Description
Solo Pro Series Concert Edgeburst 12 String CE
12-string guitars can be…polarizing, but like them or loathe them, you can’t deny the centrality of that ringing sound to some of the past half-century’s most iconic music. You know, Hotel California, Over the Hills and Far Away, Wish You Were Here—just to name a few of the anthems girded by a double dose of steel strings. We designed the Solo Concert 12-String for players looking for a robust yet nuanced 12-string guitar, one that’s not a gimmicky sideshow but a purpose-built professional-grade instrument. The side monitor soundhole virtually puts you in the audience while you play, without diminishing the forward sound projection of your music, a particularly useful feature when playing with a group of musicians. The tone is warm and rich with a solid red cedar top and solid African Mahogany back and sides, and that sound remains clear and full when plugged in with Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics. The cutaway body allows players full access to the entire ovangkol fretboard for when you want to get weird up the scale. Say what you will about 12 strings, but play this one before casting any aspersions.
Side Sound Hole
The unique Side Monitor Soundhole that virtually puts your ears in the audience while you play. Hearing every nuance of your instrument—whether you’re writing, rehearsing, or performing—gives you a sonic perspective that will bring out the best in your playing.
The Concert Body Shape
The Concert is our 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.
Solid African Mahogany
Sometimes called khaya, African mahogany has a familiar crisp, clean, and warm voice and boasts an impressive versatility, taking well to fingerpicking as well as to a more robust strumming attack without losing clarity. All mahogany instruments—like the Organic Collection Wildwood Series (which features sustainably harvested wood source from the Republic of Congo) offer a natural compression that delights blues players, folkies, and singer/songwriters.
Solid Red Cedar Top
Softer than spruce, with a warmer cast to its look and its 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 fingerstylists.
Breedlove Pinless Bridge
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 welcome functionality while anchoring great sound. Beginners love the fact that string changes are much easier without having to wrestle a traditional pin bridge. Pros love it for the same reason! No more looking for lost pins during a fast backstage string swap. And its low profile makes for perfect right-hand damping.
Fishman Electronics
Side-mounted Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics with volume, treble, bass, and phase controls, plus on onboard tuner. For detailed information on the electronic, please reference the Fishman user manual.
Cascade Bracing for Custom Shop Sound
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 our builders in Bend, Oregon. These craftspeople achieve sonic perfection by meticulously shaping each instrument’s internal bracing. But, we’re not just artists and artisans, we’re guitar geeks. We keep meticulous records—every refinement, every change, every delicate curl of wood off the chisel gets logged in our database.
We used all that combined knowledge and experience to answer a simple question: “How can we make our accessible, production guitars sound even closer to the showpieces from our Custom Shop?” The answer? Cascade Bracing.
Guitar Portrait
We are pleased to present these very detailed specifications for your 2022 Breedlove acoustic guitar, which was designed in Bend, Oregon, and crafted in China. In addition to dimensions, we have listed every piece of wood in this model: its common name, scientific name, and country where the tree grew. We use no clear-cut wood. We either salvage dead trees or individually harvest to minimize the impact on the forest. You can travel globally with your Breedlove worry-free. No permits are needed. That said, it might be helpful to have this information on hand if you are traveling internationally. We suggest printing out this information and carrying it with your guitar to avoid any misunderstanding or time-consuming waits with border customs officials.
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 tonewood combinations to fit your style of play. Each Breedlove guitar is designed for a specific play style and sound, the Play Style systems assign a playing style icon to each instrument.
V | Versatile Play, Multiple Styles
Breedlove crafts most guitars with a versatile “all-purpose” sound and feel – well balanced between strumming and fingerstyle play.
- Top : Western Red cedar/Thuja plicata/United States
- Back and Sides : African Mahogany/ Khaya anthotheca/ Republic of Congo
- Neck : African Mahogany/ Khaya anthotheca/ Republic of Congo
- Fretboard : Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
- Bridge : Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
- Headstock overlay : Basswood/ Tilia chinensis/ China, Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
- Body Binding : Black / plastic
- Body Purfling : Plastic
- Fretboard Binding : Black/ plastic
- Fretboard Purfling : None
- Headstock Binding : None
- Headstock Purfling : None
- Bracing : European spruce/ Picea abies/ Romania
- Back Strip / Side Brace : European spruce/ Picea abies/ Romania
- Neck / Tailblock : African Mahogany/ Khaya anthotheca/ Republic of Congo
- Bridge Truss : Yes
- Logo : Acrylic
- Fretboard Inlay : Brass
- Nut / Saddle : TUSQ/ organic material
- Body Type : Concert
- Cutaway : Soft
- Headstock shape : Asymmetrical
- Scale Length : 25.3”
- Frets : 20
- Nut Width : 1.89”
- Lower Bout Width : 15.37″
- Waist Width : 9″
- Upper Bout Width : 11.28″
- Body Length : 19.875″
- Body Depth at neck : 3.58”
- Body Depth at tailblock : 4.2”
- Sound Hole Diameter : 3.94”
- Tuners : Premium Breedlove Gold w/ Black buttons
- Electronics : Fishman Flex Plus-T
- String Gauge : D’Addario XT PB Light 12
- Case : Hardshell
Finish
- Top Finish : Edgeburst Gloss
- Back & Side Finish : Stained gloss
| CODE | BDL-SLCN44XCERCAM-R |
|---|---|
| Brand | Breedlove |
| Weight | 14.000000 |
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