Breedlove 2021 Brochure for the UK & Ireland

Sound Better. Play Better. Play More.

2021 Brochure (UK & Ireland)

www.rosetti.co.uk sales@rosetti.co.uk +44 (0)1376 550033

You will sound better, play better and play more on a Breedlove guitar.

We’ve been crafting your superior sounding Breedlove in Bend, Oregon for 30 years now. Innovation is our passion, creating sustainable, Sound Optimised®, easy playing instruments that inspire you to sound better and play better than you ever thought possible. You’ll never put it down. Play more!

Tomorrow’s guitars today - Breedlove.

FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST STRUM.

EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE CASE.

THE EXOTIC TONEWOODS TOP WOODS

Myrtlewood

Honduran mahogany

Sitka spruce

Western red cedar

Redwood

Pure, powerful bold tones (heavy strumming)

Harmonic, dynamic tones (light touch) Hawaiian koa

Adirondack spruce

BACK & SIDE WOODS

Port Orford cedar

Engelmann spruce

Pure, clean tone

Kauri Cocobolo Bigleaf maple Myrtlewood Brazilian rosewood Honduran mahogany

Bass response

East Indian rosewood Bubinga

Treble response

Hawaiian koa Ziricote

Australian blackwood

Black walnut

Textured, earthy tone

C R A F T I N G G U I TA R S FO R YO U R P L AY I N G S T Y L E The Breedlove Play Style System assigns a colour-coded icon to each of three basic performance modes—Heavier, Versatile and Lighter. Each instrument is designed with a specific play style in mind, and the system is an additional tool to help you zero in on your new favourite guitar, while also considering the body shapes and tonewood pairings of various Made in Bend and Designed in Bend models.

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H: Heavier Play. Strumming and flat picking.

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V: Versatile Play. Medium heavy strumming to enthusiastic fingerstyle play.

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L: Lighter Play. Fingerstyle play for note-for-note clarity.

THE REVOLUTIONARY BODY SHAPES Shaping the Future of Guitar

Insights gleaned from Breedlove’s pioneering Sound Optimisation® process inform our four purpose-built revolutionary body shapes - each delivering complex tone, projection and sustain; maximum comfort and playability; and sleek, modern aesthetics.

The Companion

The Concertina

The Concert

The Concerto

Convenient, conventionally tuned and travel-ready, with no compromise on sound or playability.

An intimate 12-fret parlour style, designed for lighter play, with a surprisingly rich voice and ultimate comfortability.

Breedlove’s original and most versatile, well-balanced body shape. Ideal for strumming or fingerstyle play.

A bold, lush sound and nuanced noteto-note clarity make this dreadnought-like favourite ideal for a heavier play style.

Body Length: 17.5"

Body Length: 19.08"

Body Length: 19.87"

Body Length: 20.69"

Scale Length: 23.5"

Scale Length: 25"

Scale Length: 25.5"

Scale Length: 25.5"

Upper Bout: 9.93"

Upper Bout: 10.8"

Upper Bout: 11.28"

Upper Bout: 11.74"

Lower Bout: 13.53"

Lower Bout: 14.75"

Lower Bout: 15.37"

Lower Bout: 16"

Waist: 7.93"

Waist: 8.64"

Waist: 9"

Waist: 9.37"

Soundhole: 3.54"

Soundhole: 3.875"

Soundhole: 4"

Soundhole: 3.75"

Body Depth: 3.25”(neck) 4” (tailblock)

Body Depth: 3.25”(neck) 4” (tailblock)

Body Depth: 3.75”(neck) 4.5” (tailblock)

Body Depth: 4”(neck) 5” (tailblock)

LEGACY SERIES Extraordinary Exotic Tonewoods.

Keepsake Artistry. Optimised sound.

Breedlove luthiers grab life - skiing, rafting, hiking! The Made in Bend Legacy series is full of that essence. It’s an honour, they say, to pair exotic tonewoods in exciting combinations; to determine how each individual piece works in concert with another; to create masterful instruments that ring with the sights and sounds of the world’s great forests, and with the soul of both builder and player. Each Legacy is refined and tuned through Sound Optimisation®, housed in a deluxe hardshell case, and equipped with responsive LR Baggs Anthem electronics.

Cocobolo Koa East Indian Rosewood

CONCERTINA NATURAL SHADOW CE

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Adirondack Spruce - Cocobolo

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CONCERT CE Sinker Redwood - East Indian Rosewood

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CONCERTO CE Adirondack Spruce - Koa

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PREMIER SERIES Hand Voiced for Better Sound than Traditional Guitars Tone first. Breedlove’s sustainable, professional grade Premier rosewood series brings traditional U.S. crafting, clean lines and tried and true topwoods to a contemporary, technologically advanced, hand-voiced, Sound Optimised® lifetime instrument. Each Premier, upgraded with new appointments, comes factory equipped with LR Baggs EAS VTC electronics and a deluxe Breedlove hardshell case, all at a remarkably competitive price. Premier - It’s the sound of rosewood now.

CONCERTINA BURNT AMBER CE

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Sitka Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

CONCERT BURNT AMBER CE

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Sitka Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

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CONCERTO BURNT AMBER CE Sitka Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

PREMIER ADIRONDACK SPRUCE & ROSEWOOD The classic bluegrass combination of powerful Adirondack spruce and rich East Indian rosewood ideal for players favouring a heavier style - is guitar magic, pure and simple.

V V H

CONCERTINA BURNT AMBER CE Adirondack Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

CONCERT BURNT AMBER CE Adirondack Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

CONCERTO BURNT AMBER CE Adirondack Spruce - East Indian Rosewood

The Concerto

The Concert

The Concertina

PREMIER REDWOOD & ROSEWOOD A distinctive Breedlove favourite from the start, redwood over rosewood provides a full-spectrum warmth, clarity and precision favoured by fingerstylists the world over.

L L V

CONCERTINA EDGE BURST CE

Redwood - East Indian Rosewood

CONCERT EDGE BURST CE Redwood - East Indian Rosewood

CONCERTO EDGE BURST CE

The Concertina

Redwood - East Indian Rosewood

The Concert The Concerto

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OREGON SERIES All Myrtlewood for High Energy Sound Breedlove’s Most Popular USA Crafted Guitars With its hypnotic, variegated colour patterns and unique sonic clarity, melding the best aspects of rosewood, mahogany and maple, myrtlewood would qualify as one of the great exotic tonewoods, but it’s native! It grows - gnarled, strong and beautiful - on Oregon’s rainy, windswept Pacific coast, just 90 miles from Bend.

Breedlove, in fact, led the charge in using myrtle for fine guitars, and that proud lineage continues with the best-selling Oregon series. Denser than Sitka spruce, myrtlewood - as a result of Sound Optimisation® - can be planed and sanded even thinner, releasing more energy for a balanced profile alive with bass, midrange and treble in equal measure.

Now available in three revolutionary Breedlove body styles with contemporary soft cutaways, each Oregon Series guitar is equipped with LR Baggs EAS VTC electronics and comes with a deluxe Breedlove hardshell case.

The Breedlove Soft Cutaway A defining feature on many Breedlove models, our contemporary soft cutaway offers stylish visual appeal as well as all fret access, without diminishing balanced sound, tone or resonance.

H CONCERTO 12-STRING BOURBON CE Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

ALL MYRTLEWOOD MODELS Select your body shape, pick your colour!

Natural

Bourbon Burst

Natural

Each all-myrtlewood body shape is available with soft cutaway, in one of two stunning finish options - Natural or Bourbon Burst.

V CONCERTINA CE

V CONCERT CE

H CONCERTO CE Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

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OREGON SERIES Marrying Sitka Spruce with Myrtlewood. Surpassing the Sound, Tonal Balance and Richness of Traditional Tonewoods While Oregon myrtlewood may be denser than Sitka spruce, it pairs with it to create guitars that fly past all others, surpassing the sound, tonal balance and richness of more traditional tonewood combinations. Our Sitka, from rugged stock, straight and true, is sustainably sourced. We never harvest these magnificent trees but work with Alaska Specialty Woods to salvage blown down trunks, often nearly 600 years old, from the forest floor, contributing to the health of the biosphere while putting a supreme instrument in your hands. Individually crafted in Bend, with all native tonewoods and the remarkable benefits of Sound Optimisation®, each Oregon Concert soft cutaway spruce/myrtle model, available in Natural or Whiskey Burst finish, is performance ready, with LR Baggs EAS VTC electronics and a deluxe Breedlove hardshell case.

Natural

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CONCERT CE

Sitka Spruce - Myrtlewood

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CONCERT CE Sitka Spruce - Myrtlewood

Whiskey Burst

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THE MYRTLEWOOD STORY Fully sustainable and clear-cut free tonal balance and clarity from the Oregon Coast.

Popularised by Breedlove, myrtlewood, from the windblown Oregon coast, combines the best elements of rosewood, mahogany and maple - rich bass, warm midrange and clear, bright trebles - for truly versatile guitars. Each sonically distinct instrument is individualised by the gnarled, wildly varied, but always arresting grain patterns.

To view the video, visit: www.rosetti.co.uk/myrtlewood

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JEFF BRIDGES' SIGNATURE MODELS With his exquisite new Oregon Concerto Bourbon CE, Academy Award® winning actor, musician and environmentalist Jeff Bridges takes a stand for unity, ecology and peace. Bridges designed his Oregon model, along with two new, similarly clear-cut free, sustainable Organic Collection instruments - all feature his “All in this Together” motto emblazoned on the fretboard and his name inlaid on the headstock.

“We can make our instruments with salvaged or selectively harvested wood from sustainable forests,” Jeff Bridges says, “while still protecting habitat and sustaining the local community.

We can make a difference.”

H SIGNATURE OREGON CONCERTO BOURBON CE Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

V SIGNATURE AMAZON CONCERT SUNBURST CE Torrefied European Spruce Granadillo

V SIGNATURE CONCERT COPPER E Torrefied European Spruce African Mahogany 12

The Organic Collection SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED ALL SOLID WOODS FOR SUPERIOR SOUND & REVOLUTIONARY VALUE.

PRESERVING THE WORLD’S FORESTS NEVER SOUNDED BETTER. Sustainably Harvested All Solid Woods for Superior Sound.

Torrefied European Spruce Tops for Aged Sound and Durability.

Natural-Sound Electronics with Sound Hole Controls.

Revolutionary value.

The Ar tista Series Custom Designed, Exotic Oregon Myrtlewood, Luxury Models The Breedlove Organic Artista Series takes luxury to a new level, with gold frets and tuners, brass inlays, Natural Sound electronics and an African ebony fingerboard capping a Hard Rock maple neck. The latter, denser than mahogany, couples with Breedlove’s favourite tone platform, Oregon myrtlewood, to create an instrument as sonically powerful as it is visually beautiful - with a thin Natural Shadow Burst finish and dark walnut binding setting off each uniquely varied and colourful back and side. Torrefied European spruce tops with African ebony bridges work with myrtle’s magic fusion of rosewood thump, mahogany warmth and maple brilliance to deliver a balanced, high energy, ultra-responsive playing experience.

The Concertina CE

The Concert CE

The Concerto CE

Artista Series Models Artista Concerto Natural Shadow CE Torrefied European-Myrtlewood Artista Concert Natural Shadow CE Torrefied European-Myrtlewood Artista Concertina Natural Shadow CE Torrefied European-Myrtlewood

The Performer Series High-Performance, Custom Crafted, Stage Ready – Big Sound The all solid sustainably sourced Breedlove Organic Performer Series, employing FSC-certified tonewoods, is seriously stage ready, with Natural Sound electronics, an “aged” European spruce top and soft cutaways offering access to every fret. African mahogany back, sides and neck impart warmth and cutting power; clarified by the bright, dynamic brilliance of an African ebony bridge and fingerboard. A thin, durable high gloss Bourbon finish, gold frets and tuners, tortoise colour binding and simple but stunning brass inlays complete the package.

The Concertina CE

The Concert CE

The Concerto CE

Performer Series Models Performer Concerto Bourbon CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Performer Concert Bourbon CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Performer Concertina Bourbon CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany 16

The Wildwood Series Classic All Solid African Mahogany Guitars With Warm, Bold Sound Sustainably sourced, with FSC-certified African mahogany from the Congo River Basin - the world’s second largest rainforest. All-mahogany, satin-finished and tortoise bound Wildwood Series guitars are prized for warm midrange tones that exquisitely support a voice, with a bold timbre, crisp attack and strong string-to-string definition.

The Concert CE

The Concerto CE

Wildwood Series Models Wildwood Concerto Satin CE African Mahogany Wildwood Concert Satin CE African Mahogany Wildwood Concertina Satin CE African Mahogany Wildwood Companion Satin CE African Mahogany

The Signature Series The World’s Highest Value, Astoundingly Affordable, All Purpose, Superior Sounding Acoustic Electric Guitars Comfortable and easy to maintain, a sustainable, all solid wood Signature is superb as your first guitar or as a new, great-sounding addition to your collection. Light, loud and nimble, with “vintage” European spruce tops in a selection of gloss and semi-gloss Copper Burst finishes.

The Concert CE

The Companion E

Signature Series Models Signature Concerto Copper CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Concert Copper CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Concertina Copper CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Companion Copper CE Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Concerto Copper E Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Concert Copper E Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Concertina Copper E Torrefied European-African Mahogany Signature Companion Copper E Torrefied European-African Mahogany 18

SOLO SERIES Specialty Instruments Designed for Singer/Songwriters; Side Monitor Soundhole Lets You Hear Your Music Blissfully lose yourself in the sound! The Breedlove Solo Series is designed to make the playing experience as intimate for you as for your audience. A Side Monitor Soundhole directs the warm, distinct tone of a solid red cedar top right to the player, without diminishing forward projection, while exotic African ovangkol backs and sides echo the lush timbre of East Indian Rosewood. Solos, factory-equipped with LR Baggs EAS VTC electronics, are also available in Specialty nylon string, 12-string, and fretted and fretless bass configurations, letting all players dive deeply into their personal musical world.

CONCERTINA CE

L

Red Cedar - Ovangkol

CONCERT CE

V

Red Cedar - Ovangkol

CONCERT NYLON CE

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Red Cedar - Ovangkol

V

CONCERTO CE Red Cedar - Ovangkol

Scale Length 34”

Scale Length 34”

V CONCERT 12-STRING CE Red Cedar - Ovangkol

H JUMBO BASS CE Red Cedar - Ovangkol

H JUMBO FRETLESS BASS CE Red Cedar - Ovangkol 20

PURSUIT EXOTIC SERIES Exotic Tonewoods to Complement Your Music Breedlove has long specialised in exotic tonewoods from around the globe. The Pursuit Exotic Series allows you to experience - affordably - the pure, nuanced sound and striking visual beauty of amazing, well-travelled wood combinations. All four of Breedlove’s revolutionary body shapes are available in the popular all myrtlewood configuration, with stunning Prairie Burst finish. A trio of Concert models feature warm all figured Koa; bold Sitka spruce/ziricote; and balanced Sitka spruce/myrtlewood. The extraordinary Pursuit Exotic Series adds elegance and value with ebony fretboards and bridges. LR Baggs EAS electronics make amplification a breeze.

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COMPANION CE PB Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERTINA CE PB Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERT CE PB Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERTO CE PB Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

PURSUIT EXOTIC PRAIRIE BURSTS

Companion

Concertina

Concert

Concerto

V CONCERT CE Koa - Koa

V CONCERT CE Sitka Spruce - Ziricote

V CONCERT CE Sitka Spruce - Myrtlewood

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PURSUIT SERIES The Finest Sounding and Playing Collection of Affordable Instruments With the Pursuit Series, Breedlove wanted to offer you as many options as possible, all with great sounding solid wood tops, easy-loading ovangkol pinless bridges and great sounding LR Baggs EAS electronics. Your first Pursuit? Your third!? Try one, not just in Concerto, Concert, Concertina or Companion six string, but also in nylon and 12-string models, and acoustic bass.

COMPANION CE

L

Red Cedar - Mahogany

CONCERTINA CE

L

Red Cedar - Mahogany

CONCERT CE*

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Red Cedar - Mahogany

CONCERT CE

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Mahogany - Mahogany

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CONCERTO CE Red Cedar - Mahogany

* Available in left-handed version

Scale Length 32"

L CONCERT NYLON CE Red Cedar - Mahogany

V CONCERT 12-STRING CE Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

H CONCERT BASS CE Sitka Spruce - Mahogany 24

DISCOVERY CE SERIES Played Acoustically or Plugged into an Amp, They Bring Superior Sound.

Beginner-friendly design makes the Discovery CE Series a perfect introduction to the joys of guitar. A thinner neck profile with narrow nut width and radiused fretboard makes for ultra-easy play. A pinless Delta bridge makes string changing fast and fun. Carefully crafted with classic Breedlove sound DNA, these instruments sound like guitars costing three times the price. All Discovery CE models include factory installed Fishman pick-up systems as standard.

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COMPANION CE Mahogany - Mahogany

COMPANION CE NATURAL & SUNBURST Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

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CONCERTINA CE NATURAL & SUNBURST Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

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L

V

CONCERTO CE NATURAL & SUNBURST

CONCERT CE NATURAL & SUNBURST

Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

CONCERT SATIN BOURBON NYLON CE Engelmann Spruce - Mahogany 26

DISCOVERY SERIES Breedlove’s Most Affordable Acoustic Guitars The ideal affordable first guitar. Trademark Breedlove sound, comfort and playability begin right here, and so does your guitar journey. Slim, easy-fretting necks, simple pinless bridges and clean, durable finishes open the door to a world of music.

Welcome to the family!

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COMPANION NATURAL & SUNBURST Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

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CONCERTINA NATURAL & SUNBURST Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

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CONCERT NATURAL & SUNBURST* Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

* Available in left-handed version

H CONCERTO NATURAL & SUNBURST

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Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

CONCERT Mahogany - Mahogany

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LU’AU UKULELE SERIES Inspired by Kim Breedlove’s Original Design.

To relax from his day gig as master guitar builder, Kim Breedlove developed groundbreaking ukulele designs in his garage workshop, boasting essential sonic improvements alongside remarkably fluid playability. These serve as the basis for Breedlove’s inspired and amazing line of powerful Lu’au Ukuleles, featuring colourful, bright, rich and deepsounding myrtlewood.

TENOR Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

TENOR NATURAL SHADOW E Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

TENOR NATURAL SHADOW CE Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERT Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERT NATURAL SHADOW E Sitka Spruce - Myrtlewood

CONCERT NAURAL SHADOW E Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

CONCERT NATURAL SHADOW CE Myrtlewood - Myrtlewood

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CUSTOM MASTERCLASS BUILD-TO-ORDER PROGRAM Like visiting a tailor, selecting the cloth and cut, the suit crafted to you - Breedlove is offering the CUSTOM MASTERCLASS BUILD-TO-ORDER PROGRAM. You select the body style, tonewoods and aesthetics - designing a Masterclass which is distinctly you. The palate of woods are yours to choose – each will be Sound Optimised and Hand Voiced to give you superior sound, balanced tone, and an instrument you will cherish for a lifetime. Handcrafted by our finest Master Craftsmen, your Breedlove Masterclass will be a one-of-a-kind guitar – Your Breedlove! Please contact your local Breedlove Distinctive Dealer to begin this process. All instruments will include ebony veneer, fretboard and bridge with a 1 3/4” nut width, bone nut and saddle, 6 strings, standard frets and a Deluxe Hardshell Case. Custom options include: Body Shape: • Concerto (cutaway or non-cutaway) • Concert (cutaway or non-cutaway) • Concertina (cutaway or non-cutaway) Top Tonewood: • Sitka Spruce • Adirondack Spruce • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce • Port Orford Cedar • Western Red Cedar • Sinker Redwood Top Colour: • Natural • Whiskey Burst • Copper Burst Back & Sides Tonewood: • East Indian Rosewood • Cocobolo • Koa • Myrtlewood • Maple • Walnut Back & sides Colour: • Natural • Whiskey Stain • Copper Burst Top, Back & Sides Finish: • Gloss • Semi Gloss Neck Wood: • Mahogany • Maple Bridge Shape: • Delta • Winged (Concert & Concerto) Neck Finish: • Natural Semi-Gloss • Tinted Semi-Gloss • Sunburst Semi-Gloss

Soundhole Rosette: • Simple Rosette with Green Abalone, Bloodwood or Koa Purf Ring.

• Spoked Rosette with Green Abalone, Bloodwood or Koa Purf Ring.

• Herringbone Rosette with Black Outer Purf Ring.

Body & Fretboard Binding: • Figured Maple • Figured Koa • Bloodwood • Ebony • East Indian Rosewood Top Purfling: • Black • BWBWB (5 Ply) • Herringbone Fretboard Inlay: • None • Masterclass Leaves • Offset Dots • Linear Fusion • Centred Dots • Hooks • Mosaic Pins (Offset) • Your own Custom Design!

Tuners: • Gotoh 510 (Chrome with Ebony Buttons) • Gotoh 510 (Gold with Ebony Buttons) • Gotoh 510 X-Gold • Gotoh 780 Slotted (Gold with Black Buttons) • Gotoh 780 Slotted (Nickel with Black Buttons) Electronics: • None • LR Baggs EAS VTC • LR Baggs Anthem Tru-Mic Strap Buttons: • None • Gold • Chrome • Nickel

2021 Brochure (UK & Ireland)

www.rosetti.co.uk sales@rosetti.co.uk +44 (0)1376 550033