The Breedlove Discovery S Concerto Edgeburst CE is all you could want in a first guitar—or a new favorite guitar—and more! Crafted with earth-conscious, sonically superior EcoTonewood technology, this instrument—in a distinctive gloss Edgeburst finish that helps you stand out from the crowd—is Designed in Bend with serious strumming in mind. A stylish soft cutaway, slim, fast neck and narrow nut width facilitate easy play; a solid European spruce top produces classic, thrilling tone and projection. Great acoustic sound encourages you to play better, sound better and play more, and Fishman Presys I electronics let you rock as loud as you’d like. Discover the Breedlove ECO Collection—where the guitar meets the forest.
Specifications
Body Type: Concerto
Neck Wood: African Mahogany
Solid Wood Top: European Spruce
Layered Back & Sides: African Mahogany
Top Finish: Edgeburst
Back & Side Finish: Natural gloss
Fretboard: Ovangkol
# Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1.69"
Tuners Hardware: Chrome Closed Gear
Lower Bout Width: 16"
Waist Width: 9.37"
Upper Bout Width: 11.745"
Body Length: 20.695"
Body Depth: 3.93" (neck), 4.92"(tail)
String Gauge: D'Addario XT PB Medium
Pickup: Fishman Presys I
Bridge: Ovangkol
Binding: Black
Inlay: Centered dots
Case: N/A
Scale Length: 25.3”
Sound Hole: 3.74"
Crafted In: Designed in Bend, OR USA. Crafted in China.
Finish
Top Finish: Edgeburst
Back & Side Finish: Natural gloss
Wood and Animal Contents
Top: European spruce/ Picea abies/ Romania
Back and Sides: African Mahogany/ Khaya anthotheca/ Republic of Congo
Neck: African Mahogany/ Khaya anthotheca/ Republic of Congo
Fretboard: Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
Bridge: Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
Headstock overlay: Ovangkol/ Guibourtia ehie/ Gabon
Body Binding: Black / plastic
Fretboard Inlay: Plastic
Nut / Saddle: PPS/ plastic
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.
The Concerto Body Shape
Introducing the Breedlove Concerto, a new guitar shape created to elicit more volume than a classic dreadnought, and more lush, complex tonal resonance in a comfortable body shape that feels just right. Loud, textured, and supremely satisfying.
Solid Wood Tops
Along with its body shape, a guitar’s top is the defining element of its sound, driving, through its vibration, the key aspects of volume, tone, sustain and projection. Spruce will, due in part to its famous stiffness-to-weight ratio, ring loud and clear. A solid wood top translates those vibrations with more immediacy and purity of tone, and reacts more directly with the intent of a player. If you are at an intermediate level or above, you will appreciate the instantly recognizable benefits of a solid wood top.
European Spruce Top
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. With the Organic Pro Collection 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.
EcoTonewood Back & Sides
With EcoTonewood, Breedlove makes laminate technology sustainable, introducing a resonant core tonewood layer of clear-cut free, individually harvested African mahogany in place of the typical tone-robbing softwoods used in standard acoustic guitar manufacture. Coupled with Breedlove’s deep research into revolutionary body shapes; building to target tonewood weight adds to the optimized, natural sound of each guitar in the ECO Collection. And, Breedlove creates these better sounding laminate guitars while being kind to the earth while maintaining an accessible, entry-level price-point.
Breedlove EcoTonewood—it’s where music meets the trees.
Mahogany Back & Sides
Long treasured by cabinetmakers and shipwrights for its simple, straight-grained beauty, strength and workability, mahogany—used in tops, backs, sides and necks—is also one of the true classic tonewoods, famous for its clear, strong fundamental; even string-to-string balance; and warm midrange emphasis. Mahogany pairs well with spruce tops as well as with itself in single species guitars—and both combinations define much of American roots music.
The Breedlove Neck
Breedlove guitars feature a slimmer neck profile, which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish also contributes to ideal playability. The labor-intensive finish process includes precise finish coat applications, fine sanding, and hand buffing and rubbing.
Breedlove Pineless Bridge
Breedlove’s pinless Delta bridge is a distinctive element, alright, with a sleek, modern contour that adds an extra bit of unexpected beauty to every instrument, from Discovery to Legacy. But it also adds welcome functionality while anchoring great sound. Beginners love the fact that string changes are much easier without having to wrestle a traditional pin bridge. Pros love it for the same reason! No more looking for lost pins during a fast backstage string swap. And its low profile makes for perfect right hand damping.
Heavy Play Style
The Breedlove Play Style system was created to help you, the player, select your sound and playing style. Finding the most appropriate guitar to fit your sound requires finding not only the correct body shape, but the proper tonewood combinations to fit your style of play. Each Breedlove guitar is designed for a specific play style and sound, the Play Style systems assign a playing style icon to each instrument.
H | Heavier Play, Strumming
Historically, larger guitars are designed for bigger sound and stronger play. Breedlove can achieve this robust playing style on the guitar body shape that is most comfortable to the player.
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Breedlove players around the world can attest: With consistent, proper care, your Breedlove will give you a lifetime of service – and inspiration. New Breedlove instruments, purchased through an authorized Breedlove dealer, are warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workmanship throughout the lifetime of the original owner. In addition to materials and workmanship, Breedlove offers a two-year warranty on tuning machines and electronics packages. Cases and bags are subject to a one-year warranty covering defects in structure and hardware.
