--- product_id: 1135190 title: "Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars" brand: "bristol" price: "NZ$1787" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1135190-bristol-by-blueridge-new-guitars store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Mahogany back & sides for rich resonance Spruce top for bright, balanced tone 14:1 die-cast tuners for precise tuning Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars **Brand:** bristol **Price:** NZ$1787 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Own the stage with Bristol’s rich, bright dreadnought sound! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars by bristol - **How much does it cost?** NZ$1787 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1135190-bristol-by-blueridge-new-guitars) ## Best For - bristol enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted bristol brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Rich & Resonant Tone:** Mahogany back and sides provide robust volume and warm, responsive sound for any setting. - β€’ **Bright & Balanced Sound:** Spruce top with scalloped braces delivers crisp, full-range tones perfect for all skill levels. - β€’ **Value Meets Craftsmanship:** Handcrafted tonewoods and vintage bracing design offer premium sound quality without the premium price. - β€’ **Precision Tuning Stability:** Chrome-plated 14:1 die-cast machine heads keep your guitar perfectly in tune from practice to performance. - β€’ **Fast & Comfortable Playability:** Slim mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod ensures smooth action and long-lasting stability. ## Overview The Bristol BD-16 Dreadnought by Blueridge is a full-size acoustic guitar featuring a spruce top with scalloped braces and mahogany back and sides for a bright, balanced, and resonant tone. Its slim mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod ensures fast, stable playability, while chrome-plated 14:1 die-cast tuners provide precise tuning. Handcrafted with quality tonewoods and vintage bracing, this guitar delivers professional sound and durability at an accessible price, making it ideal for beginners, students, and pros alike. ## Description Introducing the Bristol BD-16 Dreadnaught by Blueridge. Successfully created to bring the traditional sound of the mountains and quality guitar construction to even the most budget-conscious player at any level. Even at this price point, the finest spruce and mahogany tonewoods are carefully handcrafted by skilled artisans with years of experience. The vintage designed forward-x top bracing is lightweight but strong enough to ensure great carrying power and resonance. The slim mahogany neck features a fully adjustable truss rod to guarantee perfect alignment at all times. The result is a traditionally styled dreadnaught guitar with a big, full-bodied and rich tone that won't break the bank. Review: GREAT bang for the buck - I ordered this guitar for my nephew, who wants to learn to play guitar. I chose it on the basis of the three previous desertcart reviews and some online research that convinced me that Blueridge is a good guitar maker. The reviews seemed almost too good to be true. Well, the guitar arrived quickly (I'm signed up for unlimited free 2 day shipping) and I was very anxious to unbox it. However, I waited for nephew Mike to show up for the unboxing ritual. No pun intended, but I as impressed right out of the box. The guitar is very attractive and appears well constructed. I own and play an old, expensive, beat up but great sounding Guild jumbo and a new, $600 list Taylor dreadnought (which I believe is a great guitar for its price) and I love both. I can't really give a meaningful comparison between the Bristol and the other guitars, but I can say that as someone used to playing nice guitars I found myself really loving the Bristol. Its surprisingly loud and rich sounding, with very good action right out of the box. Anyone who is looking for a nice guitar in its price range will definitely NOT be disappointed with the Blueridge by Bristol. I think you'd be happy with it at twice the price. In fact, even though I have 2 good acoustics, a nice old Strat electric and am planning to buy another electric this month, I'm trying to convince myself that I need one. At this price, I might be able to! Review: Great cheap guitar - buy it! - I took a risk on this cheap guitar ($105 with shipping when I bought it). I am completely impressed and have recommended this guitar to many others. I grew up with only a Martin D-37 in the house, and also enjoy playing on a Baby Taylor. I have bought and tried to play other cheap guitars before and found them to be so unenjoyable they are basically worthless. I have $200 Fender that is hard to play and dead sounding. This Blueridge has a great neck, nice low action, bright sound, and just feels great to play. It also has a beautiful finish and is very lightweight (a sign of a well made guitar). It is not quite as nice as the Taylor and Martin I have played, but almost! It is definitely nicer than many $500-$1000 guitars I have played before. I would buy this guitar again in a second and may buy more to keep in other locations or take on trips. The reason I originally decided to get this guitar was I played a mid-level Blueridge years ago and it blew me away how nice it was for only ~$500. This guitar is also a huge bargain for a learning guitar, practice guitar, or second guitar. Paying less than $200 gives you a great beach, campfire, or travel guitar that is nice to play, sounds good, and takes the stress out of damaging an expensive guitar! ## Features - BRIGHT & BALANCED: Spruce top with scalloped braces provides a bright, full-range sound, ideal for beginners, students, and professional players. - RICH & RESONANT: Beautiful mahogany back and sides deliver robust volume and responsive tone, perfect for practice, recording, or live performances. - FAST & STABLE: Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action with long-lasting stability, ensuring comfortable playability for adults and teens. - PRECISE TUNING: Chrome-plated 14:1 die-cast machine heads are smooth and precise, keeping your guitar in tune for home, studio, or stage use. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B001OMI41A | | Back Material Type | Mahogany | | Best Sellers Rank | #54,350 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #339 in Steel-String Acoustic Guitars | | Body Material | Spruce;Mahogany | | Body Material Type | Spruce;Mahogany | | Brand | Bristol | | Brand Name | Bristol | | Color | Wood | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 49 Reviews | | Fretboard Material Type | Rosewood | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00688382015388 | | Guitar Bridge System | Rosewood | | Hand Orientation | Right | | Included Components | Gig Bag | | Instrument | Guitar | | Instrument Size | full-size | | Item Dimensions | 40 x 16 x 5 inches | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 40"L x 16"W x 5"H | | Item Type Name | Acoustic Guitar | | Item Weight | 4 pounds | | Manufacturer | Saga Musical Instruments | | Manufacturer Part Number | BD-16 | | Model Name | BD-16 | | Model Number | BD-16 | | Neck Material Type | Mahogany | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Strings | 6 | | Scale Length | 25 5/8" | | Set Name | Bristol BD-16 Dreadnought Guitar & Gigbag Set | | String Material Type | Phosphor Bronze | | Top Material Type | Spruce Wood | | UPC | 688382015388 962327318261 616983036204 | | Warranty Description | Limited manufacturer warranty. | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Bristol - **Color:** Wood - **Top Material Type:** Spruce Wood - **Body Material:** Spruce;Mahogany - **Back Material Type:** Mahogany - **Neck Material Type:** Mahogany - **Fretboard Material Type:** Rosewood - **String Material Type:** Phosphor Bronze - **Hand Orientation:** Right - **Guitar Bridge System:** Rosewood ## Images ![Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61EYvohRYJL.jpg) ![Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZRFJsp4ZL.jpg) ![Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31xTKAQXj6L.jpg) ![Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Jw7PaJjrL.jpg) ![Bristol by Blueridge - New Guitars - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71qqKWwQ2dL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT bang for the buck *by S***) on January 15, 2011* I ordered this guitar for my nephew, who wants to learn to play guitar. I chose it on the basis of the three previous Amazon reviews and some online research that convinced me that Blueridge is a good guitar maker. The reviews seemed almost too good to be true. Well, the guitar arrived quickly (I'm signed up for unlimited free 2 day shipping) and I was very anxious to unbox it. However, I waited for nephew Mike to show up for the unboxing ritual. No pun intended, but I as impressed right out of the box. The guitar is very attractive and appears well constructed. I own and play an old, expensive, beat up but great sounding Guild jumbo and a new, $600 list Taylor dreadnought (which I believe is a great guitar for its price) and I love both. I can't really give a meaningful comparison between the Bristol and the other guitars, but I can say that as someone used to playing nice guitars I found myself really loving the Bristol. Its surprisingly loud and rich sounding, with very good action right out of the box. Anyone who is looking for a nice guitar in its price range will definitely NOT be disappointed with the Blueridge by Bristol. I think you'd be happy with it at twice the price. In fact, even though I have 2 good acoustics, a nice old Strat electric and am planning to buy another electric this month, I'm trying to convince myself that I need one. At this price, I might be able to! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great cheap guitar - buy it! *by B***Y on September 16, 2011* I took a risk on this cheap guitar ($105 with shipping when I bought it). I am completely impressed and have recommended this guitar to many others. I grew up with only a Martin D-37 in the house, and also enjoy playing on a Baby Taylor. I have bought and tried to play other cheap guitars before and found them to be so unenjoyable they are basically worthless. I have $200 Fender that is hard to play and dead sounding. This Blueridge has a great neck, nice low action, bright sound, and just feels great to play. It also has a beautiful finish and is very lightweight (a sign of a well made guitar). It is not quite as nice as the Taylor and Martin I have played, but almost! It is definitely nicer than many $500-$1000 guitars I have played before. I would buy this guitar again in a second and may buy more to keep in other locations or take on trips. The reason I originally decided to get this guitar was I played a mid-level Blueridge years ago and it blew me away how nice it was for only ~$500. This guitar is also a huge bargain for a learning guitar, practice guitar, or second guitar. Paying less than $200 gives you a great beach, campfire, or travel guitar that is nice to play, sounds good, and takes the stress out of damaging an expensive guitar! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love the sound and the smoothness of playing *by L***D on April 15, 2011* I've been playing for 9 years and was worried this won't be on par with the mid-end guitar I've been using. The guitar both looks and feels great. The finish is very well done. It's got a warm and full sound to it that I really enjoyed, that at times I found myself reluctant to stop playing. And I was really pleased with how smooth the fretting was, it felt like it took less effort to move between the frets and press down than on several guitars I've played on previously. The only gripe I have is that the fret position markers (dots) are really dark and hard to spot (see pictures). But that's not a deal breaker by any means, since when playing you would normally look at the markers on the side of the neck, which were pretty clear. Still, aesthetically the dark markers don't look as nice. But overall I was quite impressed, especially for such a great price. You know a guitar is good when it encourages you to play more often again, and makes it hard to stop and put it down. ## Frequently Bought Together - Bristol BD-16 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - Amazon Basics Adjustable Folding Guitar Stand, A-shape, Fully Assembled - For School Music Program, Concerts & Multiple Users, Black - Guitar Capo, 6-String Acoustic & Electric Guitar Capo,Capo for acoustic guitar(Black) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1135190-bristol-by-blueridge-new-guitars](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1135190-bristol-by-blueridge-new-guitars) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-08-14*