All user reviews for the Breedlove ABJ25/CM4 fretless

The design of this bass is the American Luthier Breedlove, and some time ago he decided to create a range of guitars a bit more affordable. This beautiful instrument, which is in the range from Breedlove ATLAS is manufactured in Korea in a family business, which also produces all ranges "Asian." (All intruments undergo quality control in the USA) This is a fretless acoustic bass with cutaway and Fishman Classic 4 piezo pickup with EQ optimized for bass (3 + bands shine and volume fader). Cedar top, side and back of solid mahogany, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, sold with beautiful luxury box.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice, the weight is fairly light (the mahogany wood is light enough), access to acute is very easy, and the acoustic sound is really alive, pretty close to a true contrabas, but a bit lighter. Through the microphone was really possible using the equalizer to sound this bass as you want! By boosting the bass, you hear a contrabas think, and accentuating the middle is approached his Jaco Pastorius. The amp has much to do, I tested among others on a small amp for acoustic instruments, Phil Jones and the sound is really beautiful. I think if we want to keep an even amplifying acoustic sound you must use a dedicated amplifier that. On a Fender bass amp it still sounds great, but less typical acoustic sense.

SOUNDS

I'm pretty eclectic in my tastes, and I say it sounds great in songs more jazzy, funk and of course even for folk, country, when we want to make music sound pure general, the instrument par excellence. <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" /><img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" /><img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" />

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it one month, I've tested a Cort acoustic bass and Michael Kelly (I think), but the sound of the Breedlove is more qualitative, so to speak. (Sustain, spectral width, etc.) It's been a long time I wanted a fretless bass sound, but I wanted it to be a instrement quality, and meets this requirement.
The finish is of very high quality.
The price in Europe is approx. € 1150
I paid $ 690 new, it is an end of series which sold initially for approx. $ 1200/1300. We are still at very good prices in the U.S., but if there was not a carrier positioned in the tariff, the price can double, because it is larger than a standard package. I used Shipnex and I had my bass in less than 3 days with me in perfect condition! (Total price with taxes approx. 750 €)