Breedlove Oregon Concert CE Acoustic Electric Guitar. Sitka-Myrtlewood

The Oregon Concert CE Sitka Spruce – Myrtlewood is a versatile play style acoustic-electric guitar that has become an instant favorite with players around the world. The Breedlove sound comes through bold and clean with balanced bass, mids and highs reminiscent of rosewood. Engineered to perfection, this guitar is equally suited as a strumming and rhythm guitar or as a nuanced fingerstyle masterpiece. A soft cutaway provides access to the entire ebony fretboard. The maple neck complements the sustainably harvested Sitka spruce and myrtlewood in tonal perfection. Our Sitka spruce and myrtlewood are locally sourced in the Pacific Northwest – a short distance from where they are hand-crafted in small batches by our dedicated craftsmen.  A soft cutaway allows for easy access to the entire ebony fretboard. The guitar’s sound stays true when amplified through the highly reliable LR Baggs EAS VTC electronics. You will sound better, play better and play more on a Breedlove Oregon Series guitar.

Features

• Handcrafted in Bend, Oregon
• 100% sustainably sourced tonewoods preserve the planet’s natural resources for future generations
• Solid Sitka spruce top delivers powerful projection
• Solid myrtlewood back and sides create a unique sound with a very present midrange
• Sound Optimization brings out the best in each tonewood
• Hand-voicing targets specific frequencies for unmatched sonic consistency
• LR Baggs Element electronics re-create a natural plugged-in tone
• Slim neck profile facilitates effortless playing
• Pinless bridge makes string changes a walk in the park

Specifications

• Body Type - Concerto
• Neck Wood - Eastern Hard Rock Maple
• Solid Wood Top - Sitka Spruce
• Solid Wood Back & Sides - Myrtlewood
• Back and Sides - Myrtlewood | Umbellularia Californica | United States
• Top Finish - Gloss
• Back & Side Finish - Semi-gloss
• Fretboard - African Ebony
• # Frets - 20
• Nut Width - 1.75"
• Tuners Hardware - Breedlove, Nickel
• Lower Bout Width - 16"
• Waist Width - 9.37"
• Upper Bout Width - 11.745"
• Body Length - 20.695"
• Body Depth - 4" (Neck), 5” (Tail)
• String Gauge - D'Addario EXP 17's
• Pickup - LR Baggs EAS VTC
• Bridge - Delta Bridge, African Ebony
• Binding - Black
• Inlay - Offset Dots
• Case - Deluxe Hardshell
• Scale Length - 25.5"
• Sound Hole - 3.75"
• Crafted In - Bend, OR USA

Sustainable & Clear-Cut Free 

Breedlove uses no clear-cut woods in its Made in Bend models. It’s that’s simple. Featuring sustainably sourced all solid exotic and native tonewoods handcrafted by skilled luthiers who are as sensitive to the needs of the earth as they are to building the best sounding and playing guitars available anywhere.

MYRTLEWOOD BACK & SIDES 

Popularized by Breedlove, myrtlewood, from the windblown Oregon coast, combines the best elements of rosewood, mahogany and maple—rich bass, warm midrange and clear, bright trebles—for truly versatile guitars. Each sonically distinct instrument is individualized by the gnarled, wildly varied, but always arresting grain patterns.

SITKA SPRUCE TOP 

The world’s most popular topwood, for a reason. Sitka has an ideal strength-to-weight ratio, yielding a strong fundamental, high velocity of sound and a pleasing elasticity. Translation? Sitka sounds great for heavy strumming, light fingerpicking and everything in between.

SOUND OPTIMIZATION & HAND VOICING 

Why do Breedlove guitars sound so good? It’s simple, Breedlove guitars are made with care, with the goal of allowing you to play better, sound better and play more. But it’s also complex, with art, inspiration, craft and science merging together in a process we call Sound Optimization. These models are hand voiced, with experienced luthiers meticulously tapping, listening and shaving away tiny curls of exquisite tonewood as they target specific, measurable frequencies that will make each unique, individual instrument sound its very best. The tone wood species are carefully milled, weighed and considered, with backs and tops specifically tuned to each other to create light, responsive guitars with superior tone and sustain.

CONCERTO BODY SHAPE 

When we set out to create a guitar that would surpass the classic big body sound of the dreadnought, we didn’t just want it to be loud. We sought to bring out more tonal complexity, and to offer a much more comfortable playing experience, too. Introducing the new Breedlove Concerto, a new guitar shape created to elicit more volume than a classic dreadnought, and more lush, complex tonal resonance in a comfortable body shape that feels just right. Loud, textured, and supremely satisfying.

THE BREEDLOVE NECK 

Breedlove guitar necks feature a slimmer neck profile, which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. Unlike traditional dovetail neck joints that require major surgery for a neck re-set, it is easy to adjust the play action and neck angle with the Breedlove bolt-on neck and single-action truss rod. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish contributes to ideal playability – the finish process alone takes three days, including precise finish coat applications, fine sanding, and hand buffing and rubbing.