EP 148 - Ed Breckenridge (Thrice)
In Episode 148 of The Bass Shed Podcast, Ryan Roberts sits down with Thrice bassist Ed Breckenridge for a conversation about creativity, band chemistry, and sustaining a musical identity over more than two decades.
Ed has helped anchor the sound of Thrice since the band’s earliest days, contributing to a style that blends heavy rock energy with atmosphere, texture, and evolving songwriting. In this episode, he shares how he came to the bass during the forming of the band and what he discovered to be so powerful about the role of the instrument inside a group.
The conversation also explores the records and bass players that shaped his early listening and how those influences informed the way he thinks about tone, space, and supporting the music.
Ryan and Ed also dive into Thrice’s latest album Horizons West, the band’s twelfth studio release. They discuss the band’s collaborative songwriting process, building contrast and atmosphere within heavy music, developing bass parts that serve the song, and how the band continues to evolve creatively while maintaining its identity after more than twenty years together.
A thoughtful conversation about bass playing, songwriting, and the long arc of a working band.
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