The table below compares key features found on Breedlove Custom Shop instruments (Master Class Series, Revival Series, Performance/S Series) to those on Pro/Roots Series and Atlas Series instruments.

  Custom Shop Pro & Roots Series Atlas Series
Origin Made in the U.S.A. Made in the U.S.A. Made in Korea, Quality-Controlled in Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
Customizability !00% Electronics, Tuners, Nut/Saddle Not Customizable
Tonewoods Top Grade Figured Woods. Customer-selectable. Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Rosewood. Solid Tops, Backs and Sides Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Rosewood, Mahogany, Maple. Solid Tops, Solid or Laminate Backs
Sides Solid Solid Laminate
Bridge Ebony or Custom Ebony Rosewood
Fingerboard Ebony or Custom Ebony or Rosewood Rosewood
Peghead Ebony or Custom
(Rosewood for Revival) 		Ebony (Rosewood on Roots) Rosewood
Truss Rod Single-action, lightweight with
adjustment at headstock 		Double-action, adjustment via soundhole
Double-action, adjustment via soundhole
Bracing Custom Shop Bracing, Sitka or Red Spruce (Contemporary or Revival) Custom Shop Bracing, Sitka Spruce (Pro or Roots) Atlas Series Bracing
Neck Joint Bolt-on Bolt-on Dovetail
Binding Custom See Individual Model Specs See Individual Model Specs
Electronics L.R. Baggs Dual Element, L.R. Baggs M1/I-Mix, Breedlove Synergy or Custom L.R. Baggs Element Active (customize with Dual Element or M1/I-Mix, Breedlove Synergy or Custom) Fishman Classic 4 or Classic 4t (almost all Cutaways and PLUS Models have electronics)
Tuners Gotoh 381 or Custom Gotoh 381 or Custom Grover Mini-Tuners
Neck One-piece Honduran Mahogany, Walnut or Maple One-piece Indonesian Mahogany Three-piece Sapele Mahogany
Nut Width 1-3/4" (or custom 1-11/16" or 1-7/8") 1-3/4" 1-11/16"
Purfling Custom Herringbone or Other Abalone on some models
Rosette Abalone Spoked or S, or Custom Abalone Ring Abalone Ring
Warranty Limited Lifetime Limited Lifetime Five Year

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