Every Performer Pro is built to produce Custom Shop sound whether you’re on stage or in your living room. Detail and refinement define the Performer instruments. Featuring thin, all-gloss, aged toner finish; brass inlays; FSC certified Ovangkol fretboard and bridge; FSC certified African mahogany back sides, and neck; FSC certified European spruce top; Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics; and a travel-ready hardshell case.
Cascade bracing is born from the years of data we’ve pulled from our US factory’s proprietary hand-tuning process we call Sound Optimization. Breedlove Wood Management & Product Development Manager Angela Christensen explains Sound Optimization like this, “Starting with our raw wood sets, we treat every set of tonewood as a unique part. We individually serialize the wood sets so we can collect specific data; from sound frequency readings on the raw wood, and the instrument as it is being built, to the weight of the bridge, we collect over 40 data points on every guitar we make in our Bend factory. And we hand-tune every one of them to targeted frequencies.”
Over seven years of experience hand-tuning these guitars gave us detailed insight into how to make our Made in Bend guitars come alive. With that information in mind, we also wanted to apply it to our Designed in Bend series acoustics. While not individually hand-tuned, Cascade Bracing ensures these guitars offer the maximum response and tonal detail of guitars costing much more.