Breedlove Guitars AC25/SR Plus

The guitar beautiful. No need to elaborate on it visually.

The guitar sounds great unplugged. The pick-up was awful. Uneven string volume, etc. Also, when I bring the my palm down on the bridge, it makes an ugly popping noise like the sound of a mic being unplugged without bringing the fader down. I upgraded the pick-up which fixed the uneven string volume but the popping noise persists which leads me to think that it may be mechanical.

The factory set-up was terrible. It took me months to dial it in. Now it plays and sounds wonderful but I had to work very hard at it. Finish is flawless.

I don't like to use it live because of the popping sound but it seems to be built very well. This isn't too much of a problem for me because I have a bunch of great acoustics. If it were my only guitar, I'd trade it.

I have emailed Breedlove twice about the popping sound but have never had a response. If it meant more to me, I'd be very upset.

Overall, this is a fine guitar. It would be perfect if I could fix the popping sound. If you fingerpick or never use the palm of your hand for muting or percussive effects, you will love it.

The AC25/SR Plus is definitely the most beautiful guitar i've seen for it's price. The Case it came with is beautiful as well. BUT.. the electronics on it are HORRIBLE. It has a fishman IV pickup. At first, it sounded great! but as time progressed, the sound of my guitar plugged in started becoming more and more deteriorated. Now, plugged in, it sounds like a cheap guitar..

The guitar sounds AWESOME. I play a lot of R&B, and it's a perfect match to it. Depending on what strings I apply,(Usually elixir nanoweb medium) the richness of the sound varies. I resommend not ever using extra light strings to this guitar.

The action of my guitar is flawless. It was built brilliantly.

MY AC25/SR PLUS is not very reliable anymore, but I'm guessing that the newer makes are a lot better, due to the fact that Breedlove uses L.R. Baggs electronics now. This guitar will last me a Loong time. the finish doesnt seem like it will wear out. Strap Buttons are perfectly fine. If i bought a brand new AC25/SR, I'm sure it would be a lot more reliable than the one i have.

My neck actually broke because some dummy dropped it. But the 5 year warranty covered it. i shipped it over to the company, and they fixed it and sent it back to me fixed in a week. i'm disappointed that the warranty didnt include electronics though.

i've been playing for about 6 years, and i've been playing by ear since i've started. if i lost it, i'd probably buy an even higher classed breedlove, just because i love the brand.

This guitar is feature laden. From the beautiful woods to the stunning inlays, I mean STUNNING. I think it's something Breedlove prides theirselves in, all of their guitars have great inlays. Has a decent Fishman Classic 4 w/ onboard tuner. I'm not a good judge on the accuracy of the tuner but seems really close to what I come up with by ear. Sexy body, nice case,good craftsmanship, great price.

Here is where this guitar has at least some issues. I think it depends on guage of string and brand, and your style of playing. Strumming the guitar sings beautifully, both unplugged and plugged. Where I take a little issue is in the fact that when played fingerstyle, it loses a little edge I think due to the fact that the guitar dons a cheap, high gloss finish. The beautiful tone woods are deadened. Breedlove should use a more natural approach to finishing the woods (maybe they do on more expensive guitars?). Then the lightly picked notes will ring with more clarity. This seems to be more of an issue for me with the guitar unplugged.

I've already covered my slight dislike for the finish, but the fit is impeccable. I haven't seen a flaw yet. The action is a little high for my tastes but then again, my opinion. I will make adjustments when I go to change strings.

I would say this guitar is durable so far. It has a solid case that is just beautiful, although I've read online and heard the same from the salesperson who sold me my Atlas that the leather handle is lame and that is will need to be replaced someday. Not a Breedlove issue, all cases designed like this suffer this fate.

Breedlove offers a 5 year warranty on this guitar and lifetime warranties on the more expensive models. I haven't needed to contact them for any reason, but my guitar is only 1 day old.

I've played for 2o years and can honestly say that for the price there is no guitar that I've played that sounds better when strummed. No Taylor, Martin, or First Act guitar (joke) will touch this, not even Seagull, which I also really admire. In all fairness, I've played an Ovation plastic thingy for years and EVERYTHING seems to sound better than it does. This guitar delivers lush, balanced tone that rivals many more expensive instruments. It has high class appointments and looks great. A guy at church who had never heard of Breedlove thought it was their top of the line guitar (based on looks) and I had to tell him it wasn't. I wish it had a thinner gloss finish with a nitrocellulose laquer instead of whatever polyester stuff is on there, an internal electret mic would be great too. Again, all my pickyness aside, great guitar for the $$.

Nice features, bulky heavy case. The only feature I considered for this guitar, aside from the brand, is the onboard electronics.

I bought this used. Previous owner had a bone saddle installed. I don't know how it sounded stock, but it rings with sustain and sparkling clarity unplugged! This is my first acoustic/electric, so I have to get used to the onboard electronics and tweak my sound.

Nice finish all around, excellent fit, new appreciation for Korean made guitars! Action was lowered and feels great up and down the neck.

This guitar seems sturdy. I play pretty hard, both strumming and picking, with a heavy gauge pick. The Grovers hold up well. No shakes or rattles.

N/A yet

I've been playing for over 20 years. Bought it on a whim from an associate - I didn't know it was made in Korea. After owning and playing it for 3 months, I have a new appreciation for Korean craftsmanship. This is my 5th acoustic. I currently own this and a Martin HD28. Guess which one is for sale? Not the Breedlove. It doesn't have the booming warmth of the HD, but it's close enough. I also want a brighter acoustic, so that will be a Taylor 614. If it was stolen, I'd replace it in kind. I like the cutaway allowing upper register reach with ease.

Solid spruce top with a solid cherry back. Though the sides are laminate cherry, it does not distract from the beauty of the sound or the appearance of this magnificient instrument. Easy to play, and the Fisher IV electronics bring out the remarkable sound quality of the guitar.

I sat down and tried guitars ranging from Ovations to Taylors. I even tried some of the modeling guitars like the Line 6 Virax, Fender Strat VG and Ovation VXT. Not one of them had the purity or richness of tone that the Breedlove had. The Taylors were great, but a little to bright for my preference. The Breedlove's tone was warm and rich.

The set up was great. Unlike some of the other write ups, I didn't find the action too high. Now I do like my action a little lower than the typical set up you find on most guitars, but that's what I'm use to. Eventually, I'll take it in to have it adjusted, but so far it hasn't distracted from the fun factor in playing it. It's close enough to my other acoustic that it's not a big deal.

What can I say? The workmanship is impecable. Not a flaw anywhere. If it wasn't a guitar, you might think that it's a work of art.

Haven't had any issues thus far, but one of the reasons that I bought a Breedlove was because of the great reputation that Breedlove has. The primary reason I bought it of course was the sound.

Great guitar at an almost shameful low price. If you want a high end guitar at a great price, this is diffently the guitar that you should check out. When you do, most music stores will talk price. The tag price is not always etched in store.

The finish is great, I love the "soft" cutaway version, onboard tuner is not incredibly accurate, but gets you at a starting point.

I play pop/rock and pop/jazz and the bass response, especially when playing fingerstyle is incredible, the overall sound is very balanced, unlike Taylor's which could kill a man with it's brightness.

The action was pretty high straight from the store, but when setup by a professional, plays every bit as good as a guitar you could expect to pay double for.

I haven't owned it long, but so far so good, the case is a tank!

I'm a big fan of this guitar, especially for the price. For beautiful abalone inlays, Sitka Spruce, and rosewood back and sides...staying in the single digits pricewise is pretty amazing to me. Everything about this guitar is high quality from the Grover tuners, to the Fishman pickups, to the Micarta (not plastic) nut and saddle, to the high quality of woods. The fact of the matter is you can pay literally double the price for a Taylor and still fall short of this guitar.

Top of the line AC25/SR Plus KOREAN MADE, if you are reading this you the already know the features, and they are many, and they are pretty good. But not a 10 read on and I'll tell you why.

Good sound because of the rose wood body. I'm not sure about the bridge truss and the tone connection, there are alot of expensive , good guitars out there that don't have this feature. Ive even heard of people removing it to get better tone, just the same thhis guitar sounded good but not fantasic.

Finish was first class. No flaws, perfect in every sense.
As far as factory action? I've had to set up every guitar I've ever bought anyway (except my Taylors). The action was close enough for me to buy it, so it wasn't that bad.

I expect this guitar to crash for one reason or another. I will list pros and cons in the Overall rating.

Who knows? do you have to call Korea to get it serviced?

Pros:
Good tuners, tons of abalone inlays all over the guitar, nice woods top and back, electronics are good,w/ built in tuner, case is great!!! extra saddle and shims provided,the guitar is physically attractive, and sounds pretty good.
Cons:
headstock looks like a boat oar - why didn't they keep the original shape?, plastic nut, headstock overlay shows no grain in the wood, nut sits on top of the overlay instead of between it and the fretboard,rosewood fretboard instead of ebony,narrow nut width, truss rod access is inside sound hole instead of at headstock, pegless rosewood bridge, will wear out eventually, output jack/ strap button is not high quality.
This is a typical export guitar. Not bad but not what I expect to keep for years to come. I returned it the next day and coughed up the extra cash and bought a Taylor 314ce, I'm much happier even though I paid $700 more. I don't understand why breedlove has to make an export POS. I didn't know it was korean made untill I got it home and looked at the lable closely. If I would have seen this while I was at guitar center I would have never walked out the door with it.

This is a brand new one. More on that later. Single cutaway, glossy, Sitka spurce top, solid rosewood back and laminate sides. Fishman IV pickup system, the new one with the tuner. Gold Grover tuners. Nicely put together. A very comfortable size, sort of like a grand concert but deep like a dreadnaught.

This one sounds great, nicely balanced with excellent response and sustain. This one has a Taylor vibe. I've always liked the Fishman pickups. With bass, middle, treble and brilliance you can really shape your sound.

Ah, here's the interesting part. I bought my first AC25 SR Plus in April 2005. The store had two and the one I bought had a very strong bass reponse compared to the other. I wasn't crazy about the action so I did some of my own work but then took it back to the store to see if they could set it up better. Well, they did and I was happy for awhille. Soon I noticed the frets were starting to stick out. I tried filing them a couple times but that didn't do the job so I took it back. They decided to send it back to Breedlove. Three weeks later I got a call that they sent back a whole new guitar!

This one is a nicer piece than the other. It has a nice smooth fingerboard with an action better than the other one. It has the tuner on the Fishman which is very convenient. This one doesn't make my fingertips black like the other did. I may lower the action a bit (nut and bridge) later but it sounds so darn good I don't want to mess with it.

Given care, you could gig with this. I got the gig bag but cases for the Breedlove guitars are now more available. This one came with a strap button installed.

Since they sent me a new guitar I have to say that the service is excellent.

I've been playing forever it seems. I find myself playing fingerstyle a lot on this guitar. Playing arpeggioed fretted notes with open strings really brings ouy the lovely harmonics and clear tones.

MADE 2006
I talk to Breedlove about all the updates they done to
the Atlas AC25 SR Plus. They are more selective on the
grade of the tone woods( higher quality, better grain appearance&
better tone & projection. Plus the Fishman Classic 4 now has a
built in accurate tuner. Cool!! Plus it also comes stock with
a gold strap button on the treble side of the neck heel.

The overall quality, visual & sound is outstanding.
The Breedlove case is very high quality & almost just as nice as the
guitar itself & it come with a shoulder strap!
solid sitka spruce top,solid rosewood back. maybe the sides are now.
great inlaid albalone kerfing. the albalone frett markers are the
eclipse pattern not the diamonds anymore, IMO is nicer.
nice gloss apperance. you really need to T.L.C this guitar just the same as the $1.700 to $2.000. Humiditiy wise & they tell you so.
Gold grover tuners. they're great. Pinless rosewood bridge.
Ivoriod binding.very dark Rosewood fingerboard ( looks almost ebony like) I have to say this is one awesome guitar! I was very impressed
with the athestics. Fretts are done perfectly. The action is a little
high but they come that way for a reason. So you can set it up to your
preference. makes sense. All in all worth every dollar.

The sound is full & rich. Bass tones have depth. mids are balance.
the highs are bell like. very nice sustain.

The great projection. Not overly bassy at all.

Like I said. No worries. it's all good. VERY GOOD.

The Atlas AC25SR Plus is a player guitar.
GO Play!

Great!!

Played for 35 years. Played almost every type of guitars & owned.
This guitar is great, I glad I got it. Reason my 1994 Taylor 510
doesn't have a electric setup. I got the Atlas AC25SR Plus
soley for perfoming live with my band. Plus I know it will do the
job!!

i think the features of this instrument have been covered rather well.

i compared this guitar to several other makes and to be honest each time i played this breedlove i tmade me feel like singing. i play various styles, such as finger picking, swing, folk, classic rock, country, etc... and this guitar holds it's own with others costing much more. unplugged or running through amplification it has a balanced sound with a crisp clear tone. i have owned a few different acoustics, gibsons, martins, ovations, guilds and fenders and this is one of my favorites, period.

i noticed several other reviews faulting this category but on this particular guitar i have to say that the fit and finish is quite good. the woods are very nice and the abalone inlay is better than what i saw on several higher end guitars. the finish is very good and i love the finish on the neck.under close scrutiny i have been unable to find fault with glued joints, finish of the frets, or workmanship. the action on this one was set to my specifications by the tech where i purchased the instrument. a major plus in my estimation for dealing with smaller local shops than large mail order or national chain stores.

i have owned and played this guitar on gigs regulary for over a year now and would have no problem using it without a backup if need be. i have found it to be well built and dependable.

i have not dealt with this need so i cant give a perspective.

i have been playing music for about 37 years. in addition to the breedlove i currently own a guild f-48, 1969 gibson goldtop deluxe les paul, 76 ovation breadwinner, and a giannini craviola 12 string. from what i have read here it reinforces to me that the personal service and excellent deal i got from a local shop beats the alternatives hands down. i paid under $600 and got the hardshell case, planet waves humidifier, several sets of strings and a twice a year setup/checkup by the tech as well as the strap button installed. the best feature as far as i am concerned is the sound. every time i pick this guitar up i feel like singing. i have owned this guitar for well over a year now and i am as infatuated with it now as when it was brand new.