Breedlove Solo Pro Concert 12 String CE Acoustic Electric Guitar. Edgeburst Red Cedar African Mahogany

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.

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.

Features

• Western red cedar top and African mahogany body
• Mahogany neck with soft C-shaped profile
• Ovangkol fingerboard and bridge
• Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics

Specifications

Body

• Body Type: Concert with single cutaway
• Top Wood: Solid Western red cedar
• Back & Sides: Solid mahogany
• Bracing Pattern: Cascade
• Body Finish: Gloss

Neck

• Neck Shape: Soft C
• Nut Width: 1.68"
• Fingerboard: Ovangkol
• Neck Wood: Mahogany
• Scale Length: 25.3"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Bridge: Ovangkol
• Saddle & Nut: TUSQ

Electronics

• Pickup/Preamp: Fishman side-mounted preamp

Other

• Tuning Machines: Premium Breedlove gold
• Orientation: Right-handed
• Number of Strings: 12 string
• Case: Hardshell case
• Country of Origin: China

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 work swell 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 inpressive 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 sustainable harvested wood source from the Repiblic 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 an onboard tuner.

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 guitar for everyone. Every USA made Breedlove guitar gets hand-voices 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 questions: "How can we make out accessible, production guitars sound even closer to the showpieces from our Custom Show? The answer? Cascade Bracing!