Acoustic Guitar Review: Blueridge Contemporary Series BR-340 Gospel (2010)

Hey y'all! Today we're checking out a guitar that's near and dear to my heart, my dad's last gigging acoustic. Just incase you like the way this guitar sounds but can't find one, the BR-40 is the same spec wise.
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Specs:
Body Shape: Dreadnought
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back: Layered Mahogany
Sides: Layered Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany (25.6 Inch Scale)
Fingerboard: Rosewood (mother-of-pearl Trinity inlay)
Bridge: Rosewood
Nut: Bone (1 11/16 Inches)
Saddle: Bone
Bridge Pins: ABS plastic
Tuners: Golden Gate F-2331 Open Gear Butterbean
Electronics: N/A
Made in: China

[@rmzzz76]

Sounds amazing! These all-solid wood Blueridge guitars built from 2003-2012 time frame were phenomenal guitars, we're talking near boutique quality and almost entirely hand built. The newer ones are still good too, but they seem to feel a bit more mass produced than they once did... Some history on the brand, in the late 1990s a man named Greg Rich who worked in the Gibson custom shop from many years was hired on by Blueridge to do the design work and revitalize the lineup, aside for the polyurethane finishes and inlays, he didn't cut any corners on construction.....

[@BrianMcCullarMusic]

They really are! And this one isn't even all solid, it has layered back and sides and still sounds incredible! Truly some of the best budget instruments on the market

[@rmzzz76]

@@BrianMcCullarMusic I had a BR-40 with laminate back and sides and it sounded so good everyone thought it was all-solid, the truth is the most important part of tone on an acoustic is the top. How the wood has been conditioned before construction (to get all that moisture out), how thin it's cut and how well it's braced. Blueridge gives all their laminate b&s guitars the same quality top treatment and the sound is almost indistinguishable. It's also why their models with laminate b&s can cost $700 or more.

[@MatthewCuda]

I agree with the laminate. I have a br-40 and it is now 20 years old. Both the spruce and the layered rosewood have aged to produce much better tone. I prefer it over my d10e sapele