Breedlove Pursuit Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

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Built from mahogany and sapele, this Pursuit sports a well-balanced, compact Concert shape and has a built-in USB port for capturing your creative sparks.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Mahogany top Warm tone with long sustain
Nato neck Smooth feel and a modern tone
Rosewood fretboard Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Sapele laminate back and sides Rich, warm, and focused midrange; added sustain

Breedlove Pursuit Concert Mahogany- For the up-and-coming musician seeking the tonal balance of a Breedlove Concert shape with the warmth of sapele and robust mids of mahogany.

The Pursuit Concert Mahogany captures Breedlove's distinctively crafted sound in an affordable package. The Concert body's top is made of mahogany, producing tones that are pronounced and warm. Sapele, a tonewood with attributes similar to mahogany, graces the back and sides. Delivering a warm, musical tone when played both acoustically and plugged in, you'll want to get your arms around it and immediately begin creating music from the first strum. Includes built-in USB port for easy interfacing with GarageBand and other recording software.

Body Shape

The Concert is Breedlove's most popular body shape, favored by players because it is well-balanced, compact, comfortable to play, and offers all the qualities of a great sounding guitar. It generates a wonderfully articulate range of tone with an ample low end that is never boomy, but always felt. The Concert works well when played fingerstyle, as vocal accompaniment, or at a full strum.

Top Wood

Mahogany is a medium-lightweight wood, ranging in color from light brown to dark. Provides balanced, resonant tone with notable sustain. Thick bottom end, rich midrange, and controlled, warm top end.

Back and Side Wood

Sapele is similar both visually and tonally to dense mahogany, but both darker and harder, giving it a strong visual presence and a read more bit more upper-harmonic content and low-end clarity. It's a good choice for many sizes and shapes, and works well for strumming and fingerstyle.

Breedlove Bridge Truss

For centuries, one of the most difficult components of crafting guitars has been relieving the stress on the bridge without overbuilding the top and dampening sound. Originally invented over 20 years ago, the Breedlove Bridge Truss is still one of the most innovative truss systems on the market today. Refined and improved over the years, the Breedlove Bridge Truss relieves stress on the top, allowing use of a thinner, graduated top, providing for greater sustain and balance, more expression from the instrument, and greater structural integrity - all while adding longevity to the instrument.

Electronics

Featuring a micro-USB interface for easy recording, the Fishman ISYS-301 USB Preamp System includes a side-mounted preamp with rotary controls for volume, tone (bass/treble), and phase; a Fishman Sonicore pickup; onboard easy-to-read 7-segment LED tuner; and ISYS+ USB combination battery box with 1/4" output and USB jack.

Aesthetic Appointments

Lustrous full-gloss finish, pinless Breedlove bridge and Tortoise binding: an attractive package that will make you proud to play this guitar.

Set-Up and Quality Assurance in Bend, Oregon USA

Breedlove's comprehensive quality control process provides the player with an instrument that will play perfectly right out of the box. Prior to shipment, every Breedlove instrument undergoes a rigorous 25-to-30-point inspection in Bend, Oregon by an expert U.S. quality control team. It starts with a visual inspection: checking aesthetic and structural elements of the body and components for flaws. Next, each guitar is tuned and undergoes a play test, where craftspeople check nut height, relief, action, and string height. Based on the results of the play test, the guitar is adjust for maximum playability. Finally, each instrument is buffed and polished by hand with painstaking attention to detail. Once the instrument has passed inspection, a signed QC sticker is placed, and the instrument is carefully packed and shipped.
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- Body Type: Concert
- Body Depth: 2 (3.75")
- Solid Wood Top: Mahogany
- Rosette: Abalone ring with purfling
- Back/Sides: Sapele laminate
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Neck Wood: Nato
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Binding: Tortoise
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Bridge: Pinless original
- Bridge Truss: Yes
- Inlay: Offset dots
- Peghead Veneer: Rosewood
- Nut/Saddle: Bone
- Nut Width: 1 11/16"
- Tuner: Chrome mini 15-1
- Electronics: Fishman ISYS 3U1-USB
- Pickguard: No
- Lower Bout Width: 15"
- Waist Width: 9"
- Upper Bout Width: 11 1/4"
- Body Length: 20"
- Neck Joint: Dovetail
- Scale Length (in inches): 25 1/2"

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 877-800-4848

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted December 21, 2016 by Michael M in San Angelo , TX

"Very nice craftsmanship _ excellent tone"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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So I went to the big music store looking for a smaller size guitar that didn't sound stuffy past the 7th fret, cheap guitars start to sound weird up that high. Played many higher priced acoustics before picking this up... Wow, how is it that the tone & sustain is comparable to those in the $800-1,200 price range? So I went to the phone, called zZounds, and ordered her up on the 8 pay_ NICE came in flawless. Tuned right up excellent, such a gorgeous tone. All of my other acoustics are solid wood, but this one has an exceptional tone at its price point. Gig bag is my only complaint, this gig bag is a total piece of junk. I'll be buying something a bit more sturdy to place this guitar in, more protective.

Musical Background:

Leading worship for 7 years

Musical Style:

Worship, rock, soul... etc.
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