Afie Jurvanen's Gear
For his main guitar, Afie has been using a Silvertone Jupiter.
"Afie plays a 1960s Silvertone Jupiter and has for a while. At some point in time he seems to have gutted the thing in favor of just a neck position pickup and an output jack. No need for those pesky potentiometers and pickup selector to degrade the signal."
The now gutted version of the guitar can be seen in this photo from a performance at the Newport Folk Festival last year in late July.
Amp-wise, Bahamas uses a custom Tex Bernie amplifier, built by Toronto amp maker Anthony Teixeira. “Typically I don’t tour with a bass player so I like amps that are a little clean,” he says. “He made those Bernie amps and it was a little too fuzzy for my liking, so he made me this [custom] one and that’s what I play the most.” As of October of 2014, Bahamas has also been using a new Magnatone Twilighter on tour.
Jurvanen posted this on Instagram showing his different strats. He even named his first record "Pink Strat".
Bahamas posted this picture on Instagram where a Guild Aristocrat with a Bigspy can be seen.
"Bahamas told the Fretboard Journal in a visit to their studio that he purchased his Vintage D around three years ago from the Twelfth Fret in Toronto after admiring the guitar owned by Doug Paisley, a left-handed musician friend. Bahamas said: 'It’s the first new guitar I’ve ever bought, I've always had old guitars. I have a whole pile of old guitars but this has become my main guitar.'" - Taken from the artists section on http://bourgeoisguitars.net
In this video, Afie Jurvanen talks about his 1947 D28
Bahamas posted this on Instagram. A Harmony H44 is visible in the top row.
In this video, Afie Jurvanen talks about his 1948 Gibson J-45
In this Instagram post it can be seen that Bahamas is using this Levy's strap on the white Stratocaster.
He posted this picture on Instagram where you can see, that he's using this Levy's strap on that Stratocaster in the right.
In this picture Bahamas is using a Souldier Edelweiss strap on his Guild Aristocrat.
In this session video from 2012 Bahamas can be seen playing a Martin D-18.
Afie Jurvanen is pictured using a Kyser Quick-Change Capo in a photo from Truevintageguitar.
In a Reddit post by tralfamadorian42, Afie Jurvanen of Bahamas is shown using a Nice Rack Canada System Muter on his pedalboard during a performance in Phoenix. Though Afie is not known for extensive pedal use, his streamlined setup includes an amp switcher, tuner, boost, delay, chorus, and spring reverb.
Shown on his touring board a few months ago, the EP booster makes sense for his style of less is more when it comes to how he gets his tone.
Shown on his touring board from 3 months ago. Appears to be running after his delay, which might be for a more pronounced chorus effect or might just be for aesthetics.
Afie Jurvanen, performing as Bahamas, uses the Boss DM-2 Delay on his touring board. According to a Reddit post by tralfamadorian42, the pedal was seen before his Dimension C during a show in Phoenix, despite the label being difficult to read under the lights.
Afie Jurvanen of Bahamas was seen using the Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb pedal, positioned last in his trio of Boss pedals, during a performance in Phoenix. The setup likely features a low dwell and mix for a classic, understated reverb tone, as noted in a Reddit discussion by user tralfamadorian42.
Arguably the most essential pedal for any touring guitar player, the PolyTune seems to be Afie's choice, and perfectly fits the aesthetic of his small and simple setup.
Afie's touring board from 2022 appears to be powered by the MXR Iso-Brick, with five of power jacks that are used being labeled for the individual pedals they power.
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