Breedlove Guitars AD25/SM

This is a follow-up on my previous review, now that I have had a chance to play live with this guitar in a rock band setting and quieter acoustic setting.

The sound from the Fishman system is amazing. It is not as natural as I'd hoped, but is offset by the way it cuts through the music to be in the forefront as a lead instument. And the tone can be varied from the premap control onboard the guitar. Little or no feedback problem, either!

The low action made playing 4 hours a breeze. I love the solidity of the neck and the balance now that I installed a strap button at the neck.

No problems at all with this.

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This is one of the nicest electro-acoustics I have ever gigged with. I did two gigs over the weekend, and my fingers are note sore. The clients we played for are happy, I made money, so I'm happy!
I love the look, feel, playability and sound of these guitars.
I hope they make an Atlas 12 some day, since there's no way I can afford their USA made 12 strings.

Made in Korea, Designed and set up in Tumalo, Oregon.
Dreadnought cutaway, deep body. Rosewood fretboard and bridge. JDL truss bridge system. Gold Grover tuners. 25 1/2" scale, 1 11/16' at nut.
20 frets, Solid top, Solid Mahogany sides. Fishman Classic 4 preamp/undersaddle pickup. Neck Mahogany, top Spruce. High gloss and tortoise shell binding, abalone markers and rosette.
No bag, no case, no 2nd strap button. Comes with EXP lites.

Incredible sound. Full, deep and bright. Long sustain.
Sounds great through the AcoustaSonic amp, and pretty vivid direct to board in recording. Not toally natural out the preamp, but no real quack, and it has fullness and a lot of bite. Fairly quiet self noise except for a bass hum that increases if you EQ more bass into the mix. I like this, and am surprised a Fishman can sound this good. Perhaps it's due to less pressure on the piezo element, thanks to the inovatice bridge system.

Flawless low action, flat neck. Almost no effort to bar and fret this baby! Intonation sounds dead-on to my ears...
Pickup is totally balanced. Great bookmatched top and sides, and the mahogany looks inches deep and jewel-like. There is one tiny gap or lump at 12 o'clock on the soundhole, otherwise flawlees, immaculate.

Durable, yes. Hardware is Grover's so, yes it should last.
Finish is a deep gloss but does not impede roar of the bass strings.
I could gig this with no backup.

Very god. I called Breedlove when this was late getting to the store and got the UPS tracking number. Plus, they anwer emaols same day. So far, so good. 5 year gaurantee on this guitar, too.
Dave and the gang at Blue Note were very helpful. Plus, they are the only store around SF Bay to carry a selection of Atlas and the pricey USA-made Breedloves. Best 12-string I ever played is there!

Been playing since the '60's. I use Ultrasound and AcoustaSonic amps.
I wish it came with 2nd strap button. The place to find instructions on critical installation of this (it has dovetail joint with dowels that you could ruin) is Folk of the Wood's web site.
I'd buy this again. Had an AC25/SM, but got this to be louder, and it is!
I love its look, its feel and its sound.
I wish it came with a 2nd source and blender, like a K & K Pure Western or onboard mic. And a notch filter, maybe!

Korean Breedlove. Constructed per Breedlove specs. Excellent sound. Playability a little above average. Action is good. Solid Sitka Sodid spruce top, rosewood back. Cut-away electric with active Fishman electronics. Lifetime warranty. Bought mine through local dealer, who provides free adjustments. I like to support local people too. Patented bridge support design removes stress from the top and re-directs to the base which allows for thinner top, ergo more resonance. Excellent balance. I have guitars from the top manufacturers and this one stacks up nicely. Excellent bang for the buck. As beautiful to look at as it sounds. Grover tuners. High gloss laquer finish top.

Suits my style well. Flatpicking, folk , blues. Use with acoustic and electric tube amp. Sounds excellent with both. Bright and rich.

Action from factory excellent. No flaws.

Recently purchased, but no reason to believe it will not hold up well.

Local dealer is 7th largest Breedlove dealer in the country and provides excellent service and support. Dealer states that Breedlove stands behind their products.

Have been playing 35 years. If stolen would probably replace it.

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Suits my style perfectly. Strumming, flatpicking and fingerpicking.
Piezo sounds great. I split the signal with a "y" cable into a Behringer dual tube mic pre-amp and then straight into Alesis M1 monitors. Sound unplugged is a balanced and bright but not brittle and with the piezo of course you can shape the sound any way you like.

This guitar was set up great. Action is low with out string buzz. Perfect for electric guitarist going into the acoustic realm. I did not see any flaws in the materials or constructions but I bought it for the sound not the anality of it's looks. Intonation is the best of any guitar I have ever had.

So far has held up very well. Only seems to need adjustments due to weather climates. All guitars do.

Um, don't know. I buy stuff and keep using them no matter what happens. I don't think I've ever called about or returned a musical purchase in my life and I've owned some pretty crappy stuff.

Don't remember when I started playing. My parents can't remember anytime when I didn't have an instrument in my hands either. Just seems to have always been there. If this guitars was stolen or lost I would buy another guitar. Maybe not the same model or the same manufacturer but just another guitar. I don't have to stick with the same thing forever you know. Even if it wasn't stolen or lost I'd buy another guitar. Got to have a backup incase the backups backup needs a backup.