When he purchased Breedlove Guitars in late 2010, Tom Bedell saw an opportunity: While switching Breedlove wood sourcing to responsible, sustainable and certified partners, and while developing Sound Optimization to make the very best use of those precious resources, he grasped that he could now make his youthful dream an even more amazing reality. It is at this time that He re-launched Bedell Guitars, this time as a stateside boutique, hand-made brand based on the great guitars he remembered. Now, in addition to a beautiful, varied line of ultra high quality production instruments, Bedell players can also make their own dreams happen via the Bedell Custom Shop.

Bedell is a true believer—in peace, in music and in the relationship between the natural world and acoustic music making. His belief in wood is, in many ways, the basis for the Bedell Custom Shop in Bend, Oregon. The wood you choose for your Bedell Custom Shop masterpiece will be fully certified, sanely harvested and carefully tracked from its position in the forest right through to your hands.