The Breedlove tone is an outcome of
the way we brace our tops. All of our guitars have tops voiced both
before and after the braces are applied. We utilize a modern bridge
truss device (patented by J.L.D. Guitar Research) that counterbalances
the string tension on the top of the guitar. Does this mean our guitars
lose the ability to vibrate well? Just the opposite. In the past,
building a guitar top has required trade-offs between sturdiness for
longevity, and lightness for resonance. Due to the increased structural
integrity of the bridge truss, we are able to brace our tops for optimal
vibration and sound quality. This creates what we call a relaxed top.
You will also notice the back of our guitars vibrate more than other
guitars. The result is a responsive guitar with rich bass, balanced mids,
sweet highs, and a remarkable balance of sound when playing notes up the
fingerboard.
A guitar where the strings
pass over the nut and then angles sharply towards the tuner posts has
added dampening, which causes loss in sustain. So we designed our
peghead so the strings between the tuners and the nut are parallel to
the rest of the string. Then we have the Breedlove Pin-less Bridge. Why
drill 6 holes through a part of the guitar that needs stability?
The ancient ones believed that the
spirit lived in all things. In that tradition, our skilled luthiers pass
on the respect and care to the materials that create our guitars. Bodies
of beautiful tone woods, inlays of hand etched abalone and mother of
pearl from Pacific waters and richness and power of sound that will give
a new voice to your music. Play a Breedlove guitar. Let the spirit move
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