The new BR-40CE Blueridge guitar is one of the most popular guitars of the Contemporary line to receive a modern face-lift. Every detail makes for easy playability and a big, powerful tone. Features like a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and Santos rosewood peghead overlay. Gorgeous accoutrements like multi-ply body binding, M-O-P inlays, and nickel-plated Kluson-style tuners. Authentic prewar bracing ensures tone and volume just like the finest vintage guitars. Add to this a deep cutaway and a state-of-the-art pickup system by Fishman and you’ve got a guitar that’s perfect for every performance.
Also available as a left-handed model (BR-40CEL)
Features
- Electronics: Fishman Presys Plus Pickup System
- Finish: Vintage-Toned High Gloss
- Neck: Sunburst High Gloss
- Style: Dreadnought
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
40 – Contemporary Series
| Back and Side Material | Select Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Back Inlay | Black |
| Binding | Black ABS |
| Body Type | Dreadnaught Cutaway Electric |
| Brace Material | Spruce |
| Bridge & End Pins | Black ABS |
| Bridge Material | Santos Rosewood |
| Bridge Plate | Maple |
| Fingerboard & Peghead Binding |
None |
| Fingerboard Material | Santos 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 in. |
| Peghead Overlay | Santos Rosewood |
| Pickguard | Black |
| Plating | Nickel |
| Saddle | Bone |
| Scale Length | 25.6 in. (650mm) |
| 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 |
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.
