Then, he came up with an amazing design. A solid body violin; that not only resounded a beautiful tone, but was absolutely wonderful to look upon. All this while working at a tree trimming service and selling a violin here and there.
On a brisk early morning, Steve learned that Breedlove Guitars was hiring. He gathered up his work in a portfolio and walked in. Nerves high, sweat pouring and eyes dialated Steve was hired! He spent around 4 years working and learning. His family loved they had a "body builder" for a dad. But during his time at Breedlove, Steve was being gifted woods, tools and more wood. So seeing the pattern, he began to create in his tiny garage.
One day a good friend, Wanda Henry, decided to commission Steve to build a guitar for her son. That guitar was one of the first built in the garage and one that helped give Steve the motivation to go out on his own with his style of guitars. He has now built over 100 instruments and he couldn't be happier with his work.
-Ronalee Campbell (Steve's Wife)