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Blueridge BR-40 Solid Top Dreadnought
Blueridge BR-40 Solid Top Dreadnought
List Price: US $595.00
Our Price: US $449.95
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Manufacturer: Blueridge Guitars
SKU: BR-40
  • Solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped braces gives you clean articulation and a crisp tone
  • Mahogany back and sides for a robust sound and resonance
  • Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action and inherently long-lasting stability
  • Choice tonewood fingerboard ensures silky smooth playability
  • Nickel-plated 14:1 tuners are smooth and precise to always keep you in tune
  • Recommended cases: C-1510, CB-360
  • Back and Side Material Select Mahogany
  • Back Inlay Black
  • Binding Black ABS
  • Body Type Dreadnaught
  • Brace Material Spruce
  • Bridge & End Pins Black ABS
  • Bridge Material Tonewood
  • Bridge Plate Maple
  • Fingerboard & Peghead Binding None
  • Fingerboard Material Tonewood
  • Fingerboard Position Inlays M-O-P Dots
  • Finish Natural High Gloss
  • Headstock Style Solid
  • Heelcap Black ABS
  • Logo Inlay Style M-O-P
  • Neck Material Select Mahogany
  • Number of Frets Clear 14
  • Number of Frets Total 20
  • Nut Material Bone
  • Nut Width 1 11/16 in.
  • Peghead Overlay Tonewood
  • Pickguard Black
  • Plating Nickel
  • Saddle Bone
  • Scale Length 25.6 in. (650 mm)
  • Side Inlay None
  • Soundhole Rosette Traditional Multi-Ply ABS
  • Top Select Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Top Bracing Pattern Pre-war-style Forward Shifted X-Bracing
  • Top Purfling Multi-ply W-B-W
  • Tuning Machines Gotoh Vintage-style / Open-back / Butterbean Buttons
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