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Old 11-10-2019, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by KevWind View Post
Actually I thought I read (cant find it now) that ones designed by Bourgeois, will be labeled "Bourgeois" (could be mistaken, or it was just speculation on the part of some article )

Curious what is it you think " happend" to, or why you think Breedlove is "ruined" exactly ? Given Breedlove Masterclass and USA made are more costly than ever before and are still selling ? And that their resale value was always low from the start, even before going offshore.
I've owned several American Breedloves, starting in the 90s. I loved them, and still do. Their higher end models, while being excellent instruments, suffer, I believe, from the perception that Breedlove is now much more of a lower-end guitar company. You can't be a Lexus and Toyota at the same time. Breedlove elected to go the mass-market Toyota route, hurting the value perceptions of their "Lexus" guitars.
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