Breedlove Brazilian Rosewood Series

New Brazilian Rosewood Series from Breedlove Stringed Instruments

Two new Brazilian rosewood models at an amazing price.

Bend, OR (December 17, 2015) Over 50 years ago a few Brazilian rosewood logs were shipped from NE Brazil to a village just outside of Madrid, Spain, and was stored in an open-air warehouse for two decades then sawn into tonewood sets, labeled and left to season for decades more. Brazilian rosewood has long been regarded as the pinnacle of all tonewoods for it’s amazing ability to resonate deep, rich, powerful bass notes while still shimmering with treble tones. With the half centuries worth of natural aging, this Brazilian collection has given Breedlove the cream of the crop. All legally documented.

Breedlove is building two limited edition models of 50 each, Breedlove Journey ($5332 MSRP) and Breedlove Journey FS ($6,665 MSRP). These concert instruments are designed for completely different playing styles and sound, confirming Breedlove’s mastery of Distinctively Crafted Sound.

The Breedlove Journey Concert is designed to deliver powerful, robust sound. It takes full advantage of the Brazilian’s character, delivering highly present bass tones much as a woofer does for a sound system. There is little subtlety with this instrument. The more a musician dives into the Breedlove Journey, the more it will respond. The salvaged Sitka spruce top is paired perfectly allowing for tonal balance and, most importantly, tonal range. The Breedlove Journey truly comes alive the second it is played.

The Breedlove Journey FS Concert is a true sweetheart, designed for fingerstyle play to deliver note-for-note warmth and beautiful sound. Breedlove concert body fingerstyle guitars are known for their tonal spectrum and volume balance. Innovations like a graduated top, the Breedlove bridge truss system, asymmetrical headstock and the winged pinless bridge have all contributed to the unique Breedlove fingerstyle sound.

With the Breedlove Journey FS Concert Breedlove has gone to two extremes to create our most incredible fingerstyle guitar yet. The tops are salvaged redwood. With Breedlove’s bridge truss system the graduation and thinness of the redwood tops are finessed to create amazing resonance while still supporting the integrity of the tops. This allows the redwood to resonate longer allowing each note to swell and deliver a warmth that is rich and beautiful to the ear. Pairing this with aged Brazilian rosewood, which is the world’s most efficient tonewood for reflecting the lower energy bass notes in balance with the higher energy treble tones, the ensuing voice of the instrument is one by which all other acoustics will be judged.

You can find the Journey at your local dealer.

Full Specs Journey:

Price: $5,332 MSRP
Body Type: Concert
Neck Wood: Honduran mahogany
Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Solid Brazilian rosewood
Top Finish: Natural high gloss
Fretboard: Ebony
Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1-3/4”
Tuners: Gotoh 381 gold w/ black button
Lower Bout Width: 15”
Waist Width: 9”
Upper Bout Width: 11 1/4″
Body Length: 20”
Body Depth: 3.75”
Strings: D’Addario EXP 16
Pickup: LR Baggs Anthem TRU-Mic
Bridge: Winged bridge, African ebony
Binding: Ivoroid
Inlay: Dots
Case: Deluxe Hardshell
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Handcrafted in Bend, OR U.S.A.

Full Specs Journey FS:

Price: $6,665 MSRP
Body Type: Concert
Neck Wood: Honduran mahogany
Top wood: Solid salvaged redwood
Back & Sides Wood: Solid Brazilian rosewood
Top Finish: Natural high gloss
Fretboard: Ebony
Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1-3/4”
Tuners: Gotoh 510, X-finish
Lower Bout Width: 15”
Waist Width: 9”
Upper Bout Width: 11 1/4″
Body Length: 20”
Body Depth: 3.75”
Strings: D’Addario EXP 16
Pickup: LR Baggs Anthem TRU-Mic
Bridge: Winged bridge, African ebony
Binding: Ivoroid
Inlay: Mosaic pins
Case: Deluxe Hardshell
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Handcrafted in Bend, OR U.S.A.

Breedlove Stringed Instruments
Since 1990, Breedlove has been a passionate and innovative builder of remarkable stringed instruments, spurred by a desire to challenge convention and build the instruments of tomorrow. Breedlove’s master craftsmen craft acoustic instruments for artists seeking self-expression and liberation through music, but make no mistake: Breedlove’s world-class craftsmen don’t just build instruments, they design distinctively crafted sound. Visit us at www.breedlovesound.com