Godspeed You! Black Emperor Gear
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:39 am
From this thread at offset guitars:
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 11&t=24797
guitars:
Efrim usually plays a sunburst color Fender Jaguar (not a reissue), that has been modified with a full-size humbucker pickup in the neck position. It appears that the stock Jaguar pickup is still in the bridge, but the tremolo unit has been replaced by a Bigsby vibrato system. Efrim has used a Travis Bean metal neck guitar while on tour with ASMZ, and more recently with gybe!
Dave plays an old dark brown Kramer metal neck guitar (appears to be a 450G), that he plays most of the slide parts on (which should not to be confused with a Travis Bean). He also plays a very cool '65 or '66 Fender Jazzmaster.
Roger plays an ivory color Ibanez Talman.
Mauro plays with a natural wood color Fender Jazz Precision bass (without a pick guard).
Thierry plays with a natural wood color MusicMan bass (unknown which model).
amplifiers:
Norsola has been seen using Ampeg combo amps (possibly VT-22's), as well as Fender Twin Reverb reissues, and an ART Tube PAC - a tube preamp and a compressor in one. More recently she was using an Ampeg SVT 400-T head through an Ampeg 4x10 cabnet.
Sophie has been seen using Ampeg V-4 heads into mostly 4x12 cabinets (mostly Marshall and a few times Orange). She has played through Ampeg VT-22's, as well as an ART Tube PAC.
Roger has usually been seen plugged into Fender Twin Reverb reissues, ocassionally a Roland Jazz Chorus 4x10 combo, and sometimes an older Marshall head.
Thierry plugs into an Ampeg SVT bass head and 4x10 or 8x10 cabinets.
Mauro uses an unknown bass head (possibly a Trace Elliot or an Earth Sound Research), and into a 4x10 or 8x10 cabinet.
Dave usually plays through Ampeg V-4 heads into mostly 4X12 or 4x10 cabinets (mostly vintage Marshall).
Efrim has on at least one occasion been seen using a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb head (more than likely it is a rental because it's very costly). Most of the time he uses Ampeg V-4 heads into 4x12 or 8x10 cabinets (usually Marshall and a few times Orange).
effects:
Roger uses an Ernie Ball volume pedal, as well as Boss GE-7 and Boss RV-3 effects pedals.
Thierry sometimes uses a violin bow on his bass. Occasionally he uses a Boss PN-2 for bass tremolo.
Mauro does not use any effects onstage.
Dave has used a Pro Co Turbo RAT and a Pro Co RAT2, as well as a Boss DD-3, Boss RV-3, Boss CS-2, and a Boss PN-2. He also uses a Morley Volume-Wah Pedal and possibly an Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress. The guitar player has also been seen using a Mini-Disk player to broadcast some of the monologues, as well as using a screwdriver and violin bow on his guitar strings similar to the way Efrim does. Recently Dave was seen using a SustainPunch Creamy Dreamer, and an original Digitech Whammy WH-1.
Norsola has been seen with a volume pedal (possibly a Morley PVO). At least one person has reported her using a Boss RV-3. Recently she was using an Ernie Ball volume pedal and a Boss RV-3 reverb pedal.
Sophie has been seen using a Boss GT-3 multi-effects unit, and an Ernie Ball volume pedal.
Efrim uses a Boss GE-7 and Boss TR-2. He uses a volume pedal (possibly an Ernie Ball or Morley), along with a Maestro Fuzzstain, and Boss PSM-5 power supply. If that were not enough, he also uses an unknown green colored pedal and an old Boss multi-effects unit that he only uses for distortion. We cannot forget to mention that he operates the tape deck for the monologues, and his excellent skills with a screwdriver on the guitar strings! Recently it appears that he may be using a Z.Vex Tremolo Probe & Super Hard On, as well as a Line 6 DL-4, and a vintage Mutron Phasor.
* the band uses electronic tuners on stage, which they pass around and tune silently while they are not playing their parts. Efrim has own on his tuner on his pedal-board.
percussion:
Bruce owns an old Ludwig drum kit that was made in the sixties (unknown model). He purchased it in 1990 from the first drummer of the Doughboys (Brock Pytel). From the kit he uses the kick drum, one 13" rack, and a 16" floor tom. He also uses a cheap Pearl snare that he cranks as tight as it can go, because he likes to hear the higher harmonics ring out (in order to be heard over the guitars). He uses an old Ludwig bass drum from his marching band which is 29"/9", and the companion marching snare was used in the early days as his main snare. Both he and Aidan use his concert version glockenspiel (either a Musser or Ludwig), which is tuned from G two and a half octaves to C....which he got extended a whole step on either side from F to D now. Bruce uses about twenty different types of mallets and sticks; ranging from classical, marching percussion, homemade, used, and custom made. He uses either Paiste or Sabian ride cymbals, and a Zildjian crash cymbal. They use Sabian Hi-Hats for the sit-down drum kit. In the studio, Bruce has used an old Deagan marimba (1919), as well as an old Leedy vibraphone (1921).
Aidan uses an old Sonor drum kit. From the drum kit, he takes the snare, the 13" rack tom, and the 16" floor tom on tour with them.....which are used for the stand-up kit. It is believed that he uses either a Zildjian or Sabian ride cymbal." "
