BSG P42F DLX Macassar Adirondack

The history of BSG began in 1990, when Jan Šťovíček built his very first acoustic guitar. His main hobby was and still is, playing guitar and this was also the main reason why Jan started making guitars. Due to the high quality of BSG guitars, they have acquired an excellent reputation by players around the world, thus gaining a permanent position in studios, concert halls, homes and prestigious guitar stores around the world.

We spoke to Jan last year at the NAMM Show (weird how it takes a show in California for two Europeans to meet up again...!) and he told us about the stunning tonewoods he was busy acquiring. Amongst those were some beautiful sets of Myrtle which we don't see to often, and a stunning set of Macassar Ebony which we know and love. 

We decided to go with a rather decked-out, almost Martin 42-style, small parlour model. Ironically, Jan's notation for Macassar Ebony back & sides is also 42, meaning the number in the title has everything to do with the tonewood, and nothing with the amount of Abalone used! The Ebony is paired with a stunning set of Adirondack Spruce for the top. The aforementioned Myrtle was used for the bridge, fingerboard, bindings and headstock overlay. This forms a great match with the Macassar Ebony backplate for the headstock and the Snakewood buttons on the tuners. 

People who know or have owned a BSG know what they're in for. For those of you still in the dark, we'd love to introduce you to the world of BSG through this guitar. It's a beautiful, custom, hand-made instrument that embodies the love for good wood that Jan has. It sounds sweet, warm, direct and not too loud. It has a nice, subtle low-end and beautiful high notes that ring with a natural reverb. A gorgeous instrument not only built from a European heart, but built in the heart of Europe as well.