Bourgeois Guitars
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Bourgeois Custom GA Cutaway / Adirondack and Cocobolo
$10,899.00This Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce-top cutaway GA size guitar has it all, beautiful build and gorgeous tone. It’s Cocobolo back and sides yield a clear warm tone This long scale guitar with a 1 23/32” width nut plays like a dream with easy action. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois SJ Vintage Heirloom Series | Sunburst
$7,999.00$7,199.00This luscious custom SJ features a Sunburst, Aged Tone Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. The 1 23/32" width nut and short scale neck make this robust guitar very easy to play. A Madagascar Rosewood Headstock overlay, 30's style purfling and Waverly Nickel Butterbean tuners add to the classic look of this fine Heirloom Series instrument. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois OM Custom Maple
$9,249.00$8,324.00We are proud to present this deluxe Custom OM from Bourgeois guitars! This OM's tone-engine is driven by an Aged Tone Sitka Spruce top and Curly Maple back and sides. The long scale Figured Maple neck with a 1 3/4" width nut give you plenty of room for your favorite chords and licks. The tortoise binding w/ 1930's style purfling, Head Binding Matched with its Triple Bound Fingerboard Binding, Abalone Slotted Squares & Diamonds and Schaller Vintage Bean 18:1 tuners all add to the elegant presentation of this heirloom quality instrument. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
2021 Bourgeois Nova
$5,799.00This is a super-custom dreadnaught from one of America’s top luthiers. This Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top Indian Rosewood guitar is beautifully designed with Asymmetrical Rosette, Asymmetrical pickguard, Asymmetrical Headstock, and an X-braced back for beautiful tone. The long scale and 1 23/32” nut width gives this guitar a luxurious feel and the cutaway gives you great fret access. This used instrument is in excellent condition. With a hard shell case in excellent condition.
Bourgeois 00-12C Country Boy/Heirloom Series OO Cutaway
$8,199.00$7,379.00This OO cutaway features a very Aged Tone Bearclaw Figured Sitka Spruce top and genuine Mahogany back and sides. Its 1 23/32" nut width, cutaway and short scale length makes this guitar play like butter! Aged Tone Torrefied Bracing adds to the tone and a 1930's Style rosette and purfling, tortoise binding and Waverly Nickel Oval tuners complete the classic look of this instrument. With deluxe hard shell case
Bourgeois D Vintage / Touchstone Series
$3,299.00$2,969.00The all-new Touchstone Series Vintage D features an Old-Growth Alaskan Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides and is hand-voiced in Lewiston, Maine. The tone is rich and full and head and shoulder above what you would expect from such an affordable guitar. The 1 23/32” nut width and Bourgeois neck carve make this guitar really easy and fun to play. It comes with a hard shell case.
2023 Bourgeois D Panama Red
$6,395.00This gorgeous dread features a gorgeous set of Panamanian Rosewood and the Bourgeois Full Aged Tone Package with Aged Tone Finish and an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top and bracing attached with animal protein glue. It plays easy with a 1 23/32” nut and has a rich and balanced tone. The Signature 3 color Herringbone purling and Waverly Nickel Oval tuners add a touch of classic elegance to this classic Dreadnought. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois OMS-12/C DB Signature
$10,574.00$9,516.00The OMS recreates a classic design coveted by fingerstylists – and not a few flatpickers. For superior tone, we selected Aged Tone Italian Spruce and Master Grade Cocobolo. We then added appointments like the Koa binding, DB Signature Herringbone purfling and Gold Snakewood Waverly tuners. It comes with a hard shell case.
Bourgeois 000 Vintage - Professional Series
$5,899.00$5,299.00This beautiful tap-tuned 000 delivers real vintage tone thanks to an Aged Tone Sitka top and master grade Indian Rosewood back. This short scale guitar is easy to play and features a 1 ¾” nut width and satin finished neck. It comes with its original hard shell case.
Bourgeois Vintage/HS 000
$12,499.00$11,249.00This limited edition OOO features the classic combination of Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack Spruce top and bracing attached with animal protein glue. The 1 23/32" nut and short scale makes this beauty a breeze to play. The Abalone Slotted Squares and Diamond fingerboard inlays and the Waverly Butterbean tuners add to the classic look of this gorgeous instrument. With deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois DS-12 Country Boy/HS
$10,248.00$9,223.00This over-the-top sounding Slope D features Figured Sinker Mahogany with an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top and the full Aged Tone package including body finish as well Aged Tone Double Scalloped "Banjo Killer" bracing. The 1 23/32" nut width makes the guitar a breeze to play and its Brazilian Rosewood binding and headstock veneer add to the good looks of this classy instrument. With deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois M5-A-BT Blacktop A Style Mandolin
$2,449.00$2,199.00Presenting the New Bourgeois Touchstone Black Top A-Style Mandolin! The fully torrefied M5-A-BT is Dana’s take on a Golden-Era classic. With the same master-grade woods selected for our natural M5-A, the M5-A-BT features a deep cordovan-red back, sides, and neck, gloss-black top, ivoroid binding, and custom Bill James tailpiece. It features a solid Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, Aged Tone European Maple back & sides and an ebony fingerboard. It sounds and plays great and is an exceptional instrument, and a great value! With a hard shell case.
Bourgeois Touchstone M5-A: A Style Mandolin
$2,699.00$2,399.00The M5-A mandolin features a solid Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, Aged Tone European Maple back & sides and an ebony fingerboard. It sounds and plays great and is an exceptional instrument, and a great value! With a hard shell case.
Bourgeois SD Natural Professional Series
$6,324.00$5,690.00This beautiful Slope D plays easy with a 1 23/32” nut width and a short scale. The top is Aged Tone Sitka Spruce and the sides and back are Mahogany for excellent traditional tone. Aged Tone bracing adds to the great tone of this instrument. Schaller Nickel with Ivoroid Oval buttons and Ivoroid body binding with Black/Ivoroid/Black purfling add to the elegant look of this beauty! It comes with a hard shell case.
Bourgeois D Vintage / Heirloom Series
$7,199.00$6,480.00Here is an elegant Heirloom Series Vintage D featuring an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood and a Full Aged Tone Package including finish and bracing for a tone that is hard to beat. The 1 23/32" width nut and long scale makes the guitar play fast and responsively. Some appointments include 30' Style herringbone purfling and Waverly Butterbean tuners. This guitar is perfectly voiced and is a winner for sure! It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois OMS Custom Redwood Figured Walnut
$11,859.00$10,670.00Play with your fingers? It will not get better than this. This custom Sunburst OMS combines a slotted headstock and a 25.5” scale neck to recreate a design still coveted by fingerstylists – and not a few flatpickers. We selected the Figured Walnut and Redwood top at the Bourgeois shop and chose appointments like floral headstock inlay and Snakewood Waverly tuners. It comes with a hard shell case.
Bourgeois 00-12/C Vintage/HS Cutaway
$8,524.00$7,670.00This incredible sounding 00 features an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, a premium set of Indian Rosewood on the back and sides and animal protein glue. The cutaway gives great fret access - even on a 12-fret! Other appointments include Ivoroid body binding and Waverly nickel butterbean tuners. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois SD Advanced
$8,399.00$7,559.00This beautiful Slope D features a 12/32” nut width, Aged Tone Adirondack top and bracing attached with animal protein glue and a gorgeous East Indian Rosewood back. Long favored by country musicians – and additionally popular with a variety of American roots stylists – the Slope D is widely regarded as a superb choice for vocal accompaniment. And while also a fine flatpicking guitar, the Slope Shouldered species is usually considered a fingerpickers’ Dreadnought-of-choice. With deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois Country Boy Heirloom Series 000
$6,899.00$6,199.00Nothing beats a OOO for tone, comfort and versatility! The combination of an AT Adirondack Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, a short scale and 1 3/4” nut width add up to a guitar that is easy to reach chords on and that sounds great flat picked or fingerpicked. With a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois SD The Standard Aged Tone Series
$8,999.00$8,099.00This is a very special Walnut Slope D! Its Aged Tone Spruce produces a quickness of response typically associated with years of “break-in. So why wait decades for vintage tone? Experience the vintage vibe now. Featuring a Hand Sprayed Sunburst, elegant throwback appointments and the warm, woody tonal coloration of Walnut back and sides. With a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois Vintage D / Heirloom Series
$8,674.00$7,999.00This gorgeous Sunburst Heirloom Series Vintage D features an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood and a Full Aged Tone Package including finish and bracing for a tone that is hard to beat. The 1 23/32" width nut and long scale makes the guitar play fast and responsively. This guitar is voiced beautifully and is a keeper for sure! It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois D Country Boy / Heirloom Series
$7,399.00$6,659.00This wonderful traditional Mahogany D features an Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top and bracing attached with Animal Protein Glue. The neck's 1 23/32" nut width ensures playing ease. With a 1930's style rosette and purfling and Waverly Nickel Oval tuners this guitar has great traditional styling as well as tone. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
Bourgeois Heirloom Series Vintage 00
$7,974.00$7,177.00The Bourgeois full Aged Tone Package gives this OO an instant classic look and tone! The short scale and 1 23/32 width nut means that this guitar plays super easy like a OO should. The 30's style Herringbone purfling and Waverly butter-bean tuners add an elegant touch to this guitar's design. It comes with a hard shell case.
Bourgeois OM/C Vintage / Heirloom Series
$8,908.00$7,999.00This sweet cutaway Bourgeois OM is everything you'll need to sound great fingerpicking or flat-picking. The Indian Rosewood and Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce combine to give a clear, warm, balanced, present tone. The 1 11/16” width nut and long scale make this neck perfect for playing a wide variety of styles, from Bluegrass and folk to Jazz and Blues and the cutaway gives you great higher fret access. With a hard shell case.
Northern Lights Music is your premier authorized Bourgeois guitar dealer, offering a large in-stock selection of Bourgeois guitars in every shape, size and tone-wood combination. Whether you entering the high-end guitar market with a Touchstone Series guitar, or acquiring your forever Heirloom Series instrument we have you covered. We have Dreadnoughts, OM, OOO, Grand Auditorium and more!
Bourgeois guitars feature the best of contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship to offer you a uniquely beautiful guitar playing experience. A unique bolt-on neck system for longevity and ease of adjustment, Torrified wood to pre-age the tone, special tap tuning of the top wood along with Pleck'ing. These numerous elements come together to provide a wonderful example of New England ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Bourgeois guitars is widely regarded as amongst the finest guitars ever made, owing to their exceptional craftsmanship, ingenious design and attention to detail. Founded by master luthier, Dana Bourgeois, Bourgeois guitars are made in Lewiston, Maine and are favored by some of the finest guitar players in the world including Ricky Skaggs, Bryan Sutton, Courtney Hartman and Andy Falco. Renowned for their comfortable, modern neck shape, tap-tuned soundboards and utilizing the finest materials available, these instruments are heirloom quality fit to be passed down the generations. Whether you play in the comfort of your own home or are a world touring musician, Bourgeois guitars have the quality you can depend on. Find your next Bourgeois guitar at Northern Lights Music.
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Here is a video we made of our visit to the Bourgeois factory in Lewiston, Maine. We interviewed Dana Bourgeois about his guitar philosophy and juxtaposed those words with video of his small crew hand crafting these fine guitars. As you can see, it is like something from the old days, so much hand crafting and attention to the details. At each step in the guitar construction process skilled luthiers carefully complete their task. Whether it be carving, sanding, stringing and setup each stage requires experience and care. This is what makes these Bourgeois guitars so great.
While Bourgeois has broadened their global reach through their Eastman collaboration called the Touchstone series, all other series such as the Professional, Heirloom, Legacy, Agetone etc... are completely hand crafted in the USA at the Lewiston factory under the watchful eye of Dana Bourgeois.