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The A-360  Archtop - with Pickup 

 
Click on pictures for closeup view.  Each sunburst in our shop is sprayed 
by hand and the colors vary depending on several factors including the color of the top. 

Dana says:
"For years I have been asked to install pickups on my archtops. I usually decline--not so much out of wanting to maintain acoustic "purity", but mostly because pickups are so darn messy to install.   Finally, I resolved to design an installation that wouldn't spoil the aesthetic appearance of my archtops, or their acoustic performance.  I was so pleased with the result that I decided to offer a new electric model, the A-360, as a companion to the acoustic A-350.  The A-360 is built to the same specs as the A-350 with the addition of a gold plated, hand wound Kent Armstrong mini humbucking pickup.  Dana's solution to the sometimes messy appearance of pickup, volume and tone control was to install the tone and volume under the pickguard in a tidy package that with access through  thumbwheels that protrude slightly from the pickguard.   

The A-360 is a carved, cutaway archtop that pairs the exceptional quality and workmanship of Bourgeois guitars with an outstanding price.  Each piece is built by hand in Pantheon's Lewiston, Maine shop by Dana Bourgeois and his team of seven craftsmen. The elegant yet simply appointed, hand crafted instruments are individually signed by Dana Bourgeois. 

Known primarily for his stellar flattop guitars, Dana built his first archtop in 1982. Although production of these guitars has been limited, Bourgeois archtops are loved and played by various artists including Darren Vincent, guitarist with Ricky Skaggs. Dana says: "I have always loved the sound of the acoustic archtop -guys like Eddie Lang and Carl Kress pulled great tone from those guitars. The archtop guitar and modern steel string guitar have common beginnings and have always influenced the development of each other. I am really excited about this guitar because I believe the archtop can offer guitarists one of the richest tone spectrums available with six strings!" 

The Bourgeois A-360 Archtop is voiced and braced to be an acoustic instrument, and at 
16 ¾" x 3", it is sized for a balance of tone, power and ease of playing. Traditional appointments include a solid Premium Spruce top and solid Premium Curly Maple back and sides and features a Bourgeois snakehead headstock and a three-piece Curly Maple neck. The pickguard, tailpiece and fretboard are ebony and feature an elegant white purfling line. A violin colored finish has been applied to the back, sides and neck, while the spruce top features a fine, violin style sunburst. Both the body and neck on the A-360 have a high gloss finish. Gold Schaller tuners with ebony buttons and a premium hardshell case are also standard appointments. 

 
Photo shows Custom A-360 with Natural finished Maple back & sides and a lovely Premium spruce top.  Tortoiseshell body binding looks great against the maple.  T

Includes a Pantheon Guitars Limited Lifetime Warranty. A variety of optional tonewoods, appointments, hardware and finishes are also available.

These guitars are available at one of our fine retailers.

List price: Inquire

Model Specs

  • 16 3/4" x 3" Cutaway Archtop with carved top & back.

  • Solid Premium Select Spruce top.

  • Solid Premium Curly Maple back & sides.

  • Three piece Curly Maple neck.

  • Ebony Snakehead style headstock trimmed with white purfling.

  • Violin 'Burst top with Violin back, sides and neck.

  • 1 23/32" nut width. 

  • 25.5" scale length.

  • Elevated, Ebony Fretboard with standard Bourgeois frets.

  • No Fingerboard inlay.

  • Fretboard binding is Black with white purfling.

  • Double Action Truss rod, adjustable at head.

  • X-braced Top.

  • Tortoise shell body binding with Black/White top purfling.

  • Adjustable Ebony bridge with Gold thumbwheels.
    Ebony tailpiece with white purfling and black aluminium hinge .

  • Floating Ebony pickguard with white purfling.

  • High gloss finish on body and neck.

  • Gold Schaller tuners with Ebony buttons.

  • Acoustic Phosphur medium strings.

  • Handwound Gold plated Kent Armstrong pickup.

  • Volume and tone control.  

  • Premium hardshell case.

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