The Breedlove Companion offers the comfort and convenience of a small body travel guitar while still offering a robust voice that translates well to any musical moment. The Discovery Companion Sitka Spruce – Mahogany guitars have a versatile play style ideal for strumming and rhythm to fingerstyle play.
The small Companion body shape is constructed with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides for a clean, balanced and superb sounding travel-sized guitar with a warm midrange tone. The 1-11/16th inch radiused neck, 23.5″ scale length and low action make it fun and easy to play for any skill level.
Many touring musicians depend on these durable and reliable guitars while on the road, and entry-level and beginner players find special value in these easy to play guitars. Every level player will appreciate these guitars and sound better, play better and play more on a Breedlove Discovery Series guitar.
FEATURES
Buying a first guitar, for yourself or a loved one, can be a challenge. It should be an adventure. You want something easy to play, easy to maintain, comfortable to hold and durable enough to last for years. But you also want, most importantly, great sound, the kind to inspire you towards a lifetime of playing and loving your instrument. A Discovery CE, each one equipped with a Fishman pick-up, sounds fantastic perched on your knee or plugged into an amp—go ahead, get as loud as you want. A built in tuner keeps you true, and a limited lifetime warranty lets you sleep at night. Take the leap—make a Discovery.
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.
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.
Historically, serious guitar players on-the-move have faced a rather tough dilemma; contend with the challenges of traveling with a full-size guitar or settle for a more convenient, smaller instrument with traditionally reduced sound quality… the travel guitar.
The world’s most popular topwood, for a reason. Sitka has an ideal strength-to-weight ratio, yielding a strong fundamental, high velocity of sound and a pleasing elasticity. Translation? Sitka sounds great for heavy strumming, light fingerpicking and everything in between.
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.
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’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.
Discovery Companion CE
SPECIFICATIONS
Body TypeCompanion
Neck WoodMahogany (Nato)
Solid Wood TopSolid Sitka spruce
Back and SidesMahogany (Okoume)
Top FinishNatural gloss
Back & Side FinishNatural gloss
FretboardOvangkol
# Frets19
Nut Width1.69"
Tuners HardwareChrome Closed Gear
Lower Bout Width13.53"
Waist Width7.93"
Upper Bout Width9.93"
Body Length17.5"
Body Depth3.11" (Neck) 3.85" (Tailblock)
String GaugeD'Addario EXP 16
PickupN/A
BridgeOvangkol
BindingBlack
InlayCentered dots
CaseN/A
Scale Length23.5"
Sound Hole3.54"
Crafted InChina