Breedlove AC25SM Atlas Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Solid Spruce top. Mahogany back.

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"Top "notch""

Quality:
solid, and very sturdy.

Value:
it kills the price of taylors compeating modles

Desirability:
it has sex appeal

Sound:
i have a taylor and an ovation and it sounds way smoother then both of them

Ease of Use:
same features as everyother highend accoustic

Overall:
amazing i would recomend this to anyone.

Submitted: 9/17/2006


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Breedlove AC25/SM Atlas Customer Review

Feature:
AWESOME PICKUP

Quality:
Some of the finest woods around

Value:
Worth every dime

Sound:
Good Bright sound...PICKUP IS AMAZING....If you like the Taylor you will like this!!!!!!

Submitted: 9/10/2005


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Description
The AC25/SM is a solid top and back acoustic electric concert. It is a bold acoustic electric guitar ready to play out complete with soft cutaway access to the upper fretboard. This guitar model combines Breedlove design elements and balanced tonal signature with the highest quality manufacturing practices in the world to bring you a highly affordable acoustic masterpiece.

Each Atlas Series Instrument has been designed and engineered by Kim Breedlove. Atlas guitars feature many of the design principles from Breedlove's custom shop including Breedlove scalloped bracing, pinless bridge and JLD Bridge Truss System. The body shapes are similar to the custom shop offerings for deep body styles with non cutaways and soft cutaways. The bridge, fingerboard and peghead overlay on each model are made from Indian Rosewood. The playability has been changed to a slightly narrower nut width 1-11/16 in., but each has the same low string height for fast comfortable playing. D'Addario EXP11 light gauge coated strings are comfortable, last a long time and have a full sound. Fishman Classic IV Pickups are on all cutaway models. These are easy to use, reliable and sound great. Each Atlas Series instrument has passed the strict quality assurance process in Bend, Oregon, USA. Breedlove has reached these amazing prices by creating a high quality system to produce these exact models and specifications.

The Breedlove Difference
The Breedlove tone is an outcome of the way they brace their tops. All of their guitars have tops voiced both before and after the braces are applied. They utilize a modern bridge truss device (patented by J.L.D. Guitar Research) that counterbalances the string tension on the top of the guitar. Does this mean Breedlove guitars lose the ability to vibrate well? Just the opposite. In the past, building a guitar top has required trade-offs between sturdiness for longevity, and lightness for resonance. Due to the increased structural integrity of the bridge truss, Breedlove is able to brace their tops for optimal vibration and sound quality. This creates what they call a relaxed top. You will also notice the back of their guitars vibrate more than other guitars. The result is a responsive guitar with rich bass, balanced mids, sweet highs, and a remarkable balance of sound when playing notes up the fingerboard.

A guitar where the strings pass over the nut and then angles sharply towards the tuner posts has added dampening, which causes loss in sustain. So Breedlove designed their peghead so the strings between the tuners and the nut are parallel to the rest of the string. Then they have the Breedlove Pinless Bridge. Why drill 6 holes through a part of the guitar that needs stability?

The ancient ones believed that the spirit lived in all things. Play a Breedlove guitar. Let the spirit move you.

Technical Info

Body: Deep Concert with Soft Cutaway

Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

Back: Solid Mahogany

Depth: 4-9/16 in. at Tail Block, 3-3/4 in. at Heel

Lower Bout Width: 15-1/4 in.

Bracing: Breedlove Bracing System with JLD Bridge Truss System

Binding: Tortoise Bound Body with BWBWB Purfling

Inlays:
Abalone Rosette with Black Border
Centered Abalone Position Markers

Finish: Glossy

Breedlove Atlas Rosewood Bridge, Fretboard, and Headstock overlay

Nut Width: 1 11/16 in.

Neck:
Hand Rubbed Neck
Dovetail Neck Joint
Double Acting Truss Rod, adjust at sound hole

Tuners: Gold Grover

End Pin: Ebony

Electronics: Fishman Classic IV Pickup

Strings: D'Addario EXP Light Gauge Strings

Case: Not Included

Design: Kim Breedlove, Crafted in Korea, Quality Assured in Bend, Oregon USA
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