Breedlove Journey Concert Black Cherry FS E Brazilian Rosewood 8 of 20 (Pre-Owned)

Number 8 of 20 instruments built to commemorate Breedlove’s 25th anniversary, this Breedlove Journey Concert Black Cherry FS E utilises Brazilian Rosewood for its back and sides, combined with Western Red Cedar for the top. Designed as an all-out fingerstyle guitar, this stunning instrument combines the warm response of Cedar with the unparalleled bass response of Brazilian. The Rosewood has quite a story to tell too (see below), adding to the sense of occasion every time you pick it up. This guitar was older - and better travelled! - than many of us, before it was even built. This pre-owned example is in very good condition, with light signs of use.

This incredibly special instrument is now available from Merchant City Music, online and in our Glasgow’s store dedicated Acoustic Room. We are proud to be a Breedlove Distinctive Dealer, enabling us to offer a heightened level of pre- and after-sales support on this outstanding range of guitars, as well as stocking one of the biggest ranges in Europe. Every Breedlove we sell is first rigorously checked over and professionally set up before it goes out the door. The setup can also be tailored to your requirements - just get in touch to let us know what you need. We ship fast to the UK and Europe.

Breedlove Journey Concert Black Cherry FS E - 8 of 20 Built Using Brazilian Rosewood to Commemorate 25 years of Breedlove.

Just over 25 years ago Larry Breedlove built the first Breedlove. He brought innovation in body shape, construction and balanced sound. Over these 25 years, the Breedlove journey of innovation has evolved through varying body sizes and shapes, different construction approaches, and the pairing of extraordinary exotic tonewoods to achieve Distinctively Crafted Sound.

It is an incredible journey experimenting with wood pairings like salvaged Redwood and Ziricote, Port Orford cedar and Myrtlewood, Bearclaw spruce and Cocobolo. To mark the next 25 years of Breedlove Innovation, the journey has brought the company to the most extraordinary exotic tonewood collection ever.

Over 50 years ago a few Brazilian rosewood logs were shipped from NE Brazil to a village just outside of Madrid, Spain. It was stored in an open air warehouse for a couple decades and then sawn into tonewood sets, stickered and left to season for decades more. Brazilian rosewood has long been regarded as the pinnacle of all tonewoods for its amazing ability to resonate deep, rich, powerful bass notes while still shimmering with the treble tones. And the half century natural aging of this Brazilian collection has given Breedlove the finest tonewood ever. All legally documented.

Utilising Brazilian Rosewood for its back and sides, paired with Western red cedar, this Breedlove Journey Concert Black Cherry FS E has the warmth of cedar, combined with the profound bass and accentuated treble of the Brazilian. The Breedlove Bridge Truss enables blossoming notes that make this one of the sweetest fingerstyle instruments Breedlove has made. Due to the highly limited numbers produced, and the rarefied tone wood, this guitar qualifies as an investment grade instrument. It is supplied in a Deluxe Hardshell case for its long term protection.