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Not All Sustainable Guitars are Actually Sustainable

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 […]

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Making Sense of Mahogany

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 […]

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Chris Couch: Sorry, Mom. It was the music

Breedlove’s featured artist for June, Chris Couch, and his long-time band, World’s Finest, may not be household names, but that’s partly by choice. Chris and his band decided to anchor themselves in their beloved community […]

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Stuck in a Songwriting Rut? Try a Different Guitar.

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 […]

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Breedlove Guitar Body Shapes Explained

At Breedlove, we’re never content to follow the industry standard. We’re always questioning what’s possible in acoustic sound design and playability. So, instead of just adopting other manufacturers’ body shapes, we made our own. We’re […]

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Tonewood Profile—European Spruce: The Original Soundboards

Picture an acoustic guitar in your mind. What color is the top of that instrument? Most likely it’s pale, lustrous, creamy with some yellow accent. In other words, it’s spruce—arguably, the iconic top wood. Guitarists […]

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Breedlove Artist Ainsley Costello Releases New Video

At 17, Ainsley Costello is one of the youngest members of the Breedlove family. Though still a teen, Ainsley is well on her way to an impressive musical career. She finished high school at 16 […]

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Tonewood Profile—Cocobolo: Rosewood on Steroids

A Divisive Tonewood Cocobolo remains a tonewood shrouded in mystery and debate despite emerging as a staple in acoustic backs and sides over the past decades. Spend a few minutes (or hours) searching the web, […]

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Breedlove Guitars Headstock Design Explained: The Chapman Brothers

Today the Chapmans find out why Breedlove Guitars have such a unique headstock design. Learn more about the Breedlove headstocks and other destinctive elements here: https://breedlovemusic.com/instruments/acoustic-guitars/distinctive-elements

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What the Heck is Sound Optimization, Anyway?

The Quest for a “Good Guitar” Ever heard the old adage, “You have to play ten guitars to find the ‘the good one’?” While ten might be a stretch, play two different guitars of the […]

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