Breedlove 2015 Studio 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar Sunburst

For the player seeking clear, concise, note-for-note 12-string articulation, the Breedlove Studio 12-String is a serious acoustic-electric optimized for songwriting, recording, and live performance, making it a must-have for every guitar player's collection. A comfortable neck profile and the concert body make this 12-string easy to play for long sessions and Breedlove's pinless bridge makes string changes quick, easy, and painless. It also features the Breedlove Bridge Truss, which relieves stress on the guitars top from the extra tension of 12-strings, and yields extra sustain and balance.Body ShapeThe Breedlove Concert is the original Breedlove shape. It first appeared in 1992, and has been the best-selling Breedlove body shape ever since. Designed specifically for the fingerstylist to be well-balanced, compact, and comfortable to play, it generates a wonderfully articulate range of tone with an ample low end that is never boomy, but always felt. The unique construction also allows the Concert to sing even at a full strum. If you’re a fingerstylist, or are seeking an instrument to use as vocal accompaniment, this is the shape for you. The Concert is engineered to provide exceptional sustain with a pronounced bass response, both of which can be achieved with a light touch. The graduated top works in harmony with the Breedlove Bridge Truss to provide an even response throughout the lows, mids, and highs, with sustain, and clear, concise, note-for-note projection.Breedlove Bridge TrussThe Breedlove Bridge Truss (BBT) reduces tension on the soundboard of the guitar, so the top wood is able to vibrate more freely, producing remarkable sustain, balance, and clarity. The BBT also allows for a thinner graduated top, thereby allowing Breedlove craftsmen to bring out the optimal sound from the top wood without sacrificing structural stability. Relieving much of the string tension from the bridge prevents "bridge belly," ensuring top stability for decades. Guitar strings can exert up to 230 pounds of pull from the nut to the bridge. Traditional methods for preventing top bowing at the bridge usually involve heavy internal bracing and thicker tops. The BBT compensates for this pressure in an innovative way: The BBT is mounted to the bridge from the inside and is connected into the tail block of the guitar, pulling downward on the underside of the bridge to distribute some of the tension, relieving pressure on the top. The resulting tonal effect on BBT-equipped guitars is more resonance and livelier sound with enhanced overtones.Top WoodsSitka spruce, picea sitchensis, originates in the northwest United States. Sitka spruce has been the primary top wood for American-made instruments for decades. It is strong and light with extended harmonic content, and it nearly equals the power of Adirondack. It offers a strong, focused tone with a solid fundamental -- perfect for flatpicking styles. When compared with European spruce, Sitka delivers warmer, more fundamental sound, largely free of overtones. Sitka takes a slightly longer period of playing time to open up. It has a straight uniform grain and coloration ranges from white to pink to light brown.Breedlove Pinless BridgeThe Breedlove Pinless Bridge helps maintain the integrity of the top by eliminating the need for six drilled string holes. The fewer holes in your soundboard, the more evenly the sound wave can move across the interior, without any loss of energy. The Breedlove Pinless Bridge also provides a gentler string-break angle from the bridge to the top of the saddle, reducing saddle strain. This innovative bridge also makes string changes a breeze, especially on 12 strings. Plus, you’ll never again have to worry about lost, worn-out, or broken bridge pins.Breedlove NeckBreedlove guitars feature a slimmer neck profile, which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish also contributes to ideal playability. The labor-intensive finish process includes precise finish coat applications, fine sanding, and hand buffing and rubbing.

• Body type: Concert
• Cutaway: Single cutaway
• Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce
• Back & sides: Figured Maple
• Bracing pattern: Info not available
• Body finish: Gloss Sunburst
• Orientation: Right handed

• Neck shape: Slim
• Nut width: 1.69" (43mm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Scale length: 25.5"
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Info not available

• Pickup/preamp: Yes
• Brand: Fishman
• Configuration: Undersaddle pickup
• Preamp EQ: 3-band
• Feedback filter: No
• Tuner: Yes

• Headstock overlay:
• Tuning machines: Chrome
• Bridge: Pinless original
• Saddle & Nut: Bone
• Number of strings: 6-string
• Special features: Pickup System
• Case: Gig bag
• Accessories:
• Country of origin: Korea