Blueridge BR-283

Combine the finest modern workmanship, the rarest, costliest tonewoods and lavish, abalone pearl inlay on every border and you have the finest new guitar that money can buy—the Blueridge BR-283! This 000 sized guitar is just the right size for comfort and ease of playing, but retains the big tone, clarity and volume that’s perfect for live performance as well as recording work.

The top is crafted from the finest Adirondack spruce and braced with the same forward-x pattern parabolic braces as the 1930’s original. Rare and costly solid tonewood is used for the back and sides and gorgeous abalone pearl is inlaid on every border to make this flagship guitar a stunning visual display as well as a performance instrument. Truly, there is no finer guitar available in its price range to compare.

What makes Adirondack spruce so special?

Adirondack spruce, also known as red spruce, is a highly prized tonewood sourced from the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern United States, particularly in the Adirondack region of New York. Adirondack spruce delivers powerful volume and excellent dynamic range, making it ideal for flatpicking and aggressive strumming.

Its high headroom allows it to handle strong attack without distortion, while still responding well to subtle playing. Originally used on pre-war Martins and other vintage guitars, simply because it was readily available in abundance at the time, Adirondack spruce is today a natural premium top choice for high-end acoustic guitars and admired for responsiveness, projection and tone.

Features

• Solid Adirondack spruce top with scalloped braces provides you with superior note clarity and volume to spare
• Premium solid Santos rosewood back and sides for a strong bass response and focused treble
• Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action and inherently long-lasting stability
• Quality natural bone nut and saddle for best tone transmission
• Gold-plated 14:1 tuners are smooth and precise to always keep you in tune

Specs

• Back and Side Material: Premium Solid Rosewood
• Back Inlay: Herringbone
• Binding: Ivoroid
• Body Type: 000
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Bridge & End Pins: Black ABS
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Plate: Maple
• Fingerboard & Peghead Binding: Ivoroid
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Position Inlays: M-O-P Diamond & Snowflake
• Finish: Natural High Gloss
• Headstock Style: Solid
• Heelcap: Ivoroid
• Logo Inlay Style: M-O-P
• Neck Material: Select One-piece Mahogany
• Number of Frets Clear: 14
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1 3/4 in.
• Peghead Overlay: Rosewood
• Pickguard: Dalmatian Tortoise
• Plating: Gold
• Saddle: Bone
• Scale Length: 25.6 in. (650mm)
• Side Inlay: Abalone
• Soundhole Rosette: Traditional Multi-Ply ABS
• Top: Premium Solid Adirondack Spruce
• Top Bracing Pattern: Pre-war-style Forward Shifted X-Bracing
• Top Purfling: Abalone
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Vintage-style / Open-back / Butterbean Button