What if you could get everything you love about Breedlove—the classic playability, the monster tone and the stylish look—in a travel-ready package? You can, with the Signature Companion Copper CE. Play every note, with a soft cutaway putting even the highest frets in reach. Sing your song, with the “aged” tone of a torrefied European spruce top sounding thirty years old from the moment you open the case. And rock the world, with Natural Sound electronics and soundhole-mounted controls making your first open mike or your next concert a hit. And it fits in the back seat, the overhead storage or a festival jam with equal ease.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body Type: Companion
Neck Wood: African Mahogany
Solid Wood Top: Torrefied European Spruce
Solid Wood Back & Sides: African Mahogany
Top Finish: Copper Burst High Gloss
Back & Side Finish: High Gloss (Mahogany Stain)
Fretboard: Indian Laurel
# Frets: 19
Nut Width: 1.69"
Tuners Hardware: Premium Breedlove Chrome w/ Black buttons
Lower Bout Width: 13.53"
Waist Width: 7.929"
Upper Bout Width: 9.929"
Body Length: 17.5"
Body Depth: 3.25" (neck), 3.93" (tail)
String Gauge: Olympia light (.012"-.053")
Pickup: Breedlove Natural Sound (Microsonic VT HD 2-AAA)
Bridge: Indian Laurel
Binding: Black (6mm)
Inlay: 3mm MOP plastic Dots Offset
Case: None
Scale Length: 23.5
Sound Hole: 3.54"
Crafted In: Designed in Bend, OR USA. Crafted in China
AFRICAN MAHOGANY
Sometimes called khaya, African mahogany has a familiar crisp, clean and warm voice and boasts an impressive versatility, taking well to fingerpicking as well as to a more robust strumming attack without losing clarity. All mahogany instruments—like the Organic Collection Wildwood Series (which features sustainably harvested wood source from the Republic of Congo) offer a natural compression that delights blues players, folkies and singer/songwriters.
COMPANION BODY SHAPE
Historically, serious guitar players on-the-move have faced a rather tough dilemma; contend with the challenges of traveling with a full-size guitar or settle for a more convenient, smaller instrument with traditionally reduced sound quality… the travel guitar.
REAL SOLID TONEWOODS FOR SUPERIOR SOUND
No Richlite or resin impregnated softwoods, no glue-heavy plywoods: just solid real tonewoods for real tone.
NATURAL SOUND ELECTRONICS
New Breedlove Natural-Sound electronics with volume and tone controls, and easy battery replacement uses 2 x AAA batteries.
TORREFIED EUROPEAN SPRUCE
As a guitar top, European spruce is powerful like Adirondack, clear like Sitka, and complex and responsive like Engelmann, all of which are employed in various Breedlove guitar lines. Torrefied European spruce graces the Artista, Performer and Signature Series in Breedlove’s new Organic Collection of sustainably sourced, all solid wood guitars at revolutionary prices. Torrefaction, a thermal process that artificially ages the wood while also turning it more resilient, makes these instruments explode with vintage tone, singing like an old friend that’s been played by a master for 30 years. With the Organic Collection three years in the making, Breedlove owner Tom Bedell literally climbed a mountain to be positive that the exotic FSC-certified tonewoods used in the assortment are harvested in responsible ways that respect the earth, while providing for superior tone that will last a lifetime. High in the windblown Swiss Alps, Bedell watched as European spruce trees were individually selected—each yielding many dozens of top sets—with an eye towards keeping the old growth stands robust for decades to come.
Sustainable & Clear Cut Free Made from sustainably-sourced exotic and native tonewoods. No clear-cut trees are used in these instruments. Breedlove uses salvaged and individually harvested timber and has deep relationships with responsible suppliers around the globe. As we move towards sustainability across all lines, owner Tom Bedell has visited 15 countries to discover exactly where the wood comes from, how it is selected and harvested, and how this affects the wildlife, the community, the forest and the planet.
