Breedlove Artisan ARD-ARVTE – Adirondack/Rosewood Acoustic-Electric w/ Case!

Check out this stunning Breedlove ARD-ARVTE, a premium acoustic-electric that showcases Breedlove’s dedication to exceptional tonewoods, refined craftsmanship, and effortless playability.

Featuring a responsive Adirondack spruce top finished in a beautiful Vintage Toner Gloss, paired with East Indian rosewood back and sides, this guitar produces a rich, balanced voice with remarkable clarity, warmth, and projection. Elegant brass inlays, an ebony fingerboard, and Gotoh open-gear tuners complete the refined aesthetic, giving the instrument a timeless look to match its exceptional sound.

Tonally, the Artisan Dreadnought delivers everything you’d expect from a world-class acoustic. The Adirondack top provides incredible headroom and dynamic range, while the rosewood body adds depth, shimmering overtones, and sustain that seems to go on forever. Whether played with a delicate touch or a heavy hand, the guitar responds effortlessly, maintaining outstanding balance, articulation, and that unmistakable Breedlove character.

The comfortable mahogany neck features Breedlove’s Slim “V” profile, making long playing sessions a pleasure. From flatpicking and bluegrass to singer-songwriter accompaniment and fingerstyle arrangements, this guitar feels equally at home in virtually any musical setting.

When it’s time to plug in, the LR Baggs Anthem pickup system faithfully reproduces the guitar’s natural acoustic voice with exceptional realism, making it an outstanding choice for live performance and recording alike. Whether you’re on stage, in the studio, or playing your favorite neighborhood dive bar, this Breedlove is ready to deliver every time.

Beautifully crafted, visually elegant, and sonically inspiring, the Breedlove Artisan Dreadnought ARe is a guitar you’ll reach for again and again.

Simply stunning.

Specifications

• Body Shape: Dreadnought
• Cutaway: None
• Neck Profile: Slim “V”
• Neck Joint: Bolt-On
• Neck Wood: Honduran Mahogany
• Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce
• Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood
• Top Finish: Vintage Toner Gloss
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Neck Finish: Stained Semi-Gloss
• Fingerboard: African Ebony
• Bridge: Delta Bridge, African Ebony
• Fingerboard Binding: None
• Headstock Shape: Wave
• Headstock Overlay: African Ebony
• Headstock Binding: None
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Frets: 20
• Frets to Body: 14
• Nut Width: 1.75″
• Lower Bout Width: 15.75″
• Waist Width: 10.625″
• Upper Bout Width: 11.437″
• Body Length: 20″
• Body Depth (Neck): 3.875″
• Body Depth (Tailblock): 4.75″
• Soundhole Diameter: 4″
• Sound Optimized: Yes
• Hand Voiced: Yes
• Bracing: Sound Optimized X-Bracing
• Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce
• Body Binding: Ivoroid
• Top Purfling: Green Abalam
• Back Purfling: Black
• Side Purfling: Black
• Logo Material: Aluminum
• Fingerboard Inlays: Mosaic Pins
• Side Dots: Aluminum
• Rosette: Green Abalam
• Bridge Truss: None
• Fretwire: 2.03mm NS18
• Nut: Bone
• Saddle: Bone
• Strap Button: Nickel
• Pickguard: None
• Tuners: Gotoh SE780 Nickel Open-Gear
• Gear Ratio: 15:1
• Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb Light (.012–.053)
• Case: Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case

For an in hand description please call 747.388.2929