Bourgeois Aged Tone Series SD The Standard Adirondak Top #10435

The Bourgeois Standard Slope D delivers bold, open tone wrapped in an elegant, vintage-inspired package. With flowing curves, warm fundamentals, and exceptional clarity, this short-scale slope-shoulder dreadnought is a favourite among country musicians, singer-songwriters, and American roots stylists.

Slightly wider and deeper than its square-shouldered counterpart, the Slope D offers a unique combination of warmth, presence, and responsiveness. Its 25" short scale contributes to a supple, expressive feel that is equally suited to vocal accompaniment and fingerstyle work, while still offering ample headroom for flatpicking.

This Professional Series build features Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce, Sinker Mahogany, and premium Aged Tone construction options—bringing vintage responsiveness and depth to a modern hand-voiced instrument.

Aged Tone Materials for Vintage Power

This model incorporates Bourgeois’ celebrated Aged Tone package, including:

• Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce top (torrefied for vintage warmth)

• Aged Tone torrefied Adirondack bracing

• Aged Tone finish for improved resonance

• Animal protein glue construction

These features work together to deliver the dryness, punch, and responsiveness associated with coveted pre-war style instruments.

Premium Tonewoods & Master-Crafted Detail

Paired with the powerful Aged Tone Adirondack top is a set of Sinker Mahogany back and sides—highly prized for its stability, density, and deep, woody character. The result is a dreadnought voice that is warm, focused, and articulate, with outstanding fundamental strength.

Elegant appointments include ivoroid binding, Madagascar rosewood fingerboard and bridge, and Waverly nickel tuners with ivoroid buttons.

Specifications

Model: Aged Tone Series
Body Shape: Sloped Dreadnought

Tonewoods & Construction

• Top: Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce

• Back & Sides: Sinker Mahogany

• Bracing: Aged Tone torrefied Adirondack

• Glue: Animal Protein Glue

• Top Color: Sunburst

Body & Appointments

• Rosette: Single Ring Ivoroid

• Purfling: Black / Ivoroid / Black

• Binding: Ivoroid

• Backstrip: None

• Pickguard: Celluloid Tortoise

Neck & Playability

• Neck: 14-fret Honduran Mahogany

• Scale Length: 25" (short scale)

• Nut Width: 1 23/32"

• Fingerboard: Madagascar Rosewood

• Fingerboard Binding: Madagascar Rosewood

• Inlays: Tiny MOP dots

• Heelcap: Madagascar Rosewood

Hardware

• Tuners: Waverly Nickel w/ Oval Ivoroid Buttons

• Bridge: Madagascar Rosewood Rectangle, 2.2" spacing

• Pins: Ivoroid

A Boutique Slope-Shouldered Dreadnought with Vintage Soul

The Standard Slope D offers the perfect blend of warmth, projection, playability, and refined craftsmanship. With its short scale responsiveness and Aged Tone construction, it stands as an exceptional choice for players seeking a vintage-inspired instrument with modern precision and depth.