UNIQUE BODY DESIGN:
The Breedlove Voice Original body style
allows for a comfortable, ergonomic
fit with the cutaway offering access to
the upper frets. The cutaway creates
a shorter treble side and an extended
bass side which adds to the balanced
tone of the Breedlove Voice.
GRADUATED TOP THICKNESS:
The Breedlove Voice Original Guitars
feature a top with graduated thickness.
The Treble side of the top is thicker
than the Bass side allowing for a more
balanced volume among all the tones,
lows, mids and highs.
BREEDLOVE'S JLD BRIDGE TRUSS SYSTEM:
On most acoustic Guitars, strings exert
around 200 pounds of pressure on the
bridge and top of the guitar dampening
the vibrations which create up to 80%
of the music. The Breedlove JLD Bridge
Truss System acts as a cantilever to
relieve this pressure allowing the top to
float and to resonate more freely.
BREAKTHROUGH ELECTRONICS:
Most pickup systems capture the string
vibrations through an under-saddle
piezo pickup. When plugged in,
the actual tonal uniqueness of those
instruments is inconsequential. This is
why most acoustic-electric guitars sound
similar to all others and not unlike an
electric guitar.
Breedlove worked with L.R. Baggs to
develop a custom Anthem Tru-Voice
electronics system. The noise cancelling
microphone rides inside the body above
the bridgeplate to capture the true tone
and character of the instrument. The
Anthem Tru-Voice System is custom tuned
to each Breedlove Voice model. As a
result, the amazing tone and balance
of a Breedlove Voice is unchanged
whether it’s unplugged in an intimate
setting or amplified for a crowd.
Between March and June of ’ 85, Stevie added another
person to the traveling crew, René Martinez, who had been
the repairman at Charley’s Guitar Shop. Mark Pollock: “He
came to me and said, ‘I don’t know what to do. Stevie gave
me an offer to go on the road with him.’ I said, ‘Well, René,
I don’t want to lose you as a repairman, but if you don’t take
the gig, you’re a damn fool!’ I got the impression he was not
going to do it. He’d never been out of Texas.”
Martinez is an accomplished flamenco guitarist, often
opening shows for Stevie and Jimmie. René Martinez: “Fla-
menco is my number one. On my off time, I listen to Mo-
zart, Beethoven, their operas and their piano concertos. Jazz,
and then everything else.
“My job as a guitar technician is to oversee the complete
maintenance, upkeep, to be in tune, to change guitars with
the stars during the performance, and to be on top of their
every demand. To make it happen like you’ve done it a million times, and with a smile on your face.”
