Review of Breedlove Pro D25 SR, H
Breedlove Guitars Pro Series provides the look and feel of custom shop guitars but at a great value. The Pro Series dreadnought, D25/SR, Herringbone, is built with a AAA-grade solid sitka spruce top and AAA-grade solid rosewood back and sides.
The model also shares many features with Breedlove's other custom shop guitar series, such as Gotoh 381 tuners, L.R. Baggs Element Active electronics (customizable to L.R. Baggs Dual Element, I-Mix, Breedlove Synergy System, or custom), bolt-on neck, and Limited Lifetime Warranty.
OK. You may be asking why a lower cost. To begin with, Breedlove's Pro Series does not offer much customization. You can select electronics, tuners, and nut/saddle, but not tonewoods or other features. Additionally, a lot of the basic work is done in South Korea.
A Pro Series owner posted the following to the Breedlove Guitar Forum:
"The neck and body are indeed made in Korea. The tech that I talked to said that all the finish work, such as setting the neck, installing the frets, sanding, setting up the guitar is done at the factory. He also went on to say that they had quite a bit of discussion about marketing it as Made in the USA. They felt that because of all the work that was done in the factory by their techs who are working alongside the custom line, it should be billed as Made in the USA. They wanted their people to be recognized as the people who brought the guitar to life. I for one, and very satisfied with his answer. For all they do to put the guitar together and set it up, I feel that it is Made in the USA. Just for the record, I never had any issues with the sound, feel or quality of the guitar."
The main question: How does the Breedlove Pro D25 sound? Great. The Pro D25/SR compares well to much more expensive models. The combo of sitka spruce and rosewood provides for a bright, crisp sound along with a punchy, piano-like bass. Pro D25 features include a deluxe hardshell case, herringbone purfling, position markers, ebony bridge, ebony fingerboard, one-piece Indonesian mahogany neck, dual action truss rod, 1 3/4 inch nut, abalone rosette, and JLD bridge truss system.
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