2018 NOS Breedlove Premier Concerto CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Copper Burst, Sitka Spruce and Rosewood, LR Baggs

Breedlove’s Premier Series pairs together incredible craftsmanship with high-end electronics, all dressed up with looks to kill.

This guitar, to put it simply, plays amazingly well, sounds incredibly good, and looks awsome. The immaculate construction and the extremely high-quality LR Baggs preamp system allows you to transparently and accurately convey the beautiful tone of this guitar through amplification or a PA system. The warmth of the rosewood back and sides and vibrancy and dynamics of the spruce top all translate clearly, transparently, and beautifully through the preamp.

Breedlove's neck shapes are a bit narrower/thinner than traditional acoustics and almost play more like an electric. The fretwork and craftsmanship is top-notch to allow for very low action for some more dynamic fingerstyle playing (or, of course, you can raise it up a bit for harder strumming). It will both inspire you and allow you to play for hours on end without having to worry about hand fatigue. 

New for 2018, the guitars in Breedlove's Premier series are now getting the Sound Optimization process that Breedlove has championed and pioneered over the past couple of years. In short, what this means, is that each of these guitars is built as an individual. Every piece of wood is analyzed for its density and tonal properties. So, for example, the thickness of every single spruce top will not be identical. They will each be built to the exact specifications that are needed so that the individual and particular pieces of wood being used for that specific guitar are constructed at their optimal measurements. This creates incredible consistency and you don't need to try out 20 different ones of the same guitar to find that magical one.

They call it Sound Optimization... we call it magic...

During our research work to master the Concerto design, the Premier Concerto Copper was our key. With many dreadnoughts built with this wood combination, it was critical that our goal of enhanced sound, feel and comfort was perfected with the Premier Concerto Copper. Every step of our development process was essential to accomplish the amazing big lush sound and tonal complexity of the Premier Concerto Copper.

BODY SHAPE
When we set out to create a guitar that would surpass the classic big body sound of the dreadnought, we didn’t just want it to be loud. We sought to bring out more tonal complexity, and to offer a much more comfortable playing experience, too. Introducing the new Breedlove Concerto, a new guitar shape created to elicit more volume than a classic dreadnought, and more lush, complex tonal resonance in a comfortable body shape that feels just right. Loud, textured, and supremely satisfying.
Using our unique new sound profiling technology, we dial in just the right frequency for each piece of exotic tonewood, bringing out its special characteristics so you hear not just volume, but a palette of distinct tonal flavors. Crafted from woods like myrtlewood, mahogany, rosewood, koa, cocobolo, and Brazilian, the Concerto shape lets each wood resonate in a way you’ve never heard before.

BREEDLOVE NECK
Breedlove guitar necks feature a slimmer neck profile, which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. Unlike traditional dovetail neck joints that require major surgery for a neck re-set, it is easy to adjust the play action and neck angle with the Breedlove bolt-on neck and single-action truss rod. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish contributes to ideal playability – the finish process alone takes three days, including precise finish coat applications, fine sanding, and hand buffing and rubbing.

LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
Breedlove players around the world can attest: With consistent, proper care, your Breedlove will give you a lifetime of service – and inspiration. New Breedlove instruments, purchased through an authorized Breedlove dealer, are warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workmanship throughout the lifetime of the original owner. In addition to materials and workmanship, Breedlove offers a two-year warranty on tuning machines and electronics packages. Cases and bags are subject to a one-year warranty covering defects in structure and hardware. Full details on our limited lifetime warranty are available here.

• Breedlove Premier Series Concerto E (Acoustic-Electric)
• Copper Burst
• Sitka Spruce Top
• East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
• Honduran Mahogany Neck
• African Ebony Fretboard
• 1.75" Nut Width
• LR Baggs EAS VTC Pickup System
• Ebony Delta Style Bridge
• Tortoise Body Binding
• Centered Fretboard Dart Inlays
• Breedlove Nickel Tuners
• 25.5" Scale Length
  
• 20 Frets
• Dimensions: 16" Lower Bout | 9.37" Waist | 11.745" Upper Bout | 4" at neck, 5" at tailblock Body Depth
• Breedlove Deluxe Hard Shell Case, Owner's Info, and Case Candy Included
• Made In Oregon, USA
• Instrument Weight: 4.8 lbs
• Serial #: 23499

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.