Breedlove AD200SM Atlas Series Acoustic Guitar

Solid Spruce top. Laminated Mahogany back and sides.

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"Best sound available for the price.You will love this guitar."

Feature:
Pinless bridge, grover tuners, and cantilever bridge setup. Beautiful finish and very durable.

Quality:
No defects and for an import, well made.

Desirability:
The sound, looks and playabilty make this guitar a must for the price

Sound:
Very full sound. Bright mids and full lows. Most excellent balance!

Support:
Factory answered questions both times in short amount of time and was very helpfull.

Overall:
While I save uo for an higher end guitar, I am Very pleased with this guitar and perhaps may not need to upgrade afterall. I now find this to be my favorite guitar.

Submitted: 4/24/2005

Style of Music: contemporary /alternative christian


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Breedlove AD200SM Atlas Series Acoustic Guitar Customer Review

Quality:
No blemishes or quality control issues that I have seen in several months of ownership.

Value:
Beats sound of Seagulls hands down, and can't be beat for the money in my opinion.

Sound:
Sound quality is excellent, really nice low end, and quite responsive highs.

Support:
My guitar didn't come with ownership materials. I called the company, and they sent out a complete set within 24hrs. Also responsive to general questions regarding the truss set up.

Submitted: 4/19/2005


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About This Product!
Description
The AD200/SM is a solid top, laminated Mahogany back dreadnought. 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: Dreadnought

Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

Back & Sides: Laminated Mahogany

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

Lower Bout Width: 16 in.

Bracing: Breedlove Bracing System with JLD Bridge Truss System

Binding: Black Bound Body and Neck

Inlays:
Abalone Rosette with Black Border
Pearl 2.5 mm Breedlove Position Markers

Finish: Satin

Breedlove Atlas Rosewood Bridge, Fretboard, and Headstock overlay

Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.

Neck Shape: Comfortable Slim Neck Shape

Neck Joint: Dovetail

Truss Rod: Double Acting, adjust at sound hole

Tuners: Grover Chrome

Strap Button: Ebony

100% Acoustic

Strings: D'Addario EXP Light Gauge

Case: Not included

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