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dots.
Blueridge Historic Series guitars are exceptionally well-made, all-solid wood construction. The handcarved parabolic top braces are in authentic, PreWar, forward-X position.


Monday, July 11, 2011

Blueridge BR-343 Gospel Gospel Model 000 with Hardshell Case

Blueridge BR-343 Gospel Gospel Model 000 with Hardshell Case Review



Blueridge BR-343 Gospel Gospel Model 000 with Hardshell Case Feature

  • Select solid Sitka spruce top
  • Prewar-style hand-carved forward X-pattern parabolic braces
  • Bound rosewood headstock overlay
  • Trinity fretboard inlays
  • Rosewood bridge and bridge plate
The Blueridge BR-343 Gospel Model Acoustic Guitar is carefully crafted and beautifully adorned with traditional symbols of the Christian faith. A magnificent abalone and pearl chalice and cross design graces the headstock, while the fingerboard bears the ancient triple locked-ring symbol for the Trinity. The BR-343 Gospel Model is crafted with a select solid spruce top, hand-carved X-bracing, choice solid mahogany back and sides, and a traditional dovetail neck joint for pure Golden Era tone. The slim mahogany neck and comfortable 000-sized body make it a truly enjoyable guitar to play.