GEAR REVIEW
BOURGEOIS TOUCHSTONE VINTAGE SERIES GUITARS | Mitch Bohannon
KEY FEATURES
• 1 . Affordable Bourgeois
• 2 . Comfortable neck
• 3 . Huge sound
• 4 . Stunningly beautiful guitar
Why do you play music ? Is it a chore , or is it because it brings you joy ?
Every guitar player should be inspired by their instrument . Guitars inspire me for certain . I like to have one next to my desk to pick up while I ’ m thinking , taking a break , or hearing a new song in my head .
I ’ ve been waiting on this Bourgeois for several months . I saw it at NAMM , but on the NAMM floor , it ’ s really hard to pick up on nuances of an acoustic guitar .
Bourgeois Guitars first caught my eye many years ago watching Ricky Skaggs tear one up on stage . What a sound ! What clarity . That ’ s what bluegrass players like Ricky Skaggs are listening for … a big , clear sound . Look over the artist list on the Bourgeois
website and you ’ ll find a long list of players , many of which play bluegrass .
So why a bluegrass guitar for worship ? Well , in fact , one of my favorite guitars that I ’ ve owned over the years was called the “ Bluegrass ” model for that guitar . If you ’ re an acoustic player , you know that it ’ s super easy to just get lost in the mix … washed over by the rest of the