Adrian Belew – pop sided album cover

Adrian Belew – pop sided

Album 2019

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2019 album pop sided.

Music from pop sided

Gear Used On pop sided

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Adrian Belew – pop sided (2019). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Effects Pedals used by Adrian Belew on pop sided

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz XO

Avg price: $195.20

According to this description from the back of the 1982 promotional LP "Indisciple", Belew's rig included a Graphic Fuzz pedal.

Compressor Effects Pedals

MXR M102 Dyna Comp

Avg price: $90.49

Visible as a label on Belew's effects rack in Adrian Belew: Electronic Guitar (1984) at 2:08.

Flanger Effects Pedals

A/DA Flanger

Avg price: $399.00

Visible as a label on Belew's effects rack in Adrian Belew: Electronic Guitar (1984) at 2:36.

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Empress Fuzz

Used on Elevator, as mentioned in this interview from the November 2022 issue of Vintage Guitar.

What else was on your pedalboard?

A Keeley compressor, Eventide H9, Empress Fuzz, and a Strymon Deco. In concert, I don’t use amps – I use in-ear monitors and Electro-Voice full-range monitors.

Multi Effects Pedals

Strymon Deco Tape Saturation & Doubletracker

Avg price: $312.47

Used on Elevator, as mentioned in this interview from the November 2022 issue of Vintage Guitar.

What else was on your pedalboard?

A Keeley compressor, Eventide H9, Empress Fuzz, and a Strymon Deco. In concert, I don’t use amps – I use in-ear monitors and Electro-Voice full-range monitors.