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BREEDLOVE ECO PURSUIT EX S CONCERT SWEETGRASS
£869
WHAT IS IT? Electro-acoustic cutaway featuring a figured myrtlewood top and a supporting cast of other very ecologically sound timbers
In recent years we’ve witnessed guitar builders, both large and small, begin to seek out more sustainable and less controversial materials for use in their products. Alternatives to the more established timbers such as rosewood, spruce and certain strains of mahogany are being actively sought in the quest to find new champions with which to fuel our acoustic meanderings. As such, we have come across woods with strange-sounding names that put our traditionalist tendencies to the test. But a healthy dose of open-mindedness is essential on everyone’s part if we’re really serious about putting the planet’s
