
Review: Breedlove’s Artista Pro Series Concert CE Is a Compact Acoustic-Electric with a Full Dynamic Sound
The Pro Series Concert includes some of the maker’s signature touches in a well-made instrument that’s ready for the stage or studio.

The Pro Series Concert includes some of the maker’s signature touches in a well-made instrument that’s ready for the stage or studio.

With its rounded cutaway, asymmetrical headstock, and asymmetrical, dual-scimitar shaped bridge, this guitar has an unmistakable look.
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The Breedlove Pursuit Exotic S Concert Edgeburst CE, constructed with responsibly-sourced woods, is an attractive and well-made guitar at a reasonable price.

From our friends at Breedlove: Historically, Nashville has long been synonymous with country music. But even when it was dubbed “Music City USA’ to reflect this fact, few could have realized that the town would continue to grow into a true embodiment of that nickname — with Nashville evolving and…

From our friends at Breedlove: Two values drive Breedlove—protecting our world’s forests and maximizing acoustic guitar sound. Breedlove’s ECO Collection addresses both. In a visionary feat of engineering, Breedlove has developed a process to integrate three layers of tonewood—sustainably harvested from forests visited by Breedlove owner Tom Bedell—avoiding the soft…
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What sets Breedlove's Organic Collection guitars apart apart from other entry-level models is their lightly built, solid-wood construction with thin UV finishes.

Breedlove has capitalized on creative designs and fearless expansion to carve its own niche.

This custom 2000 Breedlove C22 is from Acoustic Guitar magazine’s 10th Anniversary Collection. In celebration of our 30th anniversary in 2020, we’re putting our collection up for auction from April 20 through May 10, giving you the opportunity to bid on a piece of guitar history and support guitar education…
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In this video from the 2019 Winter NAMM Show, Sean Morrissey and Dominic St. Charles of Breedlove Guitars demo the company’s small-bodied Concertina and myrtlewood-topped Oregon Concerto and Oregon Concert acoustics. Check out more 2019 Winter NAMM coverage.

Our pitch to makers was simple: Send us a guitar that uses no rosewood and has a real-world cost of $500–$1,500. Since some makers have many models that qualify, we limited each brand to one guitar of any shape or size, with or without electronics or a cutaway. Laminated and solid woods were okay, but no composites such as carbon fiber (that’s a roundup for another time). What you’ll see over the following pages are a dozen acoustic guitars, presented alphabetically, that show off some of the delightful choices available in this popular price range.

Sponsored by Breedlove Breedlove is celebrating the introduction of our new Custom Masterclass Build-to-Order Program by giving one lucky contestant the opportunity to win a Custom Masterclass of their design. This is a tremendous occasion to take home one of the finest sounding custom acoustic guitars from our USA Custom…
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Sponsored by Breedlove Kim Breedlove was always at his best when he was designing and handcrafting stringed instruments. From walking and exploring the koa forests of Hawaii – to his home workshop in Bend, Oregon where he experimented with nuances in ukulele body design – the ukulele was one of…

Commitment to understanding variations in the trees that become guitars are the pillars of his design philosophy at Bedell Guitars and at Breedlove

Sponsored by Breedlove At Breedlove, we blaze our own trails, working closely with our craftsmen, artists, and players to engineer distinct body shapes to fit the preferences of different players and playing styles. Our revolutionary distinctive body shapes produce better, more nuanced sound than traditional guitars. And just in time…

At the Winter 2018 NAMM show, Tom Bedell discusses the range of Breedlove body sizes, presents a Legacy with beautiful cocobolo back and sides, and explains how the company uses sound optimization to create the best tone in each guitar. He also shows a new Bedell guitar with an Adirondack soundboard and Brazilian rosewood back and…
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A new small-bodied flattop with generous sound and effortless playability.

At Summer NAMM 2017, Breedlove introduced its new Legacy Concerto, a concert-size guitar with koa back and sides, a solid spruce top, a slightly bigger body shape than standard concerts, and new sound profiling technology that helps the tonewoods deliver a boomier, more robust sound. Watch the video for more info from Breedlove.…

With the recent introduction of the all-myrtlewood Breedlove Concerto, the Oregon-based guitar company became the first large-scale US manufacturer to incorporate this intriguing tonewood in a production line of instruments.
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Sponsored by Breedlove The night is big. Everything heard and seen under the light of the moon looms closer and larger—howling wolves, stretched silhouettes. Even stillness takes on a life of its own. To evoke the expansive, embracing sounds and silence of night, we crafted the most textured big sound…

With abalone purfling and intensely figured and richly colored koa, it’s a jewel of a guitar, for sure, but it's also a highly functional tool.

Sponsored by Breedlove Technology is taking over. We’re being bombarded. That which was engineered to save us, is enslaving us. Put down your phone. Turn off the computer. And listen up. #SaveAGuitar is a return to music—playing music, making something from nothing. It’s a call to pick up a guitar,…
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Breedlove launched a new limited edition guitar — the Journey Concert Rush — at Summer NAMM 2016. Watch as Devin Percell, Breedlove’s International and GCI Sales Manager, describes the specs of the guitar, which highlights the precious Brazilian rosewood Tom Bedell brought into the company. It’s limited to 20 and…

When I first played Breedlove’s new Journey Concert, I was reminded of the depth of sound that a set of Brazilian rosewood back and sides lends to a steel-string acoustic guitar.

Sponsored Content Breedlove Stringed Instruments is known for its use of exotic tonewoods and Koa is no exception. Breedlove is giving one lucky person the opportunity to take home one of the most exquisite instruments handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, the Exotic King Koa (MSRP $7,999). Breedlove matches 5A classified solid…
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At Winter NAMM 2016, Breedlove released their new Oregon Concert Rogue, a beautiful myrtlewood and spruce guitar. Watch the video for more info from Colin Besancon and Sean Morrissey.