Open Box Breedlove Discovery S Red cedar-African Mahogany Concertina Acoustic Guitar Level 2 Natural 197881435073

Let's keep it short. Bought Feb 2025. PROS: Sustain is incredible for a parlor sized body. Sound is super warm low end & crisp high end. Mine still has no buzz. Good fretting hand feel / CONS: I'm large handed. Neck is small but workable. I recommend to change the tuners, nut & bridge.

Sounds like a toy guitar. I've adjusted the truss rod and changed the strings but the strings still raddle. I'm not happy with this guitar at all.

I bought this for my 11-year-old daughter. She had started off playing a Yamaha JR-1 when she was 10, and it was a great starter for her size. Then she started to grow (as children that age tend to do) and the Yamaha started to look a bit comical in her hands. So we were looking for her next guitar. I looked hard at the Concert size, but in the end, I decided that would be a bit too big. So I downshifted to this Concertina, which is a perfect size for her. This guitar is certainly smaller, but it's got a big sound. You're really not sacrificing anything. Finger-picking on it sounds particularly amazing. My daughter is still a beginner and only 11 years old, but she will be able to play this guitar forever. And I have to admit I love having it around as a complement to my Martin D-18. It's really fun to pick up and play. I haven't changed the strings yet to be able to evaluate how the pinless system, but that was also a draw for me to hopefully enable my daughter to change the strings easily. There are 3 minor negatives: #1 It's not the prettiest guitar in the world. The color variation of the cedar top is a nice look, but the satin finish, while I think likely opens up the sound and tone of the guitar, does give it a bit of a dull look. The rosette is beautiful but also a bit muted. On one level, I can appreciate the simplicity, but it's just kind of dull. I think a gloss finish would really make this guitar pop. #2 The action out of the box was a bit high. Not a huge deal. Probably to be expected. Just be prepared to drop another $50-$100 #3 It doesn't come with a case or a bag or anything. Not exactly shocking given the price point, but something to consider. It was pouring down rain when I bought mine, and they gave me a garbage bag to cover it as I ran to my guitar.

Cedar top gives this guitar a loud tone. Way above its class. Unfortunately; I needed an instrument for live performance and it had no pre amp. Tried with mic but the tone was not what I was looking for; I would recommend though . This beats any small Martin or Taylor for the money.