Breedlove Guitars C22

Breedlove C22 Custom, sharp cutaway, walnut back and sides, bloodwood binding, spruce top, mahogany neck, ebony bridge and fingerboard, Linear Fusion inlays, gold Grover mini tuners, ebony headstock veneer, bone nut and bridge saddle, abalone rosette, deep body profile. Gloss finish on body, satin finish on neck. Custom ordered 11.28.06, received 3.19.07.

I wanted a guitar to compliment the lovely arrogant sound of my Martin 0018. This guitar does this perfectly. It has a detailed brilliance and a warm punch but is more delicate sounding than the Martin. I play mostly Chet Atkins style fingerpicking on acoustic where a smaller bodied guitar works best. The C22 is just at the size of an orchestra model and the deep body gives it a projected fullness.

The guitar came picture perfect from the Breedlove shop. I specified a low action to accomdated my electric guitar playing laziness and they delivered. The bookmatched walnut back is so flamey in looks three dimensional. The whole guitar is a display of fine workmanship with no flaws of any kind.

I bought this guitar mostly for recording so I bypassed installing any pickups knowing it probably would never be played live. The guitar is well constructed and will age well. I have a friend that has an old Breedlove CM which suffered a horrible shipping accident. Years later with numerous cracks and splits throughout the body it still plays fine with no problems.

The guitar carries a lifetime warranty. The service from Breedlove during the ordering process was first class. Even more pleasing was the help from my friends at Mandolin Bros in ordering this guitar. Sifting thru the list of custom options that Breedlove offers to find the guitar I wanted was a true pleasure there.

I've been playing guitar for over 40 years. The C22 joins a crowd of 26 guitars I own to date. I spent nearly 2 years playing all sorts of acoustic guitars in the quest to find something new to replace my old Martin as my everyday guitar for both practice and recording. When I finally decided that a Breedlove was going to fill the bill it took some more time pick out the model. I didn't want to custom order a guitar but when I had played just about every Master Class Breedlove in the NYC area and didn't find the perfect piece I concluded that building one from scratch was my only way home. My lone regret is that this guitar is too nice and pretty to be an everyday instrument for now, but in time I hope to get over that.

This is the 2004 November Calendar Guitar. Bearclaw Sitka Spruce Top and African Blackwood back and sides. It has masterclass bloodwood binding with a custom bloodwood Moderne inlaw.

It's EXTERMELY loud, responsive, and resonant. It's a little bassy and a little harsh - it needs to open up and warm up a bit. That said the responsiveness is amazing - it's reminds me of a $10k Olson guitar.

The action, fit, and finish is perfect. This should be a collector guitar... but I can't resist playing it.

This is the 3rd Breedlove I've owned. I've never had a problem.

Breedlove is awesome, I called them with a couple of questions. No hold music, no phone prompts - just a person answering. The woman didnt know the answer so she had Steve Henderson pickup. Best customer service I've experienced in a VERY long time!

I'd love to buy another one but my wife won't have it. If this was stolen I'd find the SOB and show him what pain really is.

1996 Breedlove--New Guinea Ebony ($1200 upcharge) with German Spruce top ($600 upcharge). Wide fingerboard for fingerstyle playing. Abalone rosette.

The guitar is now almost 8 years old and the sound is both absolutely beautiful and completely unique among guitars i have played (and I have owned and played several great guitars).
The bass is like a steinway piano's. The mids sing and the trebles depending on where they are played can sound very tinny or very warm and full.

The best action on any guitar I have played. I use medium strings and can zip through jazz chirds as if they were extra lights. Becasue of the unique truss supprt sytem, the bridge and top are absolutely flat, guaranteeing low action all the way up the neck.
Some peopel think Taylors set the standard for great playability. But they Breedlove's have them beat by a mile because of their unique design. The intonation of the instrument, BTW is absolutley perfect on all frets and strings.

Well it's not an Ovation or Guild so it is not the most bombproof guitar outthere, but neither is it overly fagile. It is though a beautifull crafted work of art and demands the same care you would extend to any prized possession.

Great

'96 special order ebony back and sides, german spruce top. Flawless construction in every detail. A work of art. Use a Highlander IP=1 which I had installed after removing factory Fishman Matrix. Cs body style is a deep concert with a sharp exterme cutaway which gives great access but for some, not me, might not sit stabily on knee.

It is a finderstyle guitar and ius really the ulitimate for that. The basses are deep and resonant and the highs and mids very balanced.

Not overly loud but projects well. Sweetest, most complex tone I've found.

Very low action. W/ special bridge support the neck is very straight and action low. I have a 1 13/16" nut which gives wider spacing for fingerstyle--special order--standeard is 1 3/4". The woods are amazing. The ebony cpomes from New Guinea and is identtical in sound to Brazilian Rosewood, but costs less. The purling is bloodwood--beautiful 25 yeard old European spruce top.

Reliabilty is perfect.
It is not an Ovation and so I treat it with care.
It is as durable as one would hope for this quality of workmanship.

Great. No problems, but have chatted with builder Steve Henderson.

Playing since mid=60's. This is the best guitar I've ever played (and it's mine!) Try a Breedlove. This one has lots of inlay and expensive woods, but even the standard mahogany, sitka spruce breedloves are great.