Breedlove

thomasross20

Short and sweet... 
These any good? Tried a high end one and played like butter, deep bass & rich tones. It was on par with a Larrivee OM40 I tried. Maybe sounded less "acoustic" than the Larrivee but not necessarily worse. Was a joy to play tbh .. they're new to me. Thoughts?

Benm39

Never played or seen one personally but they appear to be held in good regard.  If it sounds good it is good etc...

thomasross20

Just saw there is a builder called "cuntz" guitars!?

tomjax

The genuine US made ones are really lovely guitars, and I've played a few stand out ones, including one of their OOO revival series. They used to fit a bridge doctor as standard, which seemed to be controversial to some, but I don't know if they still do.

Musicwolf

I've had my Korean built AC25/SM for 17 years now and I've never felt the urge to change it (caveat - I don't play too much acoustic guitar).  At the time of buying I tried an American built one which was superb but out of my price range.

DiscoStu

I tried one and really liked it. It had a narrower neck than other acoustics (so suited to electric players) and had a sound hole on the top facing edge of the body to let you hear better.
Ultimately I bought another guitar entirely but I was still impressed with it.

thomasross20

I just read it was actually an electro acoustic lol but was great, American built. Was a good shop. I went to another shop shortly after in which they said the guitar I was trying would sell fast and prices are only going up so I might want to put a deposit down... I left that shop very quickly. I'm not a novice and not an idiot.

TheMadMick

The mid range ones I tried were bright and not to my taste - but then I don't like any Taylors I've tried.

If it floats your boat, go for it. They are well regards instruments.

DavidR

FWIW here's the last review in The Guitarist from March 2021 of a Breedlove I read. I have never played one. Review says a bit about Breedlove as a maker so I hope it helps. The Guitarist hardly ever gives a bad review. They're either good or glowing. This is nice. I think perhaps they don't review the acoustics they don't like.

Breedlove Premier Concertina CE review | Guitar World

Tannin

In the US, Breedlove is widely regarded as an excellent maker.

Lately they have taken to fiddling around on co-production with a Chinese maker. This has led to a good deal of confusion in the market and risks spoiling their brand recognition. (Compare with, for example, Gibson, who had the sense to keep the "Gibson" brand intact and use their "Epiphone" label on the Indonesian products.)

Jalapeno

On the Larrive comparison, the Breedlove probably sounds as good as it will get, but the Larry will only get better over time.

I love my mahogany Breedlove OM25 - got is as a s/h bargain from here - it's my go to beater guitar.

The Breedloves with the Ming-The-Merciless ( (C) @bertie ) bridges divide opinion on the esthetics.