Is anyone else as excited about the Bourgeois/Eastman partnership as I am?

[neomastino]

As a Bourgeois owner I fall into the "not - so - enthused" category unfortunately....

[Ncbandit]

For me there is no benefit. I don't see myself spending $2,000 to $4,000 on a guitar when the sub $1,000 Eastman's are absolutely incredible instruments.

I hope the blended venture works out as long as the Eastman model prices are not affected.

I have no problem spending $30,000 on a motorcycle though.

[Goat Mick]

I still think this is the best strategy I've seen so far with a high-end manufacturer wanting to introduce an affordable line of guitars. They're using Dana's designs and having going with the most respected Pac-Rim manufacturer to build the guitars. That's much more impressive than say Gibson picking a factory and having Epiphones built to their own specifications. I know some of the Epiphones are great guitars, but they are not Gibson design. These guitars will be designed and quality controlled by Bourgeois, I don't see a negative.

Oh and I'm another one who doesn't know how to pronounce Bourgeois....

[rbpicker]

Booshwah is the pronunciation I’ve always heard.

Rb

[gr81dorn]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

How do you pronounce Bourgeois anyway?

I hadn't heard this, so the idea is that Bourgeois will have a model/line designed by Bourgeois but manufactured by Eastman?

That could be really cool.

Having talked to the man himself, he says it like Burr-jwa

[mr. beaumont]

Originally Posted by rbpicker

Booshwah is the pronunciation I’ve always heard.

Rb

So not unlike Bourgeoisie...minus the "ie"

Learn something every day.

[Tnfiddler]

Call it what you will, but I really like exclusivity that goes along with owning my Bourgeois and that's gonna go away with this merger! You get away from places like AGF and the majority of guitar players I've ran into, don't have a clue what a Bourgeois is!

[foxo]

I’m not in the market for a new guitar myself but I see high quality, affordable instruments as only a good thing. Having heard so much good stuff about Eastman I can only imagine these will offer value for money

[jgottsman11]

Originally Posted by Tnfiddler

Call it what you will, but I really like exclusivity that goes along with owning my Bourgeois and that's gonna go away with this merger! You get away from places like AGF and the majority of guitar players I've ran into, don't have a clue what a Bourgeois is!

I understand this as a Bourgeois owner. I was upset at first as well. However, realizing how amazing my Bourgeois is comparatively to most other guitars I've played, I believe this will be a great opportunity to own a "Bourgeois" guitar with advanced technological assistance from Eastman at hopefully a fraction of the cost. The woods, the bracing and all, will still be Bourgeois product.

[drive-south]

I assume these guitars will be more expensive than Eastmans. I'd have to think real hard before paying >$2k for an import.

Joe Veillette has a far east company building lower cost versions of his Gryphon model. These sell for $1500 in stead of >$4k for his USA version. I wonder how many he sells.

[zmf]

Originally Posted by Tnfiddler

Call it what you will, but I really like exclusivity that goes along with owning my Bourgeois and that's gonna go away with this merger!

As a Bourgeois owner, I can't say I share this sentiment. I bought it because its qualities are pleasing to me, and because I enjoy playing it. Nothing that happens in the future will change that.

Even if we're talking about exclusivity as it relates to dollar value, I have a feeling this merger won't affect resale value.

[nopicknick]

Any company that is going to offer more for the consumer regardless of origin is a plus.

[loco gringo]

Someone other than me is going to get to worry about the resale value of my Bourgeois.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by SprintBob

I have to believe Eastman fans might look to this with positive anticipation more than Bourgeois fans! I own both an Eastman archtop and mandolin and for the money, both are quite the value.

My thoughts as well.

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

So not unlike Bourgeoisie...minus the "ie"

Learn something every day.

Correct, that's the pronunciation.

[hermithollow]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Bour...hrome&ie=UTF-8

Bourgeois is as Bourgeois does.