The BR-43 delivers super-traditional sound and feel with a modern look and low price. Even at this price point, these guitars are crafted with a solid spruce tops, hand-carved braces, mahogany backs and sides, and have a traditional dovetail neck joint usually found on more expensive instruments. It has beautiful pearl inlay work on the headstock and a 000-sized body and slim mahogany neck making it easy to play.
Features
- Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Style: 000 14-Fret Model
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
40 – Contemporary Series
| Back and Side Material | Select Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Back Inlay | Black |
| Binding | Black ABS |
| Body Type | 0 |
| Brace Material | Spruce |
| Bridge & End Pins | Black ABS |
| Bridge Material | Santos Rosewood |
| Bridge Plate | Maple |
| Fingerboard & Peghead Binding |
None |
| Fingerboard Material | Tonewood |
| 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 | Tonewood |
| 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.
