Guitar Aficionado Reviews the Breedlove C25/SMYe
Sep 29, 2011
(Copy from Guitar Aficionado Vol.3 / Num. 5, pages 84-85) A Breed Apart By Adam Perlmutter • Photography by Massimo Gammacurta In 1990, Larry Breedlove and Steve Henderson, both former employees of Taylor Guitars, ditched San Diego for central Oregon and got to work on a small line of subtly innovative instruments, made in limited numbers and geared toward the modern fingerstyle guitarist. Two decades later, Breedlove, alongside makers like Collings and Santa Cruz, is one of the dominant players in the American specialty acoustic market. Breedlove now offers a comprehensive selection of instruments—guitars of all sorts, mandolins, and even ukuleles—to fit any player’s budget. While instruments in the Atlas Series (from $499) are made by a team of workers in an overseas factory and set up at Breedlove’s headquarters, in Bend, Oregon, the Private Reserve Series (up to $50,000) includes singular creations that are designed and built entirely by Larry Breedlove’s brother, Kim Breedlove. The...
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Player’s Choice Awards 2011: Atlas Stage C25/SRe
Sep 29, 2011
(From AcousticGuitar.com) It’s no secret that Acoustic Guitar readers are well-informed connoisseurs of guitars and gear. And as editors, we have an equal hankering for info on the latest guitars, amps, and accessories, and constantly scour trade shows and press releases to decide what to review and write about. But the ultimate way for us to know what players are spending their hard-earned money on—what has worked onstage or in the practice room—is to give you an opportunity to tell us about it. Back in 1998, long before Facebook and Twitter, Acoustic Guitar started the Player’s Choice Awards to illuminate what you, our guitar-loving readers, have been enamored with. Now in its seventh round, the Player’s Choice Awards has evolved from mail-in paper ballots to simple web surveys to a new voting method based on our Gear Showcase website (GearShowcase.AcousticGuitar.com). Enabling users to browse a large selection of products (including all the gear previously reviewed in Acoustic Guitar) or to enter and...
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Premier Guitar Awards The Focus SE Custom Walnut its “Premier Gear Award”
Aug 29, 2011
Breedlove's Focus SE Custom Walnut was reviewed in the September 2011 issue of Premier Guitar, and was awarded the "Premier Gear Award." Premier Guitar serves more than 700,000 guitar enthusiasts around the globe, and is an excellent resource for guitar news, in-depth gear coverage, and instructional material and lessons. We are honored to be included in this publication and to receive such high praise in this review. Click here to read the full review at Premierguitar.com
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