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Blueridge BR-180 Historic Series Dreadnought Acoustic/Electric Guitar - $1,500 (Valley)
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The BR-180 is a tone powerhouse with a beauty that is second to none. No expense was spared on this guitar as is evidenced by the authentic prewar D-45 style specifications. Each guitar is crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship is evident in the traditional, forward-position, handcarved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid spruce top to ring loud and true. Blueridge guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and butterbean-button, Kluson style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.
After-Market LR Baggs Anthem SL Pickup System ($250 Value) Installed ($150 Value)
Includes original Blueridge Deluxe Gig Bag
$1,500
• Solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped braces gives you clean articulation and a crisp tone
• Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides guarantees deep bass and strong cutting power
• Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action and inherently long-lasting stability
• Premium ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
• Abalone purfling, diamond volute behind the headstock, and snowflake position markers all give this the perfect vintage touch
• Gold-plated 14:1 tuners are smooth and precise to always keep you in tune
• ProTour BV-1510 Deluxe gig bag with Blueridge logo included
Body
• Shape: Dreadnought
• Top: Select solid Sitka spruce
• Bracing pattern: Traditional, forward-position, handcarved parabolic X-bracing
• Back & Sides: Select solid East Indian rosewood
• Finish: Vintage toned high gloss
• Purfling: Abalone
Neck
• Material: Select one-piece mahogany
• Truss rod: Adjustable
• Volute: Diamond behind the headstock
Fingerboard
• Material: Ebony
• Inlays: Snowflake position markers
• Nut material: Natural bone
• Nut width: 1.6875"
Hardware
• Tuning machines: Gold-plated 14:1 ratio, Kluson style with butterbean buttons
Other
• Case included: ProTour BV-2510 Deluxe gig bag with Blueridge logo
• Number of strings: 6
• Orientation: Right handed
New this guitar is $1,800 including tax without a pickup system
L.R. Baggs Anthem SL System
Minimalist setup with preset mic/transducer mix. Save money with the simplified version of the groundbreaking Anthem System.
L.R. Baggs Tru-Mic technology captures the voice of the traditional X-braced acoustic guitar as only the fidelity of a good microphone can, with impressive feedback resistance at any volume. The bridge plate mounted noise-cancelling mic is supplemented at low frequencies by the Element undersaddle transducer, a microphone-centric approach that's unique among hybrid pickup systems.
"L.R. Baggs has taken a truly giant leap forward with the Tru-Mic Anthem system. And by focusing on a microphone-oriented solution—an approach that many players and certainly engineers regard as the best way to capture a guitar's natural tone—L.R. Baggs is helping raise the bar for what players can expect from an accessibly priced system." —Premier Guitar Magazine review
L.R. Baggs Anthem SL System includes:
The Tru-Mic adheres to the bridge plate inside an X-braced guitar. It weighs only 1/2 ounce, avoiding any significant dampening effect on the instrument's natural sound. The housing positions the mic just 3 millimeters from the guitar surface, to achieve very high gain before feedback, and capture the sound of the entire vibrating guitar top. The sound quality and feedback resistance of the Tru-Mic set it apart from other "hybrid" mic/transducer systems that are primarily undersaddle-pickup based.
The Element undersaddle transducer in the Anthem SL System augments the mic at only the lowest frequencies, to add punch and authority. It works with common string spacings and saddle widths, for uniform string balance, and is flexible for more efficient contact and sensitivity. (Note: L.R. Baggs recommends professional installation for all undersaddle pickups.)
The Preamp/Endpin Jack contains all the electronics, with an optimum preset mix of the Tru-Mic and the Element undersaddle transducer signals. It features all-discrete studio quality circuitry. 1/2" mounting hole required.
The featherweight Volume Control adheres underneath the edge of a round soundhole, for convenient fingertip access. It also has a critical mic gain trim control.
Also included are a wiring harness, battery connector with no-drill battery bag, self-stick internal wire clips, and peel-and-stick adhesive for the mic, volume control and battery bag.
9-volt battery required.