Breedlove

You may not have been popular in middle school, but the mid-level guitar market has never been more so. Owen O'Malley takes a look at an affordably priced and expertly built offering from Breedlove, the Atlas Studio C25/SMe Acoustic-Electric. This Concert-style acoustic guitar retails for well under a grand, but does it deliver in performance?  

Gary Hoey plays a Breedlove Atlas D-25. Breedlove have a custom shop but Hoey is into a, basically, off the rack model. That bodes well for the casual player looking for a solid instrument. The Breedlove Atlas D-35 has a Sitka spruce top, Rosewood back and laminate sides. It also comes with an L.R. Baggs Pro pick up.  

The Breedlove Atlas series -- introduced five years ago -- marked the luthier's first foray into the world of production guitars. Being that 2008 also marks the company's 35th anniversary, Breedlove has decided to update the Atlas series with new electronics and four new purpose-driven designs.  

Fronted by a two string Asian violin rather than a vocalist, Hsu-Nami, is an unusual band. The members talk about what they play and why they play it.  

Now that the drums and bass are all set up at Sonic Palace with Matt Mercado, it's time for some acoustic guitar. Before Matt sets up his mics, we take a look at the beautiful Breedlove Atlas acoustic and its dazzling details.  

For those of you who want to harness the Grammy-winning, rowdy-fan punching power of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Breedlove introduces the Jeff Tweedy JTLE series Revival 000 guitars. Jeff has been a fan of the Revival 000 guitars...