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Reason #6 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Neck Width Options! There is a Blueridge guitar with your favorite nut width. For those who wish C. F. Martin & Co. and other makers hadn’t moved away from the 1-11/16” nut width, Blue Ridge has you covered!

Reason #7 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Awesome softshell cases! Blueridge guitars come in some of the most beloved cases available today!

Reason #8 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Distinctive Styling! Many Blueridge guitar models have a combination of classic acoustic guitar appointments, with stylish accents that make them stand out from all other guitars.

Reason #9 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Tenor Guitars! Like their Earthquake parlor guitars from bygone days, Blueridge makes four-string tenor guitars based on the original C. F. Martin Designs from the 1920s, but available for an enjoyably affordable price.

Reason #10 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Parlor Guitars! Blueridge refers to these special members of the Historic Series as Earthquake guitars, because of the “spirit of creativity and prosperity that was felt in America after the turn of the century from the aftermath of the Great San Francisco Quake of 1906.”

Season 1 Episode 24 of Martins & More seeks to discover the many and often surprising virtues of the most affordable Martin and Blueridge guitars available today. No matter one’s budget, a bargain is a bargain.

Season 1 Episode 13 of Martins & More focuses on the “More” as Maury takes us through the many offerings from Blueridge guitars. Spoon chimes in with his opinion of the unique chime in the Blueridge voice, and the many attractive features of these finely crafted instruments.

The latest installment of Maury’s popular A vs. B series compares two popular guitar models, the Blueridge BR-163 from the Historic Series of traditional designs inspired by various pre-war Martin guitars, and the Martin OM-28 from the Standard Series, which upgraded in 2018 to get its own pre-war Martin styling. These two awesome Auditorium-size acoustic are similar, yet offer a unique playing experience from one another.

The Blueridge BG-180RW combines the easy playability of short scale length with the warmth & power of a slope-shoulder rosweood body.  Read on!

Spoon Phillips compares the Sitka-topped Blueridge BR-183 to the Adirondack-topped BR-183A.  Which one do you prefer & why? 

One of our customers requested a comparison video.  He wanted to hear the differences between the Blueridge BR-140A and BR-160A.  We said give us 24 hours and we'll do the BR-180A too.  And our story does unfold.  

This week we take a trip into the woods and check out some Bear Claws!

"The idea goes that if a bear scratches a tree then after the wood heals it’s going to leave 'scars'. While I will admit that this explanation is a lot cooler than what’s actually happening, it’s simply not true."

This week we take a look into the future! Will your guitar sound better next year than it does today? That depends on how well it "Breaks-In".

At Maury's Music, we play the products we sell.  Maury has performed onstage with some very talented local musicians over the years, and they're all fans of Maury's Music.  :)

A great resource for someone looking for a Blueridge guitar, this week we talk about how Blueridge guitar model names work.

Today we get into the nitty gritty, talking about how Body Size and Scale Length affect the sound of your acoustic guitar.