Revival 000-12 Jeff Tweedy Limited Edition

Jeff Tweedy first came across a Revival 000 in a music shop in Chicago in 2006. While waiting for another purchase to be cased up for him, he happened to spy upon the wall a limited edition Breedlove Revival 000 12-fret Calendar guitar (from the 2006 Calendar Series). After playing that guitar for a few minutes, he requested that it be added to the bill, and walked out of the store with it. That Revival 000 soon became a stage and studio favorite, and Jeff asked Wilco's road manager Jason to locate another one as a backup.

Fast-foward to the summer of 2007, when Jeff talked to us about the possibility of getting another 000 to match his #1 as closely as possible. Soon, the idea of a Limited Edition Jeff Tweedy 000 took shape. We started by building a prototype instrument - a Revival Deluxe in Red Spruce and East Indian Rosewood, featuring a bee-themed headstock inlay and Gold Pearl Honeycomb position markers. We presented Jeff with this guitar on August 22, 2007, at the Wilco show in Portland, Oregon. Now that Jeff has spent some time with that guitar and provided us with feedback, we are ready to lock down specifications for the limited edition run.

No more than twenty-five Deluxe versions will be built, along with an additional five "Exotic" versions built with Brazilian Rosewood. We will accept orders for this guitar until all 25 Deluxes and 5 Exotics are spoken for, or until March 31, 2008, whichever comes first. Don't miss out on this special instrument - contact your favorite Breedlove dealer today to order your Revival 000 JTLE.

Breedlove Revival 000 JTLE Deluxe

Revival 000 body shape
Select Master Grade Red Spruce Top
Select Master Grade East Indian Rosewood Back & Sides
Ivoroid Body & Neck Binding
Herringbone Rosette
Herringbone Top Purfling
Gold Pearl "Honeycomb" Position Markers
"Flower & Bees" Headstock Inlay
Bone Nut & Saddle
Instrument Label Signed by Jeff Tweedy & Kim Breedlove
Limited quantity - no more than 25 will be built
Retail Price... $5,999

Breedlove Revival 000 JTLE Exotic

Select Solid Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Extremely Limited quantity - no more than 5 will be built
Instrument Label Signed by Jeff Tweedy & Kim Breedlove
Retail Price... $8,499

Other Specifications are as listed for the JTLE Deluxe

Appointments in Detail

During preliminary discussions about themes for this instrument, Jeff mentioned an interest in bees, spurred by his reading of a book by beekeeper (and very inspired writer) William Longgood, called 'The Queen Must Die'. With a bee theme in mind, we designed a
headstock inlay for the prototype instrument, showing a flower and a single bee. The inlay has since grown in complexity - production Revival 000 JTLEs will feature a beautiful flower/vine scheme, with two honey bees gathering pollen from the flower. Shown to the left is Kim Breedlove's final rendering of the headstock inlay (click on the image to see a larger version).



The fret markers are honeycombs, fashioned from Gold Pearl. Single honeycomb cells adorn the 5th, 7th, 9th and 15th frets, and three cells together mark the 12th fret.

Electronics

Both the Revival 000 JTLE Deluxe and Exotic are available with Jeff Tweedy's live electronics package installed. Jeff uses an L.R. Baggs M1 passive along with a Fishman Matrix Natural 2, wired to a single stereo/TRS output jack. You may also opt for any of our standard electronics packages, or order your instrument without electronics.

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