Maker
Breedlove Guitars
United States acoustic guitar maker
Breedlove is an American acoustic guitar maker founded in Oregon in 1990, known for distinctive body and bridge shapes and a focus on sustainable tonewoods.
Models
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Breedlove Oregon Concertina E
United States
The Oregon Concertina E is a small-body model in Breedlove's USA-made Oregon Series, built in Bend, Oregon with a Sitka spruce top and Oregon myrtlewood back and sides. The Concertina is Breedlove's compact 12-fret shape, here with a 25-inch scale length and a 1.75-inch nut. It ships with L.R. Baggs electronics for amplified play.
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Breedlove Artisan Series
United States
The Artisan Series is Breedlove's mid-tier acoustic guitar line, built in the company's Bend, Oregon custom shop. Models pair Adirondack spruce (and on one model redwood) tops with East Indian rosewood back and sides in Concert, Dreadnought, and Parlor shapes. Higher-grade tonewoods, refined appointments, and hand-voiced Sound Optimization set it above the entry-level Roots Series.
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Breedlove Roots Series
United States
The Roots Series is the entry point into Breedlove's acoustic guitar line, hand-built in the company's Bend, Oregon shop. Models pair a solid Sitka spruce, mahogany, or rosewood top with mahogany or rosewood back and sides, and are offered in Parlor, Concert, and Dreadnought shapes. Each guitar is hand-voiced with Breedlove's Sound Optimization process for accessible, balanced tone.
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Breedlove Collector Series
United States
The Collector Series is the top of Breedlove's line: limited-edition acoustic guitars handmade and hand-voiced in Bend, Oregon from master-grade tonewoods. Pairings include Adirondack spruce with figured ovangkol, European spruce with figured East Indian rosewood, and Western red cedar with Brazilian rosewood, offered in Concert, Dreadnought, and Parlor shapes.
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Breedlove Organic Collection
The Organic Collection, introduced in 2020, is a Breedlove range of all-solid-wood acoustic guitars made from sustainably harvested tonewoods such as Oregon myrtlewood, African mahogany, and torrefied European spruce, with onboard electronics on every model. It was organized into the Signature, Wildwood, Performer, and Artista series and offered in Concertina, Concert, and Concerto body sizes. These models were imported and built in Asia, and Breedlove now lists them among its instruments made before the 2026 lineup.
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Breedlove FF Mandolin
Mandolin · United States
The Breedlove FF is a US-made F-style mandolin from Breedlove's now-discontinued mandolin line, built with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides; Breedlove produced mandolins from the late 1990s before ending the line.
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Breedlove Oregon
United States
The Oregon Series is a USA-made Breedlove line, handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, pairing Sitka spruce tops with Oregon myrtlewood back and sides; Breedlove promotes myrtlewood as a sustainable alternative to rosewood and mahogany. Models were offered in the company's Concertina, Concert, and Concerto body shapes and hand-voiced with Breedlove's Sound Optimization process. Breedlove now lists the Oregon Series among its models made before the 2026 lineup.
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Categories
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Mandolins
Mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, mandocellos, makers, and related model families.
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Acoustic Guitars
Acoustic steel-string and nylon-string guitars, guitar model families, and related variants.
Representative model
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Breedlove Oregon
United States
The Oregon Series is a USA-made Breedlove line, handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, pairing Sitka spruce tops with Oregon myrtlewood back and sides; Breedlove promotes myrtlewood as a sustainable alternative to rosewood and mahogany. Models were offered in the company's Concertina, Concert, and Concerto body shapes and hand-voiced with Breedlove's Sound Optimization process. Breedlove now lists the Oregon Series among its models made before the 2026 lineup.