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What guitar does The Breeders play?

Kelley Deal has been seen using a Gibson Les Paul Standard through a Marshall JCM900 with a Boss DD-3 and Ibanez Tube King, and Josephine Wiggs a Fender Jaguar Bass with an Ampeg SVT-AV. Kim Deal has said she plays a Les Paul, a Strat and a Candelas nylon-string.

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What guitar does Kim Deal play?

She has said she works with a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender Strat, a Fender Precision Bass and a Candelas nylon-string, and Guitar World described her playing a battered Seagull acoustic.

What amp does Kim Deal use?

She has said she took a little Kalamazoo amp with tremolo and reverb to Key West, and later picked up a small Music Man amp and a Supro with a 15-inch speaker.

What guitar does Kelley Deal play?

A Gibson Les Paul she bought in Philadelphia on the Last Splash tour, which she has said she still plays, plus a Fender Strat and a blue Fender Mustang.

What amp does Kelley Deal use?

She was seen with a Marshall JCM900 in 2018 and has said a Marshall JCM800 powered Cannonball and most of Last Splash.

What bass does Josephine Wiggs play?

A Fender Jaguar Bass through an Ampeg SVT-AV and SVT 8x10, with an Ampeg SCR-DI and Boss GEB-7.

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The Breeders are the alt-rock band led by Kim Deal with her sister Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson. This guide covers Kelley's Les Paul, Marshall and pedalboard and Josephine's Ampeg bass rig from Premier Guitar's 2018 Rig Rundown, plus what Kim and Kelley have told Guitar World about their guitars and amps.

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