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THE GOOD:This guitar arrived on time and packaged properly. The guitar is visually flawless. The neck is straight. The fret ends are perfect.The on board electronics work as expected. THE UGLY:The nut slots were not filed properly resulting in very tight binding on the G, B & high E strings. The truss rod nut was loose, requiring 3 full rotations to engage the rod. The bridge saddle was extremely HIGH requiring substantial sanding to be able to set up a low action. The gig bag is not sufficient to provide the protection necessary for a $400 investment. Order a hardshell case with this guitar! After setting up I have found this axe to be a great sounding and playing instrument.5 stars for build quality. 1 star for factory setup.3 stars for QC at shipping stage.

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Arrived much faster than expected. Out of the box, the first thing I noticed was a nasty buzz coming from down around the bridge. Long story short, one of the nuts on the pickup had come loose. Retightened it and no more buzz. The action on mine was fine, intonation spot-on, and it plays and sounds great. BUT as the other review mentioned, the nut slots seem to be a bit tight. The neck with the narrower nut width is very comfortable. Would have liked a better preamp than the PreSys 1 (volume, contour, tuner and phase only, no EQ), but for the price point can't really complain.

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Low end Breedlove Guitar reflects the price. I like the satin finish and the guitar sounds sweet and mellow. Out of the box the screws fell out of the battery compartment. They were stripped out and had to glue in place. The finger board was filthy. I had to clean. The Fishman electronic pickup system is ok but I would and should have spent the extra for the upgraded model with the LR Baggs. The guitar is great but the quality control failed.