Bourgeois Guitars OM Vintage Touchstone Series

Essential Information About the Bourgeois D Vintage Touchstone Series OM Guitar

• Ultra-versatile OM format: ideal balance between playing comfort, precision, and projection, perfect for fingerstyle as well as pick playing.


• Alaskan Sitka spruce top: quick response, wide dynamic range, and clear definition, highly expressive to right-hand nuances.


• Indian rosewood back and sides: deep lows, silky highs, and rich harmonics for a full, "hi-fi," and inspiring sound.


• Premium finishes and components: ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nuts, Schaller Grand Tune nickel tuners, high gloss finish.

A "vintage" spirit OM in the Touchstone Series

This Bourgeois D Vintage Touchstone Series in OM format embodies a high-end acoustic guitar philosophy: lutherie designed for resonance, musicality, and tactile response. The term "Vintage" evokes a pursuit of warmth, balance, and sonic maturity while retaining the precision expected from a modern OM. Within the Touchstone range focused on musical essentials (tonewoods, coherent component choices, refined finishes), this OM aims for a clear result: delivering an instrument that sounds fully, with a sense of control and great touch sensitivity.

Who is this Bourgeois OM for?

The OM (Orchestra Model) format is a benchmark choice for intermediate to expert guitarists seeking a responsive and balanced acoustic. Thanks to its long 25.5" scale length and 14-fret neck-body joint, this guitar suits both open chord playing (accompaniment, singer-songwriter) and higher positions for arrangements, melodies, and solo lines. It excels in styles where note-to-note definition is essential: folk, fingerstyle, pop, acoustic blues, and studio contexts where clarity and harmonic richness make the difference.

A precise, rich, and highly dynamic tonal signature

The Alaskan Sitka spruce top delivers a crisp attack and excellent dynamic range: it reacts quickly to subtle velocity changes, shifting from delicate playing to stronger strumming without compression. Sitka is appreciated for its versatility and ability to maintain clarity in complex chords while offering a good power reserve.

The Indian rosewood back and sides complement this balance with deep lows and controlled brightness, enriching the harmonic spectrum. The result is a sense of width, sustain, and dimension, ideal for open tunings, arpeggios, and modern voicings. Combined with the OM format, you get a sound that is both articulate and full-bodied, without the bass excess sometimes found in larger body formats.

The Adirondack spruce bracing enhances projection and sound sustain. Adirondack is known for its stiffness and ability to handle energy: this often translates into better note separation, firmer attack, and a sense of headroom (the guitar "opens up" when played louder). The ebony fingerboard and bridge also contribute to attack precision and stability, while the bone nuts (headstock and bridge) promote efficient vibration transfer for a more direct response and well-sustained sustain.

Recommended compatible accessories

To get the most out of this OM, prioritize steel strings for acoustic guitar (80/20 bronze or phosphor bronze): they will highlight the clarity of the spruce and the harmonic richness of the rosewood. A standard capo for acoustic guitar and picks of various thicknesses are also reliable choices to explore dynamics and textures (soft attack in fingerpicking, denser strumming, hybrid playing).

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