Bring your music to life in full color with the Protégé C1 Matiz! A fresh take on the traditional aesthetic of the nylon-string guitar, the Matiz series combines maple accents and traditional tone woods in 4 eye-catching colors: Aqua, Coral, Pale Sky, and Classic Blue. Spruce top and mahogany back and sides provide the projection and warmth associated with a nylon string guitar, while the maple headplate, bridge, and full-scale fretboard give the C1 Matiz an all new look with a lively tonal response. A satin polyurethane finish provides a layer of protection against nicks and scratches, while the ghost rosette, designed after our traditional wood rosette, allows the eye-catching colored tops of the C1 Matiz to shine through and take center stage. Includes a color-matched gig bag made of recycled nylon so you can rest easy knowing your instrument is protected in responsible and sustainable fashion.
Sustainable & Clear-Cut Free
Breedlove uses no clear-cut woods in its Made in Bend models. It’s that’s simple. Featuring sustainably sourced all solid exotic and native tonewoods handcrafted by skilled luthiers who are as sensitive to the needs of the earth as they are to building the best sounding and playing guitars available anywhere.
Wood and Animal Contents
- TopMyrtlewood | Umbellularia californica | United States
- Back and Sides Myrtlewood/ Umbellularia californica/ United States
- Neck Eastern hard rock maple | Acer saccharum | United States
- Fretboard African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Republic of Congo
- Bridge African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Republic of Congo
- Headstock overlay African ebony | Diospyros crassiflora | Republic of Congo
- Body Binding Tortoise/Plastic
- Body Purfling Koa/Acacia koa/USA
- Bracing Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis | United States
- Back Strip / Side Brace Honduran mahogany | Swietenia macrophylla | Guatemala
- Bridge Plate Eastern hard rock maple | Acer saccharum | United States
- Neck / Tailblock Honduran mahogany | Swietenia macrophylla | Guatemala
- Fretboard Inlay Brass
- Nut / Saddle TUSQ/ organic material
Specifications
- Body Type Concert
- Cutaway Soft
- Headstock shape Asymmetrical
- Scale Length 25.5"
- # Frets 20
- Nut Width 1.75"
- Lower Bout Width 15.37"
- Waist Width 9"
- Upper Bout Width 11.279"
- Body Length 20"
- Body Depth at neck 3.75"
- Body Depth at tailblock 4.5"
- Sound Hole Diameter 4"
- Tuners Breedlove, satin gold
- Electronics LR Baggs Anthem TRU-MIC
- String Gauge D'Addario XT PB Light
- Case Deluxe hardshell