About Masterclass
There are twelve Master Class models currently available. Each is designed with a particular aesthetic or tonal theme in mind, and each is designed to amaze your senses, and inspire you to greater musical heights.
About Masterclass
The Breedlove Master Class Series represents the finest offering in modern guitar design, executed with the highest level of artistry and craftsmanship available.There are twelve Master Class models currently available. Each is designed with a particular aesthetic or tonal theme in mind, and each is designed to amaze your senses, and inspire you to greater musical heights.
Master Class instruments are available in several different body configurations, all built with highly figured, Master Grade tone-woods. Master Class wood binding is standard. Many of the Master Class models shown feature custom inlays.
The Breedlove Master Class Series can be extensively customized - if you'd like to explore the possibilities, view our Custom Shop Worksheet, or contact us today to discuss your dream instrument.
Masterclass
Masterclass Classic XII
The Classic XII is the culmination of many years of experience in making some of the best acoustic twelve-string guitars available. This is a truly stellar instrument - put it up against any other finely made 12-string guitar, and we're confident it will be the last one standing. As Vintage Guitar magazine said, "The Classic XII is flat out one of the best twelve strings we've ever played."
Features & Details
- Sitka Spruce Top
- Striped Ebony Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Ivoroid Binding
- Dot Markers
- J22 - Jumbo with Deep Body and Sharp Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Classic XII
- Body Style: Jumbo 12-string with Sharp Cutaway
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 17
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 7/8"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 5/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 3/8"
- String Gauge: 12-String Light
- Top Wood: Select Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Select Striped Ebony
- Binding: Master Class Ivoroid
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Gold
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Breedlove Deluxe Hardshell
Masterclass CM Classic
Winner of several design awards, the asymmetrical, sharp cutaway CM Classic guitar is highly sought after for a tone as striking as its appearance. No instrument more completely sums up the Breedlove approach to modern guitar design than the CM. Visually AND tonally unlike any guitar available today, the CM Classic marries a Western Red Cedar top with highly figured Walnut sides and back. Bloodwood binding and a Linear Fusion Inlay compliment the bold, sweeping lines of this award-winning guitar.
Features & Details
- Western Red Cedar Top
- Walnut Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Bloodwood Binding
- Linear Fusion Inlay
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass CM Classic
- Body Style: Distinctive Asymmetrical Concert
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Western Red Cedar
- Back and Sides: Select Walnut
- Binding: Master Class Bloodwood
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Bloodwood
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Linear Fusion
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Diamond B
The Diamond "B" features the timeless tonewood combination of a Red Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood sides and back. Dreadnoughts are known for their tremendous volume and punch and the Diamond "B" is no exception. Slotted diamond inlays and Bloodwood binding round out the appointments, while a Herringbone top purfling tip a hat to the American Dreadnought tradition.
Features & Details
- Red Spruce Top
- Rosewood Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Bloodwood Binding
- Slotted Diamond Inlay
- D20 - Dreadnought, No Cutaway
- Lifetime Warranty
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
Masterclass Diamond B
- Body Style: Dreadnought
- Body Depth: Shallow, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 16"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Adirondack (Red) Spruce
- Back and Sides: Select Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Master Class Bloodwood with Herringbone Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Bloodwood
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Slotted Diamonds
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Ed Gerhard Signature
The Ed Gerhard Signature is a state of the art fingerstyle instrument. Its volume, balance and projection are unequaled. Fingerstyle Legend Ed Gerhard is a true fingerstyle master and we are naturally proud of our ongoing collaboration with Ed in making guitars that are perfect for his broad expressive range. Ed demands a guitar that has a big, well defined bass, without excessive overtones in the lower midrange. His peerless technique requires a guitar with treble frequencies that are clear and crisp without being brittle. The award- winning Ed Gerhard Master Class Model remains a favorite among players and the luthiers here at Breedlove.
Features & Details
- Sitka Spruce Top
- Rosewood Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Koa Binding
- Breedlove Dot Markers
- J15 - Shallow Jumbo with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Ed Gerhard Signature
- Body Style: Jumbo with soft cutaway
- Body Depth: Shallow, 4 1/16"
- Width at lower bout: 17
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Med/Light mix
- Top Wood: Select Sitka Spruce with Signature Voicing
- Back and Sides: Select Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Master Class Koa
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Jumbo
- Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Exotic VI
Red Spruce graced the tops of many classic pre-war American acoustic guitars and its reputation as a tonewood is legendary. The Exotic VI is a modern classic in the making, featuring a Red Spruce top and back and sides of Striped Ebony. Rare in availability and dramatic in appearance, Striped Ebony has tonal properties similar to Brazilian Rosewood. The aesthetic of the Exotic VI is completed with rich Bloodwood bindings and Breedlove's "Wings" Abalone fingerboard inlay.
Features & Details
- Red Spruce Top
- Striped Ebony Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Bloodwood Binding
- Wings Inlay
- C25 - Deep Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Exotic VI
- Body Style: Concert with soft cutaway
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Adirondack (Red) Spruce
- Back and Sides: Striped Ebony
- Binding: Master Class Bloodwood with Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Bloodwood
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Wings
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Gold
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass King Koa
The deep bodied, soft cutaway concert is the most requested Breedlove guitar body. No combination of woods exploits the warm potential of this body style more than Koa and Cedar. The rich honey tones of the King Koa are matched only by its dramatic appearance. Luminescent abalone and pearl dance in bold contrast with Bloodwood Binding and a rich Ebony fingerboard to dazzling effect. In a world of ordinary guitars, the King Koa reigns without equal!
Features & Details
- Western Red Cedar Top
- Koa Back and Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Bloodwood Binding
- Mermaid Inlay
- C25 - Deep Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass King Koa
- Body Style: Concert with soft cutaway
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Western Red Cedar
- Back and Sides: Select Koa
- Binding: Master Class Bloodwood, Abalone Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Bloodwood
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Exotic Mermaid
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Ebony Buttons
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Ed Gerhard Exotic
The Ed Gerhard Exotic improves on the already formidable Gerhard Signature model with back and sides of highly prized Brazilian Rosewood and a select German Spruce top. Play the instrument that Ed himself tours and records with! Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce represent the very best materials for building a guitar that is at once pristine in tone, stunning in appearance and promising in investment. The Ed Gerhard Exotic is an instrument as refined, inspiring and timeless as the player whose name it bears.
Features & Details
- German Spruce Top
- Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
- Master Class Flamed Koa Rosette
- Master Class Koa Binding
- Breedlove Dot Markers
- J15 - Shallow Jumbo with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Ed Gerhard Exotic
- Body Style: Jumbo with soft cutaway
- Body Depth: Shallow, 4 1/16"
- Width at lower bout: 17
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Med/Light mix
- Top Wood: Select German Spruce with Signature Voicing
- Back and Sides: Select Brazilian Rosewood
- Binding: Master Class Koa
- Rosette: Koa
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Jumbo
- Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: "EG" Initials
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Northwest Classic
Built almost entirely with woods indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Classic introduced the guitar world to the amazing tonal properties of Myrtlewood. Found only in Oregon's coastal ranges, Myrtlewood exhibits both the deep bass of Rosewood and the ringing treble of Maple. Coupled with a Sitka Spruce top and decorated with fingerboard inlays inspired by Northwest Tribal Totem images, the Myrtlewood Northwest Classic is a versatile instrument and our most popular Master Class Model.
Features & Details
- Sitka Spruce Top
- Myrtlewood Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Walnut Binding
- Northwest Inlay
- C25 - Deep Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Northwest Classic
- Body Style: Concert with soft cutaway
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Select Myrtlewood
- Binding: Master Class Walnut
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Walnut
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Northwest
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Gold tuners with black buttons
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Nylon Nouveau
Designed to meet the needs of the modern player, all Breedlove Nylon String Guitars offer unprecedented playability and flexibility. The Nylon Nouveau does so with Classic Breedlove flare. Walnut binding serves as a beautiful border between the Myrtlewood back and sides and the select Port Orford Cedar top. Abalone Linear Fusion inlays guide the player's hand up and down the 14 fret Honduran Mahogany neck.
Features & Details
- Port Orford Cedar Top
- Myrtlewood Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Walnut Binding
- Linear Fusion Inlay
- N25 - Deep Nylon Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Nylon Nouveau
- Body Style: Nylon String Concert Body with Soft Cutaway
- Body Depth: Deep, 4 9/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 7/8"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 5/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 5/32"
- String Gauge:
- Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
- Back and Sides: Select Myrtlewood
- Binding: Master Class Walnut
- Rosette: Custom Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Walnut
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Linear Fusion
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Pacific
Tremendous clarity and surprising volume and projection are the hallmark of Breedlove's smallest guitar. Despite its diminutive size, players of all styles are consistently taken aback by the Pacific's robust tone. Maple sides and back focus the crisp tone of the Pacific's Sitka Spruce top. The Walnut binding accentuates the guitar's alluring lines and Abalone and Pearl Sea Leaves adorn the fingerboard, lending the Pacific its name.
Features & Details
- Sitka Spruce Top
- Maple Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Walnut Binding
- Sea Leaves Inlay
- C15 - Shallow Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Pacific
- Body Style: Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Body Depth: Shallow 4 1/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Select Pacific Big Leaf Maple
- Binding: Master Class Koa with Abalone Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Koa
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Sea Leaves
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Pacific
Tremendous clarity and surprising volume and projection are the hallmark of Breedlove's smallest guitar. Despite its diminutive size, players of all styles are consistently taken aback by the Pacific's robust tone. Maple sides and back focus the crisp tone of the Pacific's Sitka Spruce top. The Walnut binding accentuates the guitar's alluring lines and Abalone and Pearl Sea Leaves adorn the fingerboard, lending the Pacific its name.
Features & Details
- Sitka Spruce Top
- Maple Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Walnut Binding
- Sea Leaves Inlay
- C15 - Shallow Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Pacific
- Body Style: Concert with Soft Cutaway
- Body Depth: Shallow 4 1/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Select Pacific Big Leaf Maple
- Binding: Master Class Koa with Abalone Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Koa
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Sea Leaves
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
Masterclass Phoenix
Building world class instruments with unique and exotic tonewoods is our specialty. Coupling a Redwood top with Ziricote back and sides, the Phoenix produces a smoky tone to match its silky playability. Inlayed in gold pearl, abalone and bloodwood, the mythical Phoenix rises from the ebony fingerboard, perfectly complimenting the Bloodwood binding and herringbone top purfling.
Features & Details
- Redwood Top
- Ziricote Back & Sides
- Master Class Abalone Rosette
- Master Class Bloodwood Binding with Herringbone Top Purfling
- Phoenix Inlay
- C10 - Shallow Concert
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Lifetime Warranty
Masterclass Phoenix
- Body Style: Concert
- Body Depth: Shallow 4 1/16"
- Width at lower bout: 15"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 3/16"
- String Spacing at Saddle, E-E: 2 1/4"
- String Gauge: Light
- Top Wood: Select Redwood
- Back and Sides: Select Ziricote
- Binding: Master Class Bloodwood with Herringbone Top Purfling
- Rosette: Spoked Abalone
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Frets: Standard
- Fingerboard Binding: Bloodwood
- # Of Frets: 20 Total, 14 Clear
- Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
- Inlay Pattern: Phoenix
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Tuners: Chrome
- Electronics: By Request
- Case: Deluxe Hard-shell
