I used to sell Breedloves as well as most other brands. I had the opertunity to meet the Breedlove folks and found them to be amazing folks. The story of Kim leaving Taylor to start his own business and how Bob Taylor helped him get going is fascinating! Let's face it, we are quickly running out of natural old growth wood for guitars, I highly value folks like Kim Breedlove and Bob Taylor who are doing everything they can to use sustainable renewable woods and to limit waste. Although it is not my first choice for all things I have a breedlove that I play for open mics and coffee houses that works extremely well! If I were looking for an entry level acoustic, this would likely be my choice.

I never ask, "why would you cut open a brand new guitar." I'm here for the carnage!!! Rock on Chis and Matt. (Also, what about that big bolt and nut under the bridge??)

I've had my breedlove D25 since 2008. It's to this day, been the best guitar I've played. It's survived and went through a lot of playing. No issues whatsoever.

The sound from the slow motion fall was AWESOME!!!! Great vid guys!!

I was hoping to see your scoring system , but have to say there is nobody that does a deep dive review like you do thanks for going to all the trouble of sawing a guitars open to really get the big picture of what's going on inside of a guitar!👍👍😁😁

Love these reviews and often wondered about Breedlove guitars, thank you for clarifying the issues. Merry Christmas everyone.

I have had this guitar for the past 3-4 years and it is phenomenal! A few times I’ve tried to upgrade to a bigger bodied guitar in a higher “tier”, and have been too underwhelmed to make the move.

Man that’s a lot of guitar for 450 bucks. Great video. Love this series!

I am an absolute fan of Breedlove guitars. I tried a lot of guitars before I bought my Breedlove. I fell in love with it's tone and quality for the price. They are made of quality wood from fallen trees and managed forest. They are designed and constructed like much more expensive guitars. I own a concertina and I absolutely love the fingerboard. Can't wait to buy a 12 string Breedlove.

Great breakdown and review. As always!

Great review. I love my Breedlove. I got the concert size, American Spruce top, myrtlewood back n sides. Beautiful looking! The body size works well for finger style. Not as much full low end as a D-style, but the mid clarity is really sweet. Love it!

Im impressed, thank you for the hard work

I recently picked up two breedlove’s (a concert and a companion) and was so excited to see this video! I think they are definitely tonally focused towards a fingerpicking heavy style in my opinion. You won’t do much flatpicking but if you like using your digital, it’s wonderful for that. I got the organic series which have turned out to be a mess for them but the good ones are all solid and fantastic. Thanks for making this video!

Excellent video, thank you. I like your creative and almost scientific approach.

The best review I have ever watched.

I have a Breedlove ECO Pursuit 12 String Exotic. The best 12 string acoustic out of 5 I have owned. Including Martin(x12), Guild 512($4500), Martin contemporary cutaway. This guitar has a great size sound and look. Beautiful.Fantastic Pickup. I will keep it.

Excellent review and breakdown! Thank You so much for doing this excellent and informative presentation! I've owned Breedlove before and was very happy with the instrument! You just convinced me that this is a serious contestant for a second "gigging" instrument! Liked and Subbed!

Master level analysis! James

Really really love this content

Great video!!!! Thanks guys!

I really like this full review series ~~~~~❤

Love the review 🙂

Thank you for your videos. I do appreciate the way you do them although I shutter when you do your drop and destructive testing. But those tests reveal a great deal of information. I had an early model Discovery and everything you describe is spot on. I moved up to their Pursuit model, then organic series and presently own a limited edition Oregon model and Legacy model. All wonderful guitars in various price ranges. For the money I think their Oregon series are some of the best guitars around ( and I’m Martin fan). I’ve never had any build quality issues with any of them. Thank you for your videos

I have 2 Breedlove, an american-made Oregon Concert and a chinese-made Pursuit and I love both. Even the small Pursuit have an incredible sound and resonance.

Yes, @ 11:30 it has that signature Breedlove honking resonance like mine. If playing through a PA, have to use a parametric to get it out. But I've come to love my Breedlove.

Love the slow motion of the guitar crashing to the floor. 😄

Very well built !

Love these reviews. I would be interested in a full review of a Zager Guitar. This would go a long way to clearing up some of the mystery around this brand.

The mop top is gone LOL. I really enjoy these videos.

This series of videos should be called The Guitar Abattoir. I'm not a patreon (subscibed and always hit like) so i don't feel like i can tell you to buy this guitar or that, but I would love to see an Eastman go under the saw. The E1OM, AC112 or the E1D are all solid at around $600. 👍

I have a Breedlove Passport CE from when they were made in Korea and not China. It's hands down my favorite guitar to pick up. Super comfy neck and low action. Sounds amazing.

@philwildcroft1764

7 ай бұрын

I've got a Korean Passport as well. When I bought it, it was the absolute bottom of their range and it's still a fantastic guitar. Mine is ten years old now and has only had home use, but sometimes that home has been a tent or a motorhome. It's stood up to all that brilliantly so I'm totally unsurprised that this one passed all the stress tests.

I have a Breedlove Wildwood Organic collection Whiskey Burst and love it!!

Enjoyed hearing you break into Fire and Rain at around 11:00. One of the first full songs I learned on acoustic long ago in the '80s. Played a beautiful, great-sounding mahogany top Takamine dread back then, what we thought of as a poor man's Martin. My sister bought it and gave it to me as a birthday present. I let it go eventually because after several years of play and carrying it around in different climates (NC, CO, TX) it finally needed a reset and fretboard/fret job that would've cost more than what the guitar was 'worth' technically. Looking back, for sentimental reasons I wish I'd kept it and gotten it fixed but I was just a poor musician on a tight budget. Now I could do those repairs myself. Kind of like a Breedlove, it was a nice guitar but maybe not quite valuable enough to spend a ton of extra money on when it needed surgery.

After hearing you say they'd need a setup, I think I'd go with a Yamaha at $300-500 instead. They have some models that come right to you perfectly setup and have incredible sound. Not just at the price point, but just sound incredible.

@DriftwoodGuitars

7 ай бұрын

100%

I think it sounds really good!

Best reviews out there. Ps nice hair cut!

I've owned one for slightly more than a year... just as a bang-around player in my office to pick-up when I get the itch. Love the guitar, but-for... isn't there always a but-for... the frets are pure junk. Very soft, and it's hard to justify a re-fret on a guitar at this price point, unless you can DIY. This seems like a simple and fairly inexpensive upgrade they could get done, yet keep it affordable. Thanks for the reviews... great info. You guys rock!!

Love these breakdowns. Do a Larrivee!

@PaulEmmanuelMusic

7 ай бұрын

Do an LV-03!

Would love to see you do this with a Larrivee. Great guitars in my opinion

Love the videos! You guys should do a Merida guitar. I’ve seen them advertised and have been wondering how well they are built considering the price and how pretty they are.

you should do a Teton acoustic, I love them, I’d love to see your thoughts on the insides!

So the under 1000.00 acoustic run down that He n Mac did got me to buy the Yamaha Red Label acoustic that I bought Myself for Xmas and it's an absolute Cannon So cudos for this channel I hope Yamaha see's this comment... thanks Guys !!! the un-selfishness of a MASTER BUILDER ! is rare in this business ... NICE WORK !

Thanks for another great review. One question, what is the nut and bolt for on the bridge plate?

There was a young gent at breed love that fixed my Guild D50 neck break, that was in 94 it's still going strong. I've owned 4 or 5 of their guitars, never could find one with the sound I wanted. Feel was always exceptional.

Love my breedloves

The tone of mahogany is practical. When it's just me and the guitar, it's not really the type of tone I love. But in the mix the lack of woodyness in the bottom end really helps.

Yes!

The breedlove definitely has its own sound even on the larger body shapes. But depending on the wood choices, and if you get an ALL solid wood model (even in an import model) you can really get a good sounding guitar. I kind of look at breedlove like the PRS of acoustic guitars.

@younkinjames8571

7 ай бұрын

I like that analogy. Good call

"...using sustainable harvested woods and I think that's a really commendable thing..." Now watch me saw this thing in half! 🤣

For the money, this guitar is great value for the money. It does have a good sound and rich in tone

Best intro ever! lol

I have a Korean made Breedlove Stage Dreadnaught with their more traditional headstock. It is one of the best guitars I've ever played

@triples4good

6 ай бұрын

The Korean guitars I’ve played have been incredible instruments. I currently own a Korean built Parkwood Jumbo I bought when I was in school 15 years ago. Still a fantastic guitar. It’s a shame that a lot of companies have moved from there to China. Having said that there some amazing Chinese luthiers that build incredible guitars.

Nice sound! Nice hair cut!

Breedlove for the win. They make an awesome guitar.

Huh - that thing has a really balanced sound to my ears. I’m a Yamaha fan when it comes to entry level guitars, but my instructor recommends Breedlove for starter guitars.

Frankly, it sounds pretty good for the money, certainly better than the rubbish I had to play when I started learning (a long time ago). The ethical aspect is big plus.

I would love to see a Carvin Cobalt done, they're not in production anymore but they're everywhere on the used market for good money and would be curious to see the perspective.!

always liked a Breedloive, even their cedars...

Sounds great for its price point and intended purpose. I own the all Hog version of this. Not only is it stunning to look at, but it sounds great for the $450.00 I paid. Does it sound like my Gibson acoustic? No, but it's also considerably less money. Breedlove makes fantastic guitars, and it shows in the product, from entry models to custome models.

Oh as far as being tough goes. My Breedlove got knocked over and fell with the headstock slamming of my dresser directly on my low E tuning peg. It took a chunk of the dresser out and I figured the neck probably got cracked where it meets the body. I picked it up and it didn't even go out of tune and there is just a little mark on the head stock. Thank God it's fine.

Great review. Just one thought though, some of the guitars sold in high volumes are guitars around the $200 price. Guitars like Fender cd60 v3, Yamaha F-310, Epiphone DR-100, etc. Even then it's rather hard to find review of these. With the quality I've seen here, it will be amazing if you could look into that side of things as well. Maybe if not go for individual ones, you could grab 3-4, and compare/contrast them together in one video.

I have a 10 year old discovery concert CE and it sounds amazing. I a/b' it against a room full of taylors and martins and seagulls and found that i would need to spend thousands to get somthing significantly better sounding. It really does sound nice. Oh and yes it lacks a little bottom but its nice and loud and rings awesome.

My Breedlove is easily the most stable guitar I have ever owned. Also I feel everyone that I have ever played has hit well above its weight class.

What’s with the bolt and nut through the bridge plate? Is the bridge bolted on?

i find it crazy that martin invented the x-brace and now does the sloppiest xbrace intersection in the business. This "entry level" guitar can do it right! pretty impressive results on the breedlove.

@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living

7 ай бұрын

Martin guitars are totally operated and have a redicilous price tag

I love these breakdown videos. I would love to see one on a Harley Benton CLP-15ME Solid Wood or GS Travel. Both very cheap guitars and I'm wondering if they are any good.

Breedlove makes very solid lower priced guitars and their higher end USA Oregon guitars are really nice as well! I had an ECO Discovery S Concert Acoustic-Electric and from a playability standpoint was really outstanding, nice Fishman pickup, and it was a beautiful guitar as well! I did sell it when I had to make a sudden move for health reasons and downsized from 7 to 3 guitars and my Walden guitars simply sounded better than the Breedlove. The Breedlove was a bit boxy sounding where the Walden’s are much more open sounding. I also have a Furch Yellow Master’s Choice Gc-CR which is my dream guitar so of course I kept that. Please promise me you won’t ever saw a Furch in half, that would be simply too much (put some type of camera with a scope in instead!!) Still I think the Breedlove’s are great guitars for the money as they are very comfortable to play (mine was perfectly set up out of the box).

In the past, this channel has expressed skepticism about pinless bridges, so I was surprised not to see this mentioned. But since this is a characteristic of all Breedloves (I think), maybe he just decided to accept the bridge design as a given and move past it.

@PaulEmmanuelMusic

7 ай бұрын

I was also waiting for some thoughts on the bridge as well since they made that other vid about customizing a bridge to have tapered pin holes rather than normal holes with the tapered pins. I think it’s pretty cool that Breedlove does this for an entry level guitar straight from the factory.

@LegsON

6 ай бұрын

​@@PaulEmmanuelMusicIt's not cool, it's an awful design. Cheaper as well.

@PaulEmmanuelMusic

4 ай бұрын

@@LegsON What makes it an awful design and cheaper? Can you elaborate?

@LegsON

4 ай бұрын

@@PaulEmmanuelMusic Some luthiers experimented with UNglued pin bridges. Pins are so effective that if if properly, they can hold a bridge in place WITHOUT glue even when tuning all strings up to pitch. Pinless bridge is just cheaper to manufacture. Therefore "cheap". It's also about the pulling direction. In standard bridge, strings ball ends press into the bridge plate. Pinless bridges have the same torque over the top, but they don't pull the bridge plate up, against the saddle being pressed down. So it's cheaper and worse than the pin bridge.

Great job! Appears that the bridge is bolted to the guitar?!?

Can you update the yamaha ll16d review and give it points and a breakdown.

Can you do a review of the Yamaha fs3 red label? It sounds really good to me but I’d love to hear your opinion as well as see the inside.

Not sure what you do with the carcasses. I would be interested in the pieces to try/learn some luthier skills to bring it back to life. I think it would be a fun project(s).

When will you do one on Seagull guitars from Canada? Or Godin?

There is a saw featured in an Adam Savage video just posted to his channel today that an inlay artist might be interested in knowing about.

How about doing a breakdown review on the Yamaha FG5 or FGX5 Red Label??? Would really like to see your opinion and review on this amazingly assembly line crafted guitar.

Keep in mind that not having a lot of low end in a acoustic isn't always a bad thing, Especially if its not a solo instrument, as they are a lot easier to fit in the mix with less EQing involved.

I just bought a Guild DS240 and I was surprised at how well built it is… I’d love to see you cut it in half lol 😂 seriously, add it to your to-review list

Ovation body backs were made out of dallor tree plastic kitchen tubs. A really good wood.

Hi Chris, you commented, as your personal choice, you don't like mahogany back and sides, so which woods are your number one choices for an acoustic guitar and which size. Cheers.

for a guy like me this guitar for what it cost & how it sounds is pretty decent for what it's worth.. it might start to sound better after 10 years of settling

Any chance you could do a Furch?

Would you do a breakdown/review on the Zager ZAD80?

Did you cut your hair, you handsome devil? Great review, definitely need to try one of these out. Do more Yamaha!!

Have you guys considered reviewing a Hozen/Maestro guitar from Singapore? It's a relatively small company and the owner studied under Ervin Somogy if I'm not wrong. They offer pretty good specs and is extremely reasonably priced for a handmade guitar with boutique ornaments like bevelled arm rest, sound port, etc... I've been following them for awhile and would love to see how they fair in comparison to all these factory made guitars!

Probably the best sounding guitar in its price-range. Most guitars in this price range are "replicas" of guitars, built with little or no attention to sound quality, just appearance. It'll be interesting to see--or hear, to be exact--how the sound improves as the wood matures. I bet this model sounds great in DADGAD or open G.

Have you ever done an episode on the ZAGER 800. Series?

Overall I like the style, testing methods and explanations in this content. I am new to this and have watched a couple of y'all's "Breakdown" series. What happened to the scoring system? I personally liked it as it seemed to establish a point of reference between the different models of guitars. This now seems almost like other channels methodology of just saying "If you like this one it may be right for you.... and if you don't perhaps another one fit your needs better." I get that not "everything" is not right or "everyone." That being said I liked the distinction of a more definitive "this one overall is better than that one" with, of course, the understanding that we must use our own logic to determine which characteristics we should prioritize based on our individual wants or needs. Can you please explain why you stopped the numerical ratings?

Sorry if this has been asked, but is there any chance you could review an Eastman acoustic?

The action was great from the start. I bought it from GC for $239. brand new. Anyone know the truss rod size tho? I love my own adjustments and can't find a tool that fits. But it actually plays amazing right now

Gave me the heebee geebees watching the 'crash' tests. Also the surgical intervention, or should I say dissection?

Thoughts on the bridge?

Where was your rating you have done for the other guitars in this series?

I have a concertina (smaller) version of this and it get more play time than guitars that cost way more.

more destruction please!!!! :D

Where is the JLD Bridge Truss System? I was under the impression that all Breedloves came with that installed. Aren't they the company that introduced that JLD system?

I have/have had breedlove guitars i still have a nylon string discovery. My only complaint is that it drops tune when i go in/out of sunlight. That is not true of my higher end breedloves though the discovery is the one i kept

whats ur take on the yamaha LL6ARE DT would love to see u cut it open was looking at that or possible the epiphone j45 or possible a taylor have about $1200 canadian

Is it possible to save this guitar after cutting it in half?

Have the higher end Chinese made solid mertlewood sides and back, European spruce top artista model. Evo frets, ebony fret board and bridge. Bought it because it sounded beautiful and it was the most affordable price point for a solid wood mertlewood acoustic. That being said. Fortunately, I am a proficient home Luther. It was missing a dot which breedlove customer service kindly sent me another. The initial action was high. Had to do a fret level Job because the higher frets near the sound hole were kicked up. Not high enough to necessitate pulling the frets and sanding the fret board. But I had to knock down a considerable amount of fret material to flatten it out. Recrown, dress, and polish. Rolled the finger board as well. The bridge saddle was way too high. Sanded the bottom until it was near the saddle block and the string heights were proper. The bone nut left a little bit to be desired so I made a new nut. Lastly I wicked in some thin super glue in the frets. To stabilize em and improve sound quality. Can tell they weren't glued in when I oiled the finger board and it puddled up near the frets. Now it plays sounds closer to a high end Martin Taylor guitar. The neck is a little chunkier but it is quarter sawn maple which I really like. Over all construction is solid in my opinion. The bracing isn't like scalloped or anything like that but it is solid. It is just a well made mass produced Chinese made acoustic guitar. Doesn't have the fine finish of a high end acoustic. Got it on sale for $650. What can I say? Lists for $1,300. Sounds plays beautiful after the fret job and set up. I'm very happy with it! And I can afford a $4,000 Martin or Taylor. But I love mertlewood. Love this guitar. Somewhere between mahogany and rosewood. Has the bright definition of mahogany but it also has some of the complex overtones of rosewood.

Would like to hear your opinion on the classic Breedlove bridge. Some folks (they're all "experts", right?) feel that their may be an elevated risk of bellying with the strings not being on the other side of the bridge pad . . . . thoughts?

@andreamerola1133

7 ай бұрын

On their guitars, Breedlove put a sort of trussroad that connect the bridge to the end side of the guitar, to counteract the tension of the strings. It's not present on this guitar, is a very entry level.