Blueridge Acoustic Guitars
In the 1920's, the American fretted instrument industry was entering a Golden Era of style, craftsmanship and quality, producing many of the fine instruments destined to become the fabulously expensive collector's items of today. Factories were partially mechanized in their construction techniqes but every manufacturer still utilized a great deal of artistic handwork - a far cry from the completely computerized operations of today! In those times, the best instruments were not overbuilt - they were light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail was the norm and ornate pearl inlay was the rule rather than the exception.

One look at any of the new Blueridge guitars will tell you that the craftsmanship, style and quality of the Golden Era are still alive and plainly evident in every Blueridge guitar made. The intricate pearl inlays, the careful workmanship and professional tone quality of each Blueridge ensure that these fine guitars will be the collector's items of the future - as surely as they are the benchmark of quality and affordability today.

Blueridge guitars exemplify every aspect of old-time quality, crafsmanship and tone, yet the prcies asked for them are notably "old-fashioned" too - far lower than most of today's similar offerings and, in fact, far closer to the original moderate prices of the legendary collector's items when they were new!.

Each Blueridge is made in much the same manner as its classic counterpart was made in the 1920s. Artistic hand-word is evident in the well-shaped, slim necks and the hand-carved, parabolic "forward-X" bracing pattern that guarantees the utmost in tone and volume. Nowhere is the similarity more evident than the exquisite pearl inlaid designs in the pegheads and fingerboards of each Blueridge. These orignal Saga designs look like they came right out of the 1920s. They perfectly capture the style and spirit of the Golden Era, and you will not find inlays of this quality on any current guitar at anywhere near these prices.

As with the finest guitars of the Golden Era, each Blueridge has the traditional dovetail neck/body joint and each model'sneck features an adjustable truss rod. The Kluson style enclosed tuning machines with "butterbean" buttons, in either gold or nickel, have the perfect vintage look yet offer modern precision and feel.

These fine Blueridge guitars are certainly thowbacks to an earlier era when craftsmanship and quality reigned supreme.

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BR-40
BR-43
Select spruce top
Mahogany back and sides
East Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Ornate pearl inlay in peghead
Black body binding and pickguard
Natural high-gloss finish
Premium vintage style tuning machines
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$495.00 $389.00
BR-60
BR-63
Select solid Sitka spruce top w/ prewar style bracing
Back, sides and peghead overlay of choice Brazilian rosewood
Ornate pearl inlay in peghead and fingerboard
Back center stip of elicate wood marquetry
Natural high-gloss finish
Vintage style enclosed tuning machines w/ "butterbean" buttons
Tripple nickel plated
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$550.00 $429.00
BR-70
BR-73
Select solid Sitka spruce top
Hand-carved parabolic forward X-pattern braces
Choice Brazilian rosewood back, sides and peghead overlay
Intricate abalone pearl inlay on soundhole rosette, top and fingerboard
Ornate mother-of-pearl inlay in peghead
Rosewood bridge and fingerboard
Natural high-gloss finish
Vintage style enclosed 14:1 tuning machines w/ "butterbean" buttons
Heavily gold plated
Slim, fast action neck with adjustable truss rod
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$695.00 $529.00
BR-140
BR-143
Select solid spruce top
Hand-carved parabolic forward X-pattern braces
Choice solid mahogany back and sizes
Slim, fast action neck with adjustable truss rod
East Indian rosewood fingerboard
Saga's exclusive Dalmation pickguard
Black platic binding with fine black & white purfling
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$750.00 $579.00
BR-143-CE Acoustic/Electric
Finest solid spruce top with
Hand-carved parabolic forward-X pattern braces
Solid select Indian Rosewood back and sides
"000" body style
Delicate herringbone top inlay for vintage look
White binding with fine black & white purfling
Back features center strip of delicate wood marquetry
Slim mahogany neck has adjustable truss rod
Fishman Prefix Plus under-saddle transducer
On-board EQ and volume control
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$1095.00 $779.00
BR-160
BR-163
Finest solid spruce top with
Hand-carved parabolic forward-X pattern braces
Solid select Indian Rosewood back and sides
Delicate herringbone top inlay for vintage look
White binding with fine black & white purfling
Back features center strip of delicate wood marquetry
Slim mahogany neck has adjustable truss rod
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$895.00 $599.00
BR-180
BR-183
Select solid Sitka Spruce top with abalone border and sound hole rosette
Premium solid East indian rosewood back and sideswith abalone pearl on all borders
Slim, fast action mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod
Premium ebony fingerboard andbridge
Mother-of-pearl and abalone design on peghead
Abalone position markers on fingerboard
Hand-cared parabolic top braces in authentic prewar forward X-pattern
Delicate marquetry center stip on back
Natural high-gloss finish with aging toner for perfect vintage look
Kluson style enclosed tuner with "butterbean" buttons
Richly gold plated
Full D-45 ornamentation
Add a hard-shell case for only $65
$1395.00 $879.00
Blueridge Prewar Series
You haven't played a great guitar until you've played a top-of-the-line Blueridge. These are true cannons! Compare them to the top guitars on the market - instruments selling for several times the price of our Blueridges.

Our best Blueridges have all the features of the legendary American-made guitars of the "prewar" period, including HUGE, well-balanced sound that can be heard over the most powerful banjo picker - all the way to the back of the hall or in any outdoor venue. Additionally, the player-preferred, low profile necks with adjustble truss rods make these "faster" and more stable than the necks on the famous vintage guitars. Try them today!

All models Body Features
  • Solid Sitka Spruce top
  • Ebony fingerboard and bridge
  • Preware-style, scalloped body bracing
  • Includes "Forard-X" top bracing
  • Maple bridge plate
  • Built and placed exactly as in preware dreadnaughts
  • Natural high-gloss finish with aging toner for perfect vintage look
  • Saga's exclusive Dalmation-tortoise style pickguard
  • Bone saddle

    Neck Features

  • Low profile neck
  • Solid mahogany neck with dovetail neck joint
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Rosewood peghead overlay
  • Original, floral-design, abalone and mother of pearl inlay
  • Bone nut
  • Kluson-style individual tuners with 14:1 ratio gears
  • Ribbed covers and oval "butterbean" buttons
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    BR-240 "D-18" style classic roots music sound
    Premium, solid mahogany back, sides & neck
    Black body binding (mother of pearl dolt markers)
    Nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners
    Add a hard-shell case for only $65
    $1095.00 $829.00
    BR-260 Style D-28 - "The Herringbone"
    Traditional herringbone on top
    Traditional "zigzag" herringbone-style back string and butt inlays
    Nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners
    Add a hard-shell case for only $65
    $2595.00 $1795.00
    BR-280 Style D-45 - "Abalone Everywhere"
    Gold-plated Kluson-style tuners
    Add a hard-shell case for only $65
    $3095.00 $1997.00