Breedlove Oregon Concert Whiskey Burst CE Sitka-Myrtlewood

Newly available in the Whiskey burst, Oregon Concert Whiskey Burst 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Concert Body Shape

The Concert is our most popular body shape, favored by players because it is well-balanced, compact, comfortable to play, and offers all the qualities of a great sounding guitar. It generates a wonderfully articulate range of tone with an ample low end that is never boomy, but always felt. The Concert works well when played fingerstyle, as vocal accompaniment, or at a full strum.

   
Guitar Portrait

We are pleased to present these detailed specifications for your 2022 Breedlove guitar, which was designed and handcrafted in Bend, Oregon. In addition to its dimensions, we have listed every piece of solid wood used in this model, giving its common name, scientific name and country of origin. We use no clear-cut wood. We salvage fallen timber or individually harvest trees to minimize impact on the forest. You can travel worry free with your Made in Bend Breedlove—no permits are needed. Still, if you plan on trekking internationally, we suggest printing this information and carrying it with your guitar to avoid misunderstandings or prolonged waits with customs officials.

Wood and Animal Contents Top Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis | United States Back and Sides Myrtlewood | Umbellularia californica | United States Neck Eastern hard rock maple | Acer saccharum | United States Fretboard African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Republic of Congo Bridge African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Cameroon Headstock overlay African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Republic of Congo Body Binding Black / plastic Body Purfling Basswood | Tilia americana | United States Fretboard Binding None Fretboard Purfling None Headstock Binding None Headstock Purfling None Bracing Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis | United States Kerfing African Mahogany | Khaya senegalensis | Republic of Congo Bridge Plate Eastern hard rock maple | Acer saccharum | United States Neck / Tailblock Honduran mahogany | Swietenia macrophylla | Guatemala Bridge Truss No Logo Polyester Fretboard Inlay Polyester Nut / Saddle Bone | Bubalus bubalis | China
Specifications

Body Type Concert Neck Wood Eastern hard rock maple Solid Wood Top Sitka spruce Solid Wood Back & Sides Myrtlewood Top Finish Whiskey burst Gloss Back & Side Finish Whiskey Semi-gloss Fretboard African ebony # Frets 20 Nut Width 1.75" Tuners Hardware Breedlove, satin gold Lower Bout Width 15.37" Waist Width 9" Upper Bout Width 11.28" Body Length 19.875" Body Depth 3.75" (neck), 4.5" (tail) String Gauge D'Addario XT PB Light Pickup LR Baggs EAS VTC Bridge Delta bridge, African ebony Binding Black Inlay Offset dots Case Deluxe hardshell Scale Length 25.5" Sound Hole 4" Crafted In Bend, OR USA