5 Must-See Bourgeois Acoustic Guitars ★ Acoustic Tuesday 256

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Tony Polecastro

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Bourgeois acoustic guitars are stunning. The problem? They come in so many models and customizable options. In this video, I'll go over the 5 Bourgeois Guitars that are sure to knock your socks off. Bourgeois Guitars, based in Maine, make about 400 guitars a year. Started By Dana Bourgeois, their small team is dedicated to quality, tone, and consistency. The result? Some of the consistently best guitars I've ever played. In the comments below, be sure to let me know which Bourgeois Guitar you're most excited to try. If you're lucky enough to have played one, which one was your favorite? Your comment might just be featured in a future episode of Acoustic Tuesday! In addition, I'd love to feature you in an upcoming episode with your guitarsenal! It's easy and quick, and you end up supporting Guitars 4 Vets, a music rehabilitation group for veterans in the US. Just follow the link below to see the instructions! ⬇Guitarsenal shirts⬇https://tonys-acoustic-challenge.creator-spring.com/listing/guitarsenal_polecastro? ⬇Guitarsenal submission⬇https://airtable.com/shrpAVAi9HUGVUW8b Featured in this episode...- Bourgeois Guitars - Thompson Guitars - Charlie Parr- Guitar World - Mule Resonator Guitars - Fretboard Journal

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0:00.0	Borgia guitars are nothing short of inspiring and jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
0:23.6	But with so many different custom options, where do you even begin researching these guitars?
0:29.6	Well, you can start right here.
0:31.6	On today's show, I'll be sharing with you five bourgeois guitars that have officially knocked my socks off.
0:38.3	This is episode 256 of The Acoustic Tuesday Show, a show packed full of inspiration and fun,
0:45.3	designed to help you get more fulfillment, progress, and joy from your guitar journey.
0:50.3	Throughout today's episode, I'll be keeping you in the loop with some acoustic news you can use,
0:55.2	from my dear friend Charlie Parr releasing something new, to some guitar geeks eating the hottest chip
1:02.5	ever made, and much more. Plus, I'll be sprinkling in some comments from the Guild Guitars
1:08.2	episode. We'll get to all that here in just a bit, but first, my five favorite bourgeois guitars. And coming in at number five is a guitar from my very own collection. It is this guitar. It is a large sound hole OMC, OM body size cutaway with a, well, a large sound hole. You've got an aged tone Sitka spruce top,
1:29.6	and on the back we have a beautiful piece of figured mahogany. This guitar is comfortable to play,
1:35.3	and I use it in particular with alternate tunings. More darker alternate tunings. I like using it
1:42.6	with Dadgad. I like using it with minor tunings
1:45.7	because there's not a lot of overtones on this particular guitar. It's dry, it's woody, and it's
1:52.0	very direct, making it a perfect match for finger picks, making it a perfect match for those
1:58.0	well, more sinister alternate tunings. The number four spot is held by another guitar from my collection, and it's held by this
2:25.8	custom OMSC. This is a guitar that I had designed specifically for alternate tunings, lower
2:33.4	alternate tunings. In fact, right now I have it in a
2:36.0	C tuning. And it's just lush and beautiful. It has this wonderful bloom and it has a ton of overtones.
2:44.2	And that was really the whole idea. It's got an agedone Italian spruce top. It has Coca-Bolo back in sides.
2:51.6	It does indeed have a shorter scale length, a wider nut, and a cutaway.
2:56.6	And I have to tell you, this is one of my favorite guitars to play because of its comfort
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