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Furch Blue Performance Dc-SW a 2026 Electro Acoustic Guitar Inc. £225 Custom Pro Package

Name: Furch Blue Performance Dc-SW a 2026 Electro Acoustic Guitar Inc. £225 Custom Pro Package
Brand: Furch
Price: 1699.0 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.94 (164 reviews)

Tags: +500, 2026, Back/sides: solid walnut, Blue, Cutaway, Dreadnought, Electro acoustic guitars, Furch, Performance

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Description

High-quality acoustic guitar designed for discerning players seeking maximum stage performance and amplified tone
Bevel Duo ergonomic feature for maximum playing comfort
LR Baggs Stagepro Element pickup included
Proprietary design features and production technologies, including individual soundboard voicing and the revolutionary Furch CNR System® Active neck joint
Stylish natural appearance featuring dark-colored appointments
High-protection Furch gigbag includ

The Blue Performance SW a is designed for discerning players who prioritize stage performance, maximum playing comfort, and the most natural amplified tone. The soundboard of the guitar is made of carefully selected Sitka spruce, whose naturally strong dynamics, clear articulation, and broad tonal range are further enhanced by our innovative individual soundboard voicing process. The back and sides are crafted from black walnut, a tonewood known for its warmth, clarity, and balanced response. Together, these materials produce an open, versatile sound with defined lows, transparent mids, and crisp yet musical highs, making the instrument particularly well-suited for expressive strumming, dynamic flatpicking, and articulate fingerstyle playing.

To ensure outstanding performance on stage, the guitar is equipped with the LR Baggs Stagepro Element system, delivering a highly natural, studio-quality amplified sound that faithfully captures the instrument’s acoustic character.

In addition to several dark appointments, the natural appearance of the Blue Performance SW a is further highlighted by our Open-Pore Finish, which leaves the pores of the wood exposed while ensuring maximum resonance. The instrument also features a double ring rosette with a black walnut inlay, black body binding, and a black pickguard, all of which contribute to its clean and understated visual identity. Playing comfort is further elevated by the Bevel Duo ergonomic feature, carefully integrated into both the top and back plate, significantly reducing arm and rib pressure and ensuring exceptional comfort even during prolonged performances. For improved orientation during live performance, the guitar also features linear position markers on the side of the fretboard, allowing for quick and intuitive navigation across the neck under any lighting conditions.

Discover Your Sound With Individual Soundboard Voicing

Our unique voicing process fine-tunes each soundboard to perfection, resulting in guitars that consistently deliver crystal-clear, harmonically rich tone. This precise adjustment ensures a balanced and dynamic sound across the entire tonal range, allowing your music to truly come alive.

Make Every Note Shine With Furch’s Resonance Enhancing Finish

Every Furch guitar features our uniquely developed ultra-thin lacquer that not only protects, but also enhances your instrument’s natural resonance, creating a richer, fuller sound that brings out the true character of each note. Additionally, it highlights the wood’s natural beauty, ensuring your Furch guitar is as visually stunning as it sounds.

Bevel Duo for extra comfort

The black Bevel Duo ergonomic feature, comprised of two bevels – one in front, at the forearm and one in the rear, at the rib position, provides a significant increase in player comfort and also enhances the exclusive appearance of the instrument. We use modern 3D printing technology during its creation which allows us to manufacture it with maximum precision.

Built to Play, Engineered to Last With Furch CNR System^® Active

The Furch CNR System^® Active neck design takes our original CNR System^® to the next level, offering unparalleled stability and precision for players who demand consistent performance. This innovative design adapts seamlessly to changes in humidity while maintaining perfect playability, ensuring your guitar feels and plays the way you want it to—every time you pick it up. Featuring a dual-action truss rod encased in a rigid carbon structure, the system is further enhanced by a solid-wood expansion element that automatically adjusts the neck angle to maintain consistent string action over time. It minimizes the need for costly, time-consuming neck resets and eliminates maintenance concerns, giving you the freedom to adjust your setup quickly and easily and allowing you to immerse yourself fully in the joy of playing—because that’s what truly matters.

LR Baggs Stagepro Element pickup

The Blue Performance SW a comes equipped with an LR Baggs Stagepro Element, which is an upgraded version of the LR Baggs Element Active System – Volume Tone Control. The additional features of the Stagepro Element include a side-mounted preamp with a three-band equalizer and phase inversion as well as a sensitive onboard tuner. With a clean classy look, the Stagepro Element pickup system provides easy battery access and includes the Garrett Null notch filter that delivers a warm pristine sound even under the most challenging conditions.

White Pearl Linear Position Markers

For easier fretboard orientation on stage and under any lighting conditions, the fretboard is adorned with white pearl front dot inlays and side linear position markers. Together, they improve fingerboard navigation while enhancing the guitar’s stylish appearance.

Stylish dark appointments

The soundboard of the Blue Performance SW a is adorned by a rosette featuring a double ring with a black walnut inlay. Black color was also used on body binding and pickguard.

Features

Body

Available body shapes	Dc, Gc
Soundboard voicing	Individually voiced top soundboard
Body ergonomics	Bevel Duo - black (Top and back)
Neck-to-body joining	14th fret
Solid top - grade	Sitka spruce - AA
Solid back and sides	Black walnut
Binding	Black
Rosette	Double ring with black walnut inlay
Bridge	Ebony
Bridge pins	Ebony
Saddle	TUSQ fully compensated
String spacing at the bridge	55 mm
Top finish	Open-Pore Finish
Back and sides finish	Open-Pore Finish
Pickguard	Black with transparent extension towards soundhole

Neck

Nut width	45 mm
Available nut width	43 mm and 48 mm
Neck-to-body joint	CNR System® Active with automatic string action regulation
Neck reinforcement	Carbon reinforced truss rod with two-way adjustment
Neck profile	Furch Soft V
Scale length	650 mm
Fretboard material	Ebony
Fretboard radius	400 mm
Fretboard front inlay	Pearl position dots
Fretboard side inlay	Pearl linear position markers
Fret finish	Brushed
Headstock overlay	Ebony
Neck material	African mahogany
Machine heads	Furch Machine Chrome - gear ratio 1:18
Nut	TUSQ
String spacing at the nut (45 mm)	38 mm
String spacing at the nut (43 mm)	36,6 mm
String spacing at the nut (48 mm)	40,1 mm
Strings	D'Addario XSAPB1253
Neck finish	Open-Pore Finish
Headstock finish	Open-Pore Finish

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Unbelievably beautiful baritone

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It does exactly what I wanted it to do, delivering playability and lush tone, without any of the 'slack string intonation' issues that one can find when dropping a full step down on a guitar that's not designed for that.

What is especially pleasing though is the sheer beauty of this instrument; the Walnut back and sides are highly figured and very dark, and it's as good to look at as it is to play. Anyone wondering if they might be better served, aesthetically speaking, by ordering a Yellow BARc should give pause for thought - this Walnut is a joy to behold.

As always, my sincere thanks to Jon, Jake and Chris for their unending support and good humour; it's always a pleasure to be in your company, and thank you again for this amazing guitar.

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Mike! THANK YOU for providing a photo of you with your guitar!! This is exactly WHY I ask people to do this - because now I know - We met briefly in the shop right? You had built your own guitar and been playing it for many years I remember correctly? It was so lovely to meet you and wow - your guitar played great!!! You should be very proud of it! However - the new one... wow. The Furch Blue series really are second to none. You can play an open G chord on one of these and if you sit and listen to it ringing out its like a chord you have never experienced before!!! Well... thats how they make me feel anyway :). Thanks again and so grateful for your visit & purchase.

Extremely happy with both the quality of the instrument and service I received

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That was being able to relax in a room where no other customers were there to disturb me and because I was a beginner it was great to be able to stumble through a few chords and listen to lots of guitars. Jon and Jake looked after me and Jake would pop in every so often just to see if I needed any help. I took advantage of his playing to narrow down which wood combination sounded right for me and the CM model was just right.

I can't thank the staff enough for their customer service and advice and if I get to the stage where I need another guitar I will certainly be visiting again no matter what the distance is.

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Not an Entry Level Guitar

After spending a good 3 hours playing various Furch Eastman and Dowina guitars available in the shop I kept returning to two. A lovely Dowina (Moon spruce/ Paduak) and what I eventually bought, the Furch Blue Oc cm.
Now I’d given myself a budget of up to £2000 which meant there were good choices open to me, the aforementioned Dowina unfortunately was a little over that.
But, what if had in mind before I’d even arrived at the shop was to looking to buy a Furch with the new CNR ACTIVE system in place and find out how Furch guitars sounded and played with my own ears, and fingers.
So here is my opinion on the Furch Blue Om c/m.
This is NO entry level guitar, this guitar is built to such a high standard, even without any glitzy bits, this has a beauty all its own, and sounds and plays so beautifully…. Any professional/studio musician would be happy to be playing with this fantastic tone instrument.
Also the absolute friendliness and professionalism I received as a customer at Richard’s Guitars was a delight, and special shout out to Jake who with only the information of me wanting an Om size guitar Pulled the guitar I ended up buying out of the fresh deliveries and set it up ready for my arrival with another 4 or 5 similar ones.
What can I say other than it will be a cherished memory that I hope to repeat in the near future.
Mark

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I’m very pleased with my guitar. It plays very well and the sound port is brilliant. I’m glad that it was recommended to me and the duo bevel has been a very useful feature. It is excellent value for money; built to a great standard and is lovely to look at. I just love it!

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Really lovely rich sound and the guitar was set up just right

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Excellent service, beautiful guitar.

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I now have a fantastic guitar, which I love playing.

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Thank you SO much for your kind words. It means a lot. The Furch Blue D CM Deluxe is a gorgeous guitar so I do hope you are enjoying it as much I believe you may be!! :). We are always here for you should you need us. Thanks again.

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Excellent service - a very satisfied customer!

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