Breedlove Solo Pro Concert CE Red Cedar-African Mahogany Acoustic Guitar

<p>One guitar to rule them all. The Breedlove Solo Pro Concert Edgeburst Red Cedar-African Mahogany Acoustic Guitar offers versatility without sacrificing sound quality. This guitar performs just as well with heavy strumming as it does with subtle fingerstyle. It is the perfect professional-grade instrument for players looking for an all-in-one guitar that can stand out or be soft, sweet, and nuanced. The side monitor soundhole virtually puts you in the audience while you play without diminishing forward projection, a feature that is especially useful when playing with a group of musicians. The solid red cedar top resonates with warm overtones, while the solid African mahogany back anchors this guitar’s rich depth. A 1 11/16-inch radiused neck makes this instrument a joy to play. Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics with volume and tone controls, as well as a built-in tuner, come standard. The cutaway body gives full access to the entire ovangkol fretboard. You will sound better, play better, and play more on a Breedlove Solo Pro Series acoustic-electric guitar.</p><h3>Side Sound Hole</h3><p>The unique side monitor soundhole virtually puts your ears in the audience while you play. Hearing every nuance of your instrument, whether you are writing, rehearsing, or performing, gives you a sonic perspective that will bring out the best in your playing.</p><h3>Solid Red Cedar Top</h3><p>Softer than spruce, with a warmer cast to its look and tone, western red cedar has less headroom for a heavy attack but comes alive with sweet harmonics and a wide tonal palette for a lighter touch. Related to mahogany, it shares a focused sound, much loved by finger stylists.</p><h3>Solid African Mahogany</h3><p>Sometimes called khaya, African mahogany has a familiar crisp, clean, and warm voice and boasts impressive versatility, taking well to fingerpicking as well as a more robust strumming attack without losing clarity. All mahogany instruments, like the Organic Collection Wildwood Series, which features a sustainably harvested wood source from the Republic of Congo, offer a natural compression that delights blues players, folkies, and singer-songwriters.</p><h3>Fishman Electronics</h3><p>Side-mounted Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics with volume, treble, bass, and phase controls, plus an onboard tuner.</p><h3>Cascade Bracing For Custom Shop Sound</h3><p>Conceived in the shadow of the Cascade Mountain Range, Breedlove’s Cascade Bracing delivers pinnacle acoustic sound and American ingenuity in guitars for everyone. Every USA-made Breedlove guitar gets hand-voiced by one of the builders in Bend, Oregon. These craftspeople achieve sonic perfection by meticulously shaping each instrument’s internal bracing. But they are not just artists and artisans; they are guitar geeks. This keeps meticulous records of every refinement, every change, and every delicate curl of wood off the chisel that gets logged in the database. They used all that combined knowledge and experience to answer a simple question: How can they make the accessible, production guitars sound even closer to the showpieces from the Custom Shop? The answer is cascade Bracing.</p><h3>The Concert Body Shape</h3><p>The Concert is the most popular body shape, favored by players because it is well-balanced, compact, comfortable to play, and offers all the qualities of a great-sounding guitar. It generates a wonderfully articulate range of tone with an ample low end that is never boomy but always felt. The Concert works well when played fingerstyle, as vocal accompaniment, or at a full strum.</p><h3>Breedlove Pinless Bridge</h3><p>Breedlove’s pinless Delta bridge is a distinctive element, alright, with a sleek, modern contour that adds an extra bit of unexpected beauty to every instrument, from Discovery to Legacy. But it also adds

• Concert Body Shape: The Solo Pro Concert has a concert body shape that's smaller than a dreadnought and produces a balanced sound that's perfect for fingerpicking
• Solid Red Cedar Top: Softer than spruce, with a warmer cast to its look and tone, western red cedar has less headroom for a heavy attack but comes alive with sweet harmonics and a wide tonal palette for a lighter touch
• Solid African Mahogany Back and Sides: The back and sides of the guitar are made from solid African mahogany, that has a familiar crisp, clean, and warm voice and boasts impressive versatility, taking well to fingerpicking as well as a more robust strumming attack without losing clarity
• Ovangkol Bridge: The Ovangkol Bridge of the guitar adds an extra bit of unexpected beauty to the instrument, from Discovery to Legacy. But it also adds welcome functionality while anchoring great sound
• Versatile Play Style: The Breedlove Play Style system was created to help you, the player, select your sound and playing style. Finding the most appropriate guitar to fit your sound requires finding not only the correct body shape but also the proper tone wood combinations to fit your style of play