Blueridge BR-40 Contemporary Dreadnaught Guitar

The BR-40 Blueridge guitar is certainly the workhorse of the Blueridge Contemporary line. Every detail makes for easy playability & a big, powerful tone. Features like a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and peghead overlay. Gorgeous accoutrements like 5-ply body binding, mother-of-pearl inlays, and nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners. Authentic pre-war bracing ensures tone and volume just like the finest vintage guitars. 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 East Indian rosewood fingerboard ensures silky smooth playability Nickel-plated 14:1 tuners are smooth and precise to always keep you in tune.

Tom Eaton (Fine-Picker) is the owner of Diamond Cove Music in Gloucester, MA. All instruments come from the stores inventory and have been professionally set up and inspected. Contact Tom through the Diamond Cove Music website to discuss Case options. (It's much safer to ship a guitar in a case!).

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 Indian Rosewood
Bridge Plate Maple
Fingerboard & Peghead Binding None
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
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"
Peghead Overlay Indian Rosewood
Pickguard Black
Plating Nickel
Saddle Bone
Scale Length 25.6" (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