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Contents 1 circa 2008 2 circa 2009 3 circa 2010/2011 4 pedalboard of either James or Andrew, circa late 2010: 5 used on Congratulations

circa 2008

• Andrew:
  • Gibson L5-S
  • white Fender Stratocaster
  • green Fender Stratocaster
  • Gibson B-25 (or something similar)
  • Gibson Les Paul Standard
  • Boss TU-2
  • Boss Graphic EQ
  • Boss Giga Delay
  • Ibanez Tubescreamer
  • Empress Tremolo
  • ProCo Rat
  • Vox wah
  • Dimebag Darrell wah
  • Fender Twin Reverb (?)
• Hank: (although there's also a photo of bassist Matthew Asti working with this pedalboard)
  • Boss TU-2
  • EHX Pog
  • Dimebag Darrell wah
  • Jacques Bat Fuzz
  • Maxon phaser
  • Fulldrive 2
  • two other Boss pedals (?)
• Ben:
  • Nord Electro 3
  • Moog Little Phatty
  • Access Virus TI Polar
  • Yamaha DX-7 (used in early 2008 before being replaced by the Access Virus)
  • EHX Deluxe Memory Man and Moogerfooger delay (used with Little Phatty, I believe)
• Other:
  • Rickenbacker bass
  • Korg Mono/Poly (their favorite synth, reportedly)
  • Ludwig drums (and Aquarian heads, at some point)

circa 2009

• misc. amps (Fender, Orange, Marshall, Vox)
• Andrew:
  • 1970s Gibson L5-S
  • sunburst Les Paul (R9?)
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • custom Saint Blues 61 South (named "Bette Midler" by Andrew)
  • ProCo Rat 2
  • Line 6 DL4
  • Fulldrive 2
  • Dimebag Darrell wah (or standard Crybaby)
  • Empress Tap Tremolo
  • Micro Q-Tron
  • TU-2
• James:
  • black Les Paul
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • wah pedal of some sort
  • Maxon phaser
  • Jacques Bat Fuzz
  • EHX Pog
  • TU-2
• Roland Juno?

circa 2010/2011

• Andrew
  • Gibson L5-S
  • custom Saint Blues 61 South
  • 1961 Martin D-18
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • ProCo Rat 2
• Ben
  • two Edirol PCR 500 midi keyboards live (with a Mac (one used, one for backup))
  • Minimoog Voyager
• James
  • 3rd Power 3x12 triangular cab
  • custom Souldier strap
  • James's keyboard (Roland XP-30?)

pedalboard of either James or Andrew, circa late 2010:

• Roland EV-5 Expression Pedal
• Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
• SubDecay Quasar Phase Shifter
• Malekko Analog Chorus
• Soda Meiser Fuzz Pedal (original)
• Morley Classic Wah Pedal
• T-Rex Replica Delay
• Empress Superdelay
• Empress Tap Tempo Tremolo
• Malekko Chicklet Reverb
• ZVex Fuzz Factory
• Crowther Audio Hot Cake
• Boss TU-2 Tuner

used on Congratulations

• original EMT 250 reverb unit
• EMS Synthi A (through a Roland Space Echo on "Siberian Breaks")
• Gakken SX-150
• Synton Fenix
• Suzuki Omnichord
• Casio DG-20 guitar synth
• Five12 Numerology ("Siberian Breaks")
• Roland Space Station ("Siberian Breaks")
• 1962 Fender Jazz Bass
• 1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
• 1978 Guild F-412 12-string
• 1966 Fender Electric XII
• Rickenbacker 4001 bass
• Sonnox Oxford plugins (including either EQ or reverb, or both)
• miscellaneous rented vintage gear from Neve, Neumann, Teletronix and AKG
• tracking: Pro Tools 8 LE on Mac G5, through a Toft ATB32 console for monitoring
• synths: BAE 1272 module, Toft ATB32, Chandler Limited TG-2 Abbey Road Special Edition Mic Preamp
• guitars: Coles 4038 or Beyerdynamic M160 > Neve 1081
  • amps: ZT Lunchbox, 1950s Galanti, Marshall JMP, Fender Champ, Fender Super Reverb
• bass: Ampeg Portaflex Fliptop > Neumann U87 and AT4047/SV > Neve 1081 (or direct: bass > Neve 1081 > UA 1176 or Teletronix LA-2A
• drums: AKG C12s, Neumann U67s, Shure SM57s, Audio-Technica AT4047/SV > Neve 1081 or API 312