Hello Wayne,
I bought the AD200 last Christmas. The guitar is very nice and everyone who plays it thinks it has a nice tone too.
The shop I bought my from had a few so I played them all and took the one I liked best.
Here is my only thought that could be called negative. The nut is 1 11/16" wide. If you have bigger hands, like me, it can get a little tight. The only way you can get a 1 3/4" nut is to go to the US made models at about $2500 clams. I e-mailed Breedlove and ask them and that was their response.
So: love the look (understated), the sound and the response from the home office was one working day. I couldn't find a guitar that sounded so light and bright for anywhere near the money. Most others sounded dull to me.
My next accoustic will most likely be a Larrivee model set up for fingerstyle, but that will be a few years away. Figure 2 - 3 x's the cash of the Breedlove but sweet.
ALSO! I would definately look at the AC200 if your looking at fingerpicking with the guitar sitting on your lap like a classical type guitar. The shape feels noticably better.
Best of luck and I know you will like the Breedlove.
Mike in Cincy.
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