Ah, Maple... what a terriffic wood to make a guitar-back out of. And the sides,
too! And a Breedlove maple guitar is unlike any other. They have the clarity,
balance and separation of sound from string to string that first draws one
to Maple, but Maple Breedloves - especially in the Concert body size - have
a depth, a richness to the low-end response that makes you do a double-take
as you wonder how so much sound can come from such a reasonably sized package.
This Breedlove SC25 plays wonderfully, and it is a very resonant and responsive
instrument. Breedlove uses Pacific Northwest big leaf maple, and the back
and side woods used for this instrument exhibit a curliness that I can best
describe as liquid fire running down the back of the instrument. Very cool,
quite multidimensional.
This instrument is equipped with the Breedlove "Performance Package"
- Focus Mother of Pearl fingerboard inlays, strap button, top Purfling, and
a Fishman Pro Blender pickup system. Also includes an S Series hardshell case.
Condition on this (hardly) used instrument can be accurately described as
pristine. It was traded back in to Breedlove by
a customer who wished to upgrade to a master class model. There do not appear
to be any scratches or dings whatsoever on this guitar. The electronics sound
great, too.
