Breedlove Revival Series D-R-Deluxe Acoustic Guitar, Made in U.S.A.

 (1 customer review)

I've had this guitar for about three years, bought it new. Build quality is first rate. The only problem I had were the Grover open back tuning machines that came on it. One tuner failed completely; the others never had a very positive feel, although this was easily remedied by replacing the tuners with Gotoh tuning machines. Waverly tuners would have been even better, but considrably more expensive. To their credit, Breedlove sent me a replacement set of Grovers, but I never had them installed.

Now to the best part: The sound. Oh, my gawd, this guitar is a cannon! Banjo players run and hide when it shouts. The Adirondack Spruce top has all kinds of headroom. The sound never breaks up, it just gets louder the harder you play it. But, it isn't all about volume, the tone is pure, just as a rosewood dread is supposed to be. Intonation up and down the neck is spot on with medium gage strings. The bass to treble balance is excellent. The factory set up on mine was...Read more