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09-09-2022, 11:24 AM
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Bourgeois neck profile shape question (L DBO)
i have an offer on a nice looking L DBO standard model. the shape, size, scale length all fit into my specs of what i've come to know that fits me best.
thru the years i have often wanted to try out a Bourgeois but for whatever reason it never happened. the owner gave me the serial # and i did call Bourgeois this morning and talked with a man who gave me depth fretboard width and neck depth at the 1st/10th frets so that tells me a lot. looking for owners/those who have played this neck and remember it, to give some real world feedback on how the Bourg neck fits/feels to you. and let me know what other brands you are used too, and like or don't due to neck shape, that helps a lot. the neck is a soft/ modified V with a compound radius 10-18 inch per owner(this is interesting, thats electric territory) i'm used to Martin, Collings, Taylor, Goodall, Yamaha, Larrivee, Huss/Dalton, Gibson. Like to have an idea of what it may be near in feel from folks who have played them. over the years i have found that the neck profile for me is one of the more important specs i have to watch, next is string spacing. one neck i simply cannot use is the Martin Mod V. Its too deep, too large. favorite shape is a round C but a soft mild mod V is okay. thank you for your time and help with this d Last edited by darylcrisp; 09-09-2022 at 11:38 AM. 
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09-09-2022, 11:38 AM
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Can only speak to the JOMT and D Vintage I used to own, but I believe Bourgeois necks are similar across models. They resemble the Martin MLO/PA, just modestly thicker, with a very soft v to medium/shallow C shape
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09-09-2022, 12:55 PM
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My impression is the same as Brencat’s. It’s based on having had a Bourgeois Martin Simpson for a number of years, and the regular opportunities to play a friend’s OM. Memory isn’t perfect Daryl, but I played an example of one the LDBOs last year during a visit to AcousticMusic.org in Guilford, Ct. to me, it was really special and had a very similar neck profile and shape to other Bourgeois guitars. Would have been sorely tempted, but it was new and new guitars are typically beyond my budget.
Jeff
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