Breedlove Guitars

When you’re buying a coffee table for your home or building a shed in the backyard, do you ever stop to think about where that wood came from? What about when you buy a guitar? Well, at Breedlove Guitars in Bend, Oregon, they are doing more than just creating environmentally friendly instruments; they are facilitating a new way of thinking.

According to Breedlove, “owner Tom Bedell has traveled to each forest in Suriname, the Republic of Congo, and the Swiss Alps to verify individual harvest, chain of custody, and sound ecological practices.” Though what this company does is outside the norm, all it takes are the actions of one to create a chain reaction and potentially spark a huge wave of change. No one understands this concept more than Jeff Bridges.

We all know the prolific actor for his roles in The Big Lebowski, True Grit, and, most recently, Bad Times at the El Royale, but there is so much more to him than his screen appearances. Bridges is also a musician, who performs with his band, Jeff Bridges & the Abiders, as well as an activist. Being a major proponent for environmental causes, he has teamed up with Breedlove and produced a signature line of eco-efficient guitars.