Bend, OR (May 6, 2014) -- Breedlove Stringed Instruments is proud to present the Pursuit Bass – designed and quality checked in Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
The aptly named Pursuit Series was created for players who are newly committed to pursuing their music career and are ready to share their music with the world. The Pursuit models offer Breedlove’s distinctively crafted sound and are ready for amplification with Fishman ISYS+ electronics, and feature built-in USB ports, so laying down tracks on your laptop or computer is easy and convenient.
The Pursuit Bass is a concert body shape with a 32” scale, which makes it easier to play. The Breedlove Concert is the original Breedlove shape. It first appeared in 1992, and has been the best-selling Breedlove body shape ever since. It generates a wonderfully articulate range of tone with an ample low end that is never muddy. The Breedlove Bridge Truss reduces tension on the soundboard of the bass, so the top wood is able to vibrate more freely, producing remarkable sustain, balance, and clarity. The BBT is mounted to the bridge from the inside and is connected into the tail block of the bass, pulling downward on the underside of the bridge relieving pressure on the top. The resulting tonal effect on BBT- equipped basses is more resonance and livelier sound with enhanced overtones.
Specs:
- MSRP $799, MAP $599
- Concert body shape
- Solid Sitka spruce top
- Sapele laminate back and sides
- Rosewood fretboard
- 32” scale length
- Pinless Bridge
- Breedlove bridge truss
- Bone nut/saddle
- 1-7/8” nut width
- D’Addario EXPPBB170 strings
- Mini 15-1, chrome tuners
- Gloss finish
- Fishman ISYS+USB electronics
- Limited lifetime warranty
Breedlove Solo Bass
Breedlove Stringed Instruments is proud to present the Solo Bass – designed and quality checked in Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
If you’ve ever tried to write a song in a noisy room or on a rambunctious tour bus, you know how hard it can be to really hear your own instrument. The Solo Series models have a side sound hole monitor to allow you to hear your music as if you were standing in front of the instrument. It’s a pretty amazing innovation, since the Solo models offer the same volume and distinctively crafted sound you’d expect from a Breedlove – the sound hole monitor doesn’t diminish the power or tone of the instrument, it simply allows you to hear every nuance of your performance as your audience hears it.
The Solo Bass is a jumbo body shape with a 34” scale. Sound from the Solo Bass feels sonically propelled by the movement of so much air inside the body. The Solo Bass is also equipped with a Breedlove Bridge Truss which reduces tension on the soundboard of the bass, so the top wood is able to vibrate more freely, producing remarkable sustain, balance, and clarity. The BBT is mounted to the bridge from the inside and is connected into the tail block of the bass, pulling downward on the underside of the bridge relieving pressure on the top. The resulting tonal effect on BBT- equipped basses is more resonance and livelier sound with enhanced overtones.
Specs:
- MSRP $1,065, MAP $799
- Jumbo body shape
- Solid cedar top
- Sapele laminate back and sides
- Rosewood fretboard
- 34” scale length
- Pinless Bridge
- Breedlove bridge truss
- Tonestone nut/saddle
- 1-11/16” nut width
- D’Addario EXPPBB170 strings
- Bass chrome tuners
- Gloss finish
- LR-TCV electronics
- Deluxe foamshell case
- Limited lifetime warranty
Breedlove Studio Bass
Breedlove Stringed Instruments is proud to present the Studio Bass – designed and quality checked in Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
When you’re ready to capture your music in the recording environment, whether in a home studio or a professional studio, the Studio Series delivers. These models were designed to fill the complete tonal range. The Bass offers equal balance and warmth thanks to the sapele back and sides. The jumbo body delivers big acoustic depth and presence.
“I’ve been looking for years to find an acoustic bass that sounds great - and by that I mean with controllable eq so it’s full but not too boomy - but also feels and plays great. My Breedlove has it all and I couldn’t be happier!” – Jeff Pilson, Foreigner - Studio Bass
The Studio Bass is a jumbo body shape with a 34” scale. Sound from the Studio Bass feels sonically propelled by the movement of so much air inside the body. The Studio Bass is also equipped with a Breedlove Bridge Truss which reduces tension on the soundboard of the bass, so the top wood is able to vibrate more freely, producing remarkable sustain, balance, and clarity. The BBT is mounted to the bridge from the inside and is connected into the tail block of the bass, pulling downward on the underside of the bridge relieving pressure on the top. The resulting tonal effect on BBT- equipped basses is more resonance and livelier sound with enhanced overtones.
Specs:
- MSRP $1,199, MAP $899
- Jumbo body shape
- Solid Sitka spruce top
- Sapele laminate back and sides
- Rosewood fretboard
- 34” scale length
- Pinless Bridge
- Breedlove bridge truss
- Tonestone nut/saddle
- 1-11/16” nut width
- D’Addario EXPPBB170 strings
- Bass chrome tuners
- Gloss finish
- LR-TCV electronics
- Limited lifetime warranty
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Oklahoma City sludge rockers Chat Pile have had a busy few years. Their 2022 LP, God’s Country, broke them internationally, and their critically acclaimed 2024 follow-up, Cool World, solidified them as one of the most exciting heavy bands of the moment. We spoke with bassist Stin and guitarist Luther Manhole about the record for our November 2024 issue.
Now, we bring you the band’s first official Rig Rundown, filmed ahead of their show at The End in Nashville last fall. Tune in to see how Stin and Luther conjure the band’s brutal soundstorms on the road.
Brought to you by D’Addario.
Bari Blast
Manhole’s main machine is this baritone 6-string, an Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Axis Super Sport, finished in “starry night.” Luther took a tip from tourmate and Agriculture guitarist Richard Chowenhill and slapped some tape over his neck pickup near the first string to prevent it from catching on the edge of the humbucker. It’s tuned to drop A, with Ernie Ball Mammoth Slinky strings.
Quite the Quilter
Back at home, Luther and Stin lean on big vintage amps, but on the road, Luther brings out this Quilter Tone Block 202, which is plugged into an Ampeg VT-40 combo amp that’s been gutted to run just as a 4x10 cabinet. Luther digs the icier, cutting tone from the 10″ speakers.
Luther Manhole's Board
Manhole’s board is minimalist: All he needs is a TC Electronic PolyTune, a Suhr Riot for dirt, an Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy (which is set for a wobbly chorus effect), and a TC Electronic Hall of Fame for reverb—pedals he’s used for over a decade. An Acoustic PBIS08 supplies the quartet with power.
Peavey Power
Around 2007, Stin went on a hunt around Oklahoma music shops for a Peavey T-40. He finally found one—in a total “Wayne’s World moment”—that belonged to a country singer who had passed away. Since the band’s formation, this “hot and clangy” white T-40 has been Stin’s tool for crafting Chat Pile’s elephantine, bottom-heavy sound. He uses the 5-string Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalts (.060–.125), omitting the .040 string, and plucks with orange Ernie Ball Everlast .73 mm picks for strong, percussive attack.
Building Blocks
Stin’s signal runs to this Quilter Bass Block 802, which blasts through a Trace Elliot 4x10 redline cab with horns—the cab that’s been used on every Chat Pile recording to date.
Stin's Board
Stin probably thinks Manhole’s board is excessive. He packs just his Boss TU-3 and a Tronographic Rusty Box, each with their own individual power supply plugged into a power bar that’s fixed to the board.
