I Did It! New Breedlove!

[LisieDee]

Breedlove Pursuit Exotic Concerto in Myrtlewood.

It needs a little setting up, but it has a beautiful tone...and it's pretty easy on the eyes!

[jaymarsch]

Congratulations! I have heard great things about these models and heard one at an open mic recently. Enjoy and I hope that you can get it set up to your satisfaction.

Best,
Jayne

[Treenewt]

Congrats! That’s a beauty! I hope you get much enjoyment playing that one!

[Rosewood99]

Very nice. You can't go wrong with a Breedlove.

[ManyMartinMan]

Congratulations on that Breedlove. I'm a big fan.

[CASD57]

Originally Posted by LisieDee

Breedlove Pursuit Exotic Concerto in Myrtlewood.

It needs a little setting up, but it has a beautiful tone...and it's pretty easy on the eyes!

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really prefer this headstock

Now give time to adjust to your home Climate

And remember the harder you strum the Concerto the louder it gets...

[LisieDee]

Thanks All!

The flunkies at GC never even offered to set it up for me (which is fine because I really didn't want them to touch it!)

One guy pretended to tune it real quick with an electric tuner, but it wasn't even CLOSE to correct.
I'm taking it to a real guitar technician next week

Is there any benefit to putting a bone bridge on it? I ask because several years ago, a guitarist told me it was "the only way to go".

[baw3]

The saddle change would be up to you to decide if you can really hear a difference. I'm sure you could get a thousand different opinions on that here. If you are going to get a set up on it anyway I would just go ahead and get the Bone saddle. It shouldn't add a lot to the cost of the set up. That way you can decide for yourself if you can really tell a difference. Nice Breedlove by the way.

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by LisieDee

I'm taking it to a real guitar technician next week

Really nice guitar and really smart move.

A good tech should also be able to tell you if a bone saddle will be an upgrade to consider - I see you have a pinless bridge so that rules out bone bridge pins!

Keep us posted on how it turns out.

[guitarwebguy]

Gorgeous and it will sound better the more you play it!

[LisieDee]

Originally Posted by guitarwebguy

Gorgeous and it will sound better the more you play it!

Oh man, that's good! I was a little worried tonight after playing it for about 30 minutes. The new strings are really stiff and it hasn't been properly set up. The E string is buzzing like crazy (possibly my technique after playing a Taylor Travel for a while!).

It has such a completely different sound from the Taylor and is going to take some getting used to.

To end my practice session, I went back to the Taylor for a few songs just to get my confidence back before calling it a night!

I should probably wait to play it until it's set up, but it's so hard to sit here and look at it and not pick it up.

[Brucebubs]

If you're super comfortable with how your Taylor plays it might be a good idea to take it along with you when you see the guitar tech who will be working on the new Breedlove - it gives them an idea what's already working for you.

I did it myself with a new guitar a few years back and it worked out really well.

[LisieDee]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

If you're super comfortable with how your Taylor plays it might be a good idea to take it along with you when you see the guitar tech who will be working on the new Breedlove - it gives them an idea what's already working for you.

I did it myself with a new guitar a few years back and it worked out really well.

Thanks for the tip, Bruce! I'll do that.

[1neeto]

What a beauty congrats!

[OneThing]

That is a good looking guitar! Congratulations!!

The pin-less bridge design is intriguing. It’s a clean look too. I like it.