The new Breedlove Organic Solo Pro Series’ Side Monitor Soundholes are causing a stir. The guitar’s put boutique design elements like Fishman electronics and all-solid tonewood construction into a line of surprisingly affordable acoustic guitars. But it’s the soundholes that get the most attention. No, we're not talking about the one in the guitars' top....
A couple of weeks ago, we explored the question, "what is bracing on an acoustic guitar?" The article overviews acoustic guitar bracing and briefly touches on our design called Cascade Bracing. Here, we want to get into Cascade Bracing a bit deeper, discussing what it is, how we created it, and why. Acoustic Guitar Bracing...
If you’ve been around acoustic guitars for five minutes, you’ve heard about solid tonewood guitars. You’ve heard that solid is better than laminate construction. You’ve also been told that solid tonewood guitars “open up” over time. But what does it all mean? More importantly, is it all true? As with everything in acoustic guitar building,...
World Resources Institute’s Chip Barber thinks modern acoustic guitars —such as those of Breedlove’s new Eco Collection — can help fight the good fight Charles “Chip” Barber isn’t just another six-string connoisseur, although he does […]
Breedlove employees come together to meet the challenge of making the company as environmentally conscious as its guitars are sonically and aesthetically beautiful How does a company evolve from creating the best-playing, best-sounding acoustic guitars […]
Larry Fishman grew up in upstate New York and North Carolina and became involved in music in elementary school, going on to study and play cello and, later on, acoustic bass at N.C. State and […]
Breedlove Asks Seasoned Guitar Reviewer Justin LaForte to Compare his Beloved Oregon Dreadnought to a New Eco Collection Concerto There are some questions you just shouldn’t ask, like which of your kids is your favorite? […]
The Pursuit Concertina’s First Report Card, from Product Specialist Andrew Swift of American Musical Supply Sending off a newly manufactured guitar for its first third-party product review can be nerve-wracking, a little bit like watching […]
Alexx Calise is an accomplished singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Perhaps best known for her hit song, “Cry”, which became a staple on the show “Dance Moms” and boasts millions of hits on YouTube, Calise’s raw […]
Nicholas Weber is at the forefront of the sustainable tonewood movement When Nicholas Weber was fresh out of college with a degree in economics and landed his first job interview in the wood industry, he […]
This video series was filmed on location in Nashville, TN with the ECO Collection. This video live-streamed as part of Breedlove’s 2021 Summer Show. View Guthrie Trapp, Lance Lopez, Trevor Mckay, Brian Ripps, and other […]
Gretchen Menn once flew jets to support her six-string habit. She holds a BA in music from Smith College where she studied classical guitar under the tutelage of Philip de Fremery. Her musical interests and […]
The Sustainability issue! We unveil the ECO Collection, deep dive into EcoTonewoods, all three of the new guitar series, and take you to Nashville for epic performances with some of Music City’s top players. Then, […]
