1. What is Bracing, and Why Does it Matter? Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar, made up of carefully placed wooden strips supporting the guitar’s top and back. This structure is essential […]
An acoustic guitar’s headstock is more than just what holds the tuning machines. It’s the calling card of the guitar’s builder. It’s the thing that, with one glance, tells you exactly what you’re looking at. […]
There’s no sound quite like the jangle, chiming harmonics, and extended voice of a great 12-string acoustic guitar. Whether strummed, flat-picked, or played with fingers, à la Leo Kottke, 12-string guitars turn a standard guitar […]
Restringing your guitar is a right of passage for most acoustic guitar players. The skill doesn’t just save you cash. It also deepens your understanding of your instrument’s mechanics and quirks. That understanding, we hope, […]
Our first in a new series we’re calling Meet Your Makers, we get to know craftsman Ian Cook. Ian was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the infamous Oregon band Larry and His Flask (LAHF). […]
Mahogany might be the quintessential tonewood. You’d be hard pressed to find another wood that can make every single element of an acoustic guitar. If they had to build a guitar from soup to nuts from […]
Rethinking Wood We spend a lot of time thinking about the tonewood we use to build guitars. We think about its tonal properties, its strength and rigidity, its look and feel. We recognize that each […]
Gretchen Menn is a guitar virtuoso—from shredding Led Zeppelin licks in the tribute band Zepparella, to subtle, classical fingerstyle—she can do it all. In this third video of our fingerpicking fundamentals collaboration series, Gretchen builds […]
Hey everyone! My name is Chris Arndt, and I’m the guitar-wielding half of sibling rock act Jocelyn & Chris, as well as Breedlove’s Featured Artist for the month of May! If you’re into blues, or […]
Our featured artist for April needs only one name: Arsena. A longtime Breedlove player, we’ve enjoyed the good fortune of watching Arsena’s sound and career develop and progress for more than a decade. Over the […]
