Chris's basses

In his carrer, Chris has played several basses, from different brands, bought new ones and sold some old ones. I grouped his instruments by album: click on the name of the instrument to view specifications.

Black Holes And Revelations (current equipment)
- Fender Jazz Bass
- Rickenbacker 4003
- (picks)

Absolution
- Pedulla Rapture RB4/RB5
- Fender Jazz Bass
- Zon Sonus Studio 4
- Warwick Streamer 4 (studio only)

Origin Of Symmetry
- Pedulla Rapture RBJ2 (sold)
- Pedulla Rapture RB4

Showbiz
- Bass Collection SB300/SB330

PEDULLA RAPTURE RB4/RB5

During the Absolution era, Chris's weapons of choiche were Pedulla Rapture RB basses, manufactured in the USA. These were his main basses, especially on stage. He has a red one, a blue one, a black one and a sunburst one. They are not custom made, as some might think. He uses single-pickup Raptures.
"The Rapture’s got a thinner, racier design. It combines a single flatsawn hard maple neck and a solid soft Eastern maple body, providing a classic sound enhanced by a smooth midrange and a bright high-end"
"Specially tailored active electronics bring out the Rapture’s unique tonal range. The single pickup Rapture (RB-SB) include a master volume, and separate bass and treble control knobs (boost/cut +/-15db) which complete flexibility in shaping the sound. A mid-cut switch accentuates the Rapture bass’ gut shaking sub-bottom while emphasizing high-end clarity and growl and delivering vintage punch with an extra wide attack"

His favourite one is the black Pedulla. It's got a single, soapbar-style pickup (Chris likes it because of its twangier sound). Here is a pic of Chris with his black Pedulla RB: this bass was his main one during the Absolution tour. Once, he smashed it so hard that one of the tuning machines broke along with the hole in the headstock. He had to put the new one on the lower side of the headstock. You can see the empty hole in the picture.

Pedulla Rapture RB4
Body: Flame Maple
Neck: Bolt-on
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Hardware: Chrome
Pickups: Bartolini Single Soapbar Custom
Bridge: Machined brass barrel
Controls: volume, treble, bass, mid toggle
Number of Frets: 22
Weight: 8,5 lbs to 9 lns

Pedulla Rapture RB5
The RB-5 is the 5-string version of the RB4. However, Chris uses it as a 4-string bass, he uses the RB5 just because he needs extra string spacing.