The Strokes
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Julian Casablancas
Julian has used countless combinations of weird overdriven mic, DI, and what-have-you combinations to get that filtered vocal sound. If you're interested in that, or/and reading arguments over how much the Strokes suck, go here.
Nick Valensi
circa 2009 - 2011
- Guitars: 1990s Epiphone Riviera (w/ Gibson P-94s) (this has been his main guitar since the Strokes' formation; he has several models of this guitar in various colors (all with P-94s), including various naturals, one in vintage sunburst, one in red, and a red 12-string Elite), Epiphone Elitist Nick Valensi Riviera P-94 and Epiphone Nick Valensi Riviera P-94 (signature models of his main guitar), Epiphone Dot (w/ 2 P-94s), Epiphone Casino, Epiphone Sheraton, Gibson Faded Special DC (w/ 2 P-90s), Gibson Les Paul Custom (black), Fender Telecaster Custom, Duesenberg semi-hollow, Hammond Jr.'s various backup guitars (including a yellow Gibson Les Paul Jr. and a Les Paul Special)
- Amps: 2x12 Fender Hot Rod DeVille into Fender 4x12 cabs; Carr Slant 6V combo amp and Carr Rambler amp (last few stops on the First Impressions tour), Vox AC4TV (used for some solos including "You're So Right")
- Pedals: Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde Ultimate Overdrive, Visual Sound Visual Volume, Visual Sound Double Trouble, Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator, Vox Cooltron Bulldog Distortion, two MXR M-133 Micro Amps, Boss TU-2, Durham Sex Drive (studio), DBA Micro Harmonic Transformer (studio), Maxon AD-9 (studio), EHX Memory Man (studio)
Albert Hammond Jr.
Guitars
- His main guitar is a Fender Stratocaster, a Japanese '85 reissue of a 1972, in either Arctic white or Olympic white.
- three other white Stratocasters
- Gibson Les Paul Junior
- Gibson Les Paul Special
- Rickenbacker 325 (black)
- Gretsch hollowbody
- Guild acoustic (vintage sunburst)
- Martin acoustic
Amps/Pedals
Albert's main amplifier is a 2x12" Fender Hot Rod Deville. He also owns a Fender Twin Reverb. His pedalboard consists of two Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde Ultimate Overdrives, a Boss DD-3 digital delay, Boss TU-2 tuner, and one or two MXR Micro Amps.
Nikolai Fraiture
Nikolai plays a variety of basses, but is usually seen playing his Fender Jazz bass. He has also appeared playing a black and white Rickenbacker (such as the one in the "Last Nite" video), a Music Man Sterling (such as the one in the "Juicebox" video) and a Fender Precision Bass (seen as his backup bass during live performances). He uses an Ampeg SVT Classic amp for most live work and has an artist page on Ampeg's website.
Fab Moretti
- Ludwig classic maple drums: 22x14 kick, 13x9 rack tom, 16x16 floor tom, 14x5 wood snare
- Zildjian cymbals: 14" A New Beat hi-hats, 22" A Custom ride, 20" A Custom crash
- Ahead sticks
