Bourgeois Guitars, created by guitar maker Dana Bourgeois, is a top American guitar brand, often mentioned alongside Collings and Santa Cruz. Crafted from carefully selected materials, expert technical skills, and designs born from Dana's extensive experience, these guitars combine "high precision as musical instruments" with "a musically rich tone," earning high praise from numerous musicians. The "OMC Soloist" is the most iconic and representative model of Beaujolais. Released in 1985 at the request of Eric Schoenberg, a renowned ragtime-style guitar player, this guitar features a beautiful silhouette with an OM (Orchestra) body and a uniquely shallow Venetian cutaway. Its refined design and sound have earned it the moniker of "modern classic," and it is a favorite among numerous musicians. Despite its appearance, it boasts a surprisingly thick and substantial fundamental tone, and despite its OM body, it has a wide dynamic range that makes you feel like you're playing a dreadnought. Yet, it also responds quickly to picking; even a light strum produces a smooth, lossless vibration throughout the entire body, and when you touch it firmly, the sound image is captured without distortion, resulting in a sound balance that faithfully reflects the nuances of the player's touch. With its looks and design, this model best reflects Dana's original design philosophy, making it truly worthy of being a flagship model. This is a special custom-made item created specifically for the Japanese market. The combination of Alpine spruce and Madagascar rosewood produces a sweet and full bass, a thick and solid midrange characteristic of Beaujolais, and sparkling, beautifully musical overtones that beautifully color the lingering resonance. This exceptional instrument features a black top with a deep, lustrous finish known as piano black, and is finished with beautiful figured koa binding. The Madagascar rosewood used for the sides and back is also of exceptional quality, with a clean, straight grain that is truly captivating. The rich, elegant, and vibrant overtones are outstanding, making it a guitar that truly feels ideal for fingerstyle playing. The responsiveness remains superb, faithfully expressing even the most subtle nuances in fingerstyle playing. When a strong touch is applied, it produces a very rich and full tone, making it an incredibly enjoyable instrument to play. Although produced through a team-building process, it's no exaggeration to say that the quality is comparable to that of luthier-made pieces. It's a tremendous improvement over Beaujolais from a few years ago, and you can feel their commitment to continuous evolution even as a top brand in the industry. Since only a few Soloist models are imported into Japan each year, it's safe to say that this is a truly special model. Please take this opportunity to try it out.Model: OM/C Soloist Serial: 10958 Top: Alpine Spruce Back: Madagascar Rosewood Scale Length: 25.5 (647.7 mm) Rosette: Wood Rings Backstrip: Dana Bourgeois Signature Endpiece Inlay: Body Wood Body Binding: Figured Koa Purfling: Soloist Style Head Shape: Square Headstock with Diamond Head Veneer: Madagascar Rosewood Head Inlay: Mother of Pearl Bourgeois Logo Head Binding: None FB/Bridge Wood: Ebony Fretboard and Bridge Fretboard Inlay: Abalone Slotted Squares & Diamonds Fretboard Binding: Black Nut/Bridge Width:Nut-1 3/4(44.5mm) Bridge-2 5/16(58.7mm) Heel Cap: Matched with Binding Wood, Inlaid Tuners: Waverly Gold/Ebony Bridge: Pyramid Bridge Pins: Bone with Black Dots Pickguard: None Pickup: None Label: Dana Bourgeois Signature Label Glue: Standard Neck Finish: Satin Headstock Finish: High Gloss Body Finish: High Gloss Top Color: Black Hard case included
