Bourgeois Aged Tone D - Panama Red

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This guitar is an ancient temple of tone! It epitomizes natural reverb. Must be this super rare Panamanian Rosewood our friends at Bourgeois kept gushing about. When we get such an enthusiastic report straight from the source, we pay attention. After deciding on an Aged dreadnought design, we put in our order and patiently awaited its completion. Turns out the guitar exceeded our expectations.

It’s a dark, lively tone. Lots of shifting around in the shadows. To my ear it sounds like a cross between Brazilian and Madagascar rosewood. It’s dramatic and spontaneous, but full and bass-heavy. It’s a sonic auteur, as well-prepared for the tender moments as it it for the fight scenes.

The grain on the Panama is unreal. It’s straight, but bold. It looks like the kind of Brazilian you’d see on a pre-war D-45 when there were plenty of options to choose from. It’s reddish hue calls to mind Madagascar or Cocobolo, though. All the framing details are perfectly in place, too. The multi-color herringbone purfling is an especially nice touch.

This is both one of the most iconic and unique dreadnoughts that you’ll ever encounter. It takes a classic recipe and makes substations based on the characteristics that made the original ingredients great. The torrefaction, the grain structure, the hide glue, the voicing of the braces; all of these things contribute to the strikingly old-yet-new tone of this guitar. Playing it is a beautiful experience.

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Our Aged Tone models blend vintage appearance, a new vintage-style finish, Dana’s exclusive approach to voicing, and a unique method of tonewood curing.

This Aged Tone D features an Aged Tone Adirondack top with Panama Rosewood back and sides and custom appointments including an Aged Tone finish and Aged Tone Torrefied Bracing
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Top: AT Adirondack Spruce
Back: Panama Rosewood
Scale Length: Long
Rosette: Wood Rings
Backstrip: Multicolor Herringbone
Endpiece Inlay: Body Wood
Body Binding: Ziricote
Head Shape: Mahogany Square Headstock
Head Veneer: Ziricote
Head Inlay: Mother of Pearl Bourgeois Logo
Head Binding: None
Fretboard Wood: 14 Fret Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Long Pattern Abalone Slotted Squares & Diamonds
Fretboard Binding: Black
Nut Width: 1 23/32"
Heel Cap: Ziricote
Tuners: Waverly Nickel/Oval/Ivoroid
Bridge: 2.2 Ebony Traditional
Pins: Bone with Black Dots
Pickguard: Celluloid
Pickup: None
Label: Standard
Glue: Animal Protein
Neck Finish: Satin
Headstock Finish: Gloss with Toner
Body Finish: Standard
Top Color: Natural
Cutaway: No
Option 1: Aged Tone Torrefied Bracing

Our Price: $6,741.00

CONTACT INFO

MIDWOOD GUITAR STUDIO

1517 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28205
(980) 265-1976
(877) 464-7010
[email protected]

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