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C. F. Martin D-35 Steel String Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, 1975

  C. F. Martin D-35 Steel String Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, 1975

The Martin D-35 is one of the mainstays of the Dreadnought Acoustic lineup, delivering a strong, full bass response for bluegrass and folk styles.

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Eastman E20D-SB Dreadnought Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2005

 Eastman E20D-SB Dreadnought Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2005

The Eastman E20D is the less decorated cousin to the Eastman E40D we posted recently, but even without the decorations it’s an impressive and classy guitar.
This example was built at the Eastman plant in China during 2005 and has been both played in and well looked after. It’s set up for bluegrass use, meaning that the action is a little higher for spirited playing, competing with other percussively loud instruments like banjos and mandolins.

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Eastman E40D-SB Dreadnought Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2017

  Eastman E40D-SB Dreadnought Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2017

Taking design cues from the Martin D-42 dreadnought, the Eastman E40D shows the lines and visual features of the most successful guitars in a natural or sunburst top dreadnought. It’s well decorated, but not overly so and makes for a great sounding, tasteful and classy instrument.

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Bourgeois Slope D Steel String Sunburst, 2003

 Bourgeois Slope D Steel String Sunburst, 2003

The Bourgeois Slope D draws from the classics – the slope, or round shouldered dreadnought guitars introduced in the late 1930’s by Gibson and to some degree the earlier Ditson Martins. Many of Gibson’s J sized models – the J-35 and iconic J-45 used this body design. Bourgeois takes the idea and executes it flawlessly with the highest quality materials.
This Bourgeois Slope D was built during 2004 in Lewiston, Maine, and features a Sitka Spruce top with a sunburst finish. The sides, back and neck are mahogany, with an ebony fingerboard and bridge.

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Gibson J-45 Steel String Sunburst with deArmond Pickup, 1970

  Gibson J-45 Steel String Sunburst with deArmond Pickup, 1970

The Gibson J-45 made its name as a workhorse guitar not long after its introduction in 1942, and they have been used by working musicians in countless gigs. Sometimes the gig needs more volume, and at some points adding a deArmond soundhole pickup was the way to go.

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Takamine 45th Sapphire Anniversary Steel String Guitar, 2007

  Takamine 45th Sapphire Anniversary Steel String Guitar, 2007

The Takamine 45th Sapphire Anniversary in 2007 marked decades of Takamine’s presence in the acoustic guitar world. For some years, Takamine steel strings were the instrument of choice for country players, as they were one of the first with a reliable built-in pickup system.

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