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(More customer reviews)I'm a music industry professional, teacher, performer, songwriter. Recent travels took me to North Carolina where I played the BR-40 and absolutely loved it. I had played dozens of guitars in showrooms along the way and this was hands down the best sounding guitar I played. I was shopping in the $1000-1500 range, but this far less expensive guitar had impressive tone. I brought a chromatic tuner and checked the fretted notes. Intonation is flawless on all but the 6th string, which becomes slightly sharp on higher frets. This is easily corrected by a decent luthier who can file the saddle to shift the end point for that string.
The appearance was very clean and the finish was nice, although not completely glassy on the top, i.e. some slight grain texture apparent in the finish. I assume they kept the coats thin on the top to keep it light and responsive. The back and sides have a great gloss that is indeed glassy and smooth. The entire guitar is very light and you can tell that the wood was shaved to a very tight tolerance. The tone is responsive and deep, with great detail. Even the fourth string rings with plenty of low-end authority.
The grafted headstock is small and nicely detailed with inlay work. The joint is on the stock itself, rather than behind the first two frets, a system that can be problematic in some instruments I've encountered. The tuners are simple, but sturdy and seem to hold tune well (I've had it less than two weeks). The body is top-bound with a single strip of black. The book-matched mahogany back is gorgeous, void free, and finished to a deep luster.
Clearly Saga musical instruments (parent company of Blue Ridge) is making a superior solid-top at an incredible price. Nothing too fancy, just all the right parts assembled well and no unnecessary frills. I played a few of these and found one that seemed superior to the others with regard to depth and presence. This guitar might actually have too much bass for a pick player. I play fingerstyle and love being able to articulate bass lines with such power. My $1000 Takamine Jumbo has become a wall hanging since this guitar came home with me! I have nicknamed it the Blue Boomer. A recent trip to the studio confirmed my suspicions. The guitar has a great voice, deep and woody without losing the character of the middle strings. High notes are clear and bright and the response seems very even. I sing in the James Taylor range and the guitar supports my voice beautifully.
Highly recommended.
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