Breedlove Oregon Concert E LTD Acoustic Electric Guitar, Myrtlewood, Olive Burst
Player's Perspective
Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Breedlove Oregon Concert E Myrtlewood guitar! This one is a limited edition finished in a beautiful olive burst with highly figured myrtlewood for the front, back, and sides.
Myrtlewood is a fairly unique wood that is starting to make its way more and more into acoustic guitar building. Being that it grows right in their backyard, Breedlove started to champion the idea of using local and sustainable woods from around the Oregon area for some of these guitars. It's no accident that other manufacturers are now also starting to incorporate this sustainable wood as a tonewood. It sounds awesome, looks beautiful, and is relatively easy to work with.
The result of an all-myrtlewood acoustic is a bright and loud guitar that should be able to hold it's own even in a dense mix full of electric instruments. It reminds me of the tone you get from Koa. Lush, organic and shimmery, the sound of this guitar is as unique as myrtlewood’s interesting figuring. It has the power and crisp top-end of maple, but with a rich, chimey harmonic content all its own. It’s great as a fingerpicker and will provide a nice foundation for the singer/songwriter. Thanks to Myrtlewood being a relatively dense wood, it'll also handle heavy strumming without overdriving the top. Versatility is the name of the game with this one. It's perfect for the guitarist that needs an acoustic that can handle a little of everything and needs a phenomenal jack of all trades acoustic.
The low-profile but effective pickup system makes gigging easy, and the bridge-pin free bridge design will let you change strings on the fly. Perfect for anyone who’s looking for a gig-ready, concert shaped acoustic guitar with a subtle twist. This guitar is really built with the gigging musician in mind. Plug into your favorite amp or send your signal to the front of house PA if you need some more volume. If you break a string or remember that you need to re-string your guitar right before you hit the stage, the Breedlove bridge will allow you to do so without taking up a ton of your precious time. The guitar's got everything you need to spend more time playing and less time fussing with microphones or string changes.
Breedlove's neck shapes are a bit narrower/thinner from front to back than traditional acoustics and almost play more like an electric. They're extremely comfortable for anyone that finds a traditional acoustic neck a bit bulky. The fretwork and craftsmanship is top-notch to allow for very low action, if that's your cup of tea, for fingerpicking hours on end without having to worry about hand fatigue.
Manufacturer's Description
The Oregon Concert E Limited Edition is built for the musician seeking well-rounded balance with midrange fullness and exceptional liveliness. An alluring Breedlove handcrafted from locally sourced native myrtlewood, it is wonderfully alive with classic Oregon Series tone. The Hard Rock maple neck and myrtlewood body combine to deliver accentuated depth and clarity across the spectrum. This dazzling instrument, ideal for a versatile play style, is appointed with a custom Galaxy gloss color and will be available only as a limited run.
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.
Guitar Portrait
We are pleased to present these detailed specifications for your 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.
Specifications
- Body Type: Concert
- Neck Wood: Hard rock maple
- Solid Wood Top: Myrtlewood
- Solid Wood Back & Sides: Myrtlewood
- Top Finish: Olive burst
- Back & Side Finish: Olive burst
- Fretboard: Ebony
- # Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 1.75"
- Tuners Hardware: Breedlove, gold
- Lower Bout Width: 15.37"
- Waist Width: 9"
- Upper Bout Width: 11.28"
- Body Length: 19.875"
- Body Depth: 3.75"
- String Gauge: D'Addario EXP 16
- Pickup: LR Baggs EAS VTC
- Bridge: Delta bridge, African ebony
- Binding: Tortoiseshell
- Inlay: Offset dots
- Case: Deluxe hardshell
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Sound Hole: 4"
- Crafted In: Bend, OR USA
- Serial #: 24110
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Breedlove. This Oregon Concert E LTD is a b-stock guitar with some minor finish blemishes. We looked over the guitar closely and found one blemish with the case and a couple of small surface scratches by strap button on the treble side of the upper bout (see last 2 photos). We have discounted this down from $2,299 to offer you a great deal.
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.