Do any of you know anything about the new retro series....Are they braced like the Revival series,Are they Lam Sides and solid backs?...has anyone played
one and if so how do they sound?
Im really intersted in the OM
Steve
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Posts: 26 May 19, 2008 10:31:36 |
Nobody has even seen one live and in the flesh huh?
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Posts: 351 May 19, 2008 19:25:24
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Sorry to say that I haven't. I have not been able to get to a music store for some time due to work and family health issues. I visited the Breedlove site
to check them out (for the bracing at least). But I didn't see anything there either. Good Luck on your quest.
--Michael
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Posts: 266 May 20, 2008 23:56:31
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Let's move this to the Ask section, maybe Devin can lend a hand here until we get some wet feet of which mine are dry at the moment.
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Posts: 19 May 21, 2008 09:42:35 Consultant |
Our new Retro series has been released in limited quantities and from what i hear has received a pretty good response. Retro series guitars are basically a
Revival style Atlas guitar, they are very traditional looking with a forward shifter X-bracing and pinned bridge. Like the Revival series these guitars come
without the bridge truss, currently there are 4 options available in this series. These options are either an OM body of Dreadnaught (both non-cutaway), with
a solid back and top and laminate sides, each body style is available with eaither Sitka/Mahogany or Engleman/Rosewood combination. One thing that we are
extremely exited about is the brand new LR Baggs Stage Pro pickup and preamp in these guitars, it sound awesome and has more options than the Fishman also each
one has a built in chromatic tuner. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any additional questions.
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Posts: 10 May 21, 2008 18:25:13 |
Ooo-oooo! I've been looking for an OM sized guitar ... just yesterday tried a Passport OM. But an Atlas OM with 'hog sides? I can't wait!
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Posts: 26 May 22, 2008 08:38:46 |
Thank you Devin! the specs are just about what i was hopin for!!!I was about to pull the trigger on a passport OM just like Rusty Axe but now im gunna wait on
the Atlas..... Would you send one to larrys music in deming new mexico........LOL ..... now im really impateint lol
Thanks again Devin
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Posts: 90 May 22, 2008 09:36:41
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Steve,
How are things in Deming? Must be rough with the humidity? What kind of humidification do you do? I lived in Las Cruces for two years and remember a day when it got down to 8% humidity. I didn't know that was possible. |
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Posts: 26 May 22, 2008 15:49:51 |
MacNichol,
For about the last month its pretty much stayed between 6% and 8%, I was shocked last night when i looked at my guage and it 22%.....I use plastic soap boxes with 2 spounges in them in each case i also put a spounge in a ziplock with some holes punched in it in the soundhole of each guitar and i have a room humidifer in the room with my guits.Im pretty happy if i can keep the humidity between 35 and 45 precent and usually the best i can do is around 38 to 40 precent. I havent had any trouble . We should start getting a little humidity in the air around the end of june when the monson season starts and wont need to humidify as much. Did you like Cruces?
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Posts: 10 May 23, 2008 07:54:02 |
I see that Musician's Friend is offering the Atlas OMs in their latest catalog. I wonder if there's any chance that these might be produced in that
delightful new sunburst? THAT would be killer!
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Posts: 90 May 23, 2008 09:38:28
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lol i guess mine have gotten used to it.
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Posts: 90 May 30, 2008 20:35:50
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   Here are the Retro OM specs. Check out the tuners - very nice. Retro OM/SM Specs: ▪ Pre-war style Orchestra Model Shape ▪ Solid Sitka Spruce top ▪ Solid Mahogany back and laminate sides ▪ Advanced, scalloped "Pre-War" X bracing ▪ 14 fret Dovetail neck joint ▪ Rosewood fingerboard ▪ Tortoise body binding with black purfling ▪ Multi-ply BWB rosette and BWBWB top purfling ▪ Pearl dot position markers at 5,7,9,12, and 15 ▪ Dot side positions markers at the 3rd and 17th frets ▪ Black heel cap ▪ Glossy finished body & headstock with satin finished neck ▪ Soundhole truss rod access ▪ 25.5" string scale length ▪ 1-11/16" (43mm) Nut & 1/8" Saddle ▪ Solid squared headstock ▪ Rosewood headstock overlay ▪ Rosewood pinned "belly" bridge ▪ 18:1 Grover Sta-Tite vintage tuners ▪ Vintage style tortoise pickguard ▪ D'Addario EXP 16 light strings ▪ L.R. Baggs Stage Pro electronics ▪ Breedlove Gig bag included Retail: $929 
Retro OM/ER Specs: ▪ Pre-war style Orchestra Model Shape ▪ Solid Englemann Spruce top ▪ Solid Rosewood back and laminate sides ▪ Advanced, scalloped "Pre-War" X bracing ▪ 14 fret Dovetail neck joint ▪ Rosewood fingerboard ▪ Ivoroid body binding with black purfling ▪ Multi-ply BWB rosette and BWBWB top purfling ▪ PearlSlotted Diamond position markers at 5,7,9,12, and 15 ▪ Dot side positions markers at the 3rd and 17th frets ▪ Ivoroid heel cap ▪ Glossy finished body & headstock with satin finished neck ▪ Soundhole truss rod access ▪ 25.5" string scale length ▪ 1-11/16" (43mm) Nut & 1/8" Saddle ▪ Solid squared headstock ▪ Rosewood headstock overlay ▪ Rosewood pinned "belly" bridge ▪ 18:1 Grover Sta-Tite vintage tuners ▪ Vintage style tortoise pickguard ▪ D'Addario EXP 16 light strings ▪ L.R. Baggs stage pro electronics ▪ Breedlove vintage style case included Retail: $1,199 
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Posts: 190 May 31, 2008 11:31:28
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Hi have you gone north to folkofthewoods guitar store they an excelect breedlove listing also great vidio on there website. full disclosure. I dont work for
them. if they can get close the american revival, it will be major...
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I forgot about folk of the wood,Ill be in Alamogordo next weekend and i think ill make a run up the mountain and see if they have one in stock.
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