Blueridge BR-263A Prewar Series 000 Guitar

As the previous review stated, the sound of this guitar is fantastic. I did a pretty close inspection and the QC on my version is not an issue. Wood is beautiful, and straight grained and colors are all as they should be. Plays nice and easy though I will probably be dialing it in over the next few weeks. Would not hesitate to buy again and Blueridge will probably be darkening my door again and again in the years to come.

Got a really good price or I probably wouldn't have purchased. The sound is fantastic but the quality control is poor. Even though I got a terrific deal ($980), I ended up sending it back because of a partial bridge lift. I could fit the corner of a piece of copier paper under the right side of the bridge about 1/4" in for about an 1-1/2" in length. Also there was a noticeable large piece of lint in the finish, just below the sound hole. Also a couple of the tuners were much tighter than the rest. I really expected better fit and finish as well as overall quality control for a guitar with a list price of nearly $2800 on Saga's website. Also worth mentioning is the fact that the rosewood on the guitar sides was completely different color as well as character of the wood from the back.. The sides were very, very dark and straight grained. In fact I couldn't even see grain unless it was in direct bright light, such as a flashlight or sunlight. The back was so light colored it almost didn't look like rosewood and it was a swirled grain pattern