The BR-40 Blueridge guitar is certainly the workhorse of the Blueridge Contemporary line. Every detail makes for easy playability and a big, powerful tone. Features like a select solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, neck and rosewood fingerboard and peghead overlay combined with a host of other gorgeous accouterments like multi-ply body binding, M-O-P inlays, and nickel-plated Kluson style tuners really make this a professional-level guitar at an extremely affordable price. Authentic prewar bracing ensures tone and volume just like the finest guitars.