Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney – Superwolves
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2021 album Superwolves.
Music from Superwolves
Artists on Superwolves
Gear Used On Superwolves
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney – Superwolves (2021). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Matt Sweeney
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Guitars used by Matt Sweeney on Superwolves
Custom made for Sweeney, as documented on Carbonetti Guitars' Facebook. It is listed among Sweeney's gear in this April 1, 2021 Premier Guitar interview.
Facebook, April 11, 2018
The Carbonetti “Savagist” Model serial number 28 built for the champ and one of my favorite people in the world Matt Sweeney... @theheavyjamz
The Carbonetti «The Savagist» model serial number 28... One of my favorite things about cool guitars is the story they keep with them... One late night years ago hanging out with @theheavyjamz we were talking about guitars and Matt brought up the vibe of the rectangle (Bo Diddley) guitar and how awesome it is. So I ended up making him this one and about a month after it was finished I get a call from Gretsch telling me that I can’t make this model due to a copyright. So with that this guitar is a one of a kind and in the hands of the guitar champion Matt Sweeney. @ The Guitar Shop NYC
The first moments of my 6 string hero @theheavyjamz meeting his new guitar “The Savagist” 📷 @earthquakerdev
My dude @theheavyjamz ripping it up on his Carbonetti Savagist model and showing the folks how it’s done on the new @theesuperwolves jam “Hall Of Death” What a Vibe!
Premier Guitar, April 1, 2021, "Matt Sweeney Loves 'Guitar Playing That You Don’t Understand'"
Guitars
- 1969 Martin D-18 (a gift from Neil Diamond)
- 1976 Gibson ES-335TD
- James Carbonetti Savagist Bo Diddley-style guitar
Amps
- Austen Hooks converted Bell & Howell projector amplifier
- Will Oldham's Music Man HD-130
Effects
- Nuñez Amplification Dual Range Boost
- Echopark F-1 Germanium Fuzz
Strings
- La Bella Jazz Flats (.012–.052)
- D'Addario flatwounds (.012–.052)
Microphones used by Matt Sweeney on Superwolves
Avg price: $7,206.40
Used for the electric guitar on Superwolves, as stated by Daniel Schlett in this May 21, 2021 Mix article.
“The first day or two was just those guys capturing songs, some acoustic and mellow and some of them with Matt’s electric guitar,” Schlett recalls. He captured Oldham’s vocal with a vintage Neumann U47 into a Neve 1070 mic preamp. Sweeney’s guitar amp was miked up with a U67 into an ADL 670 or UREI Silver 1176 compressor/limiter.
“The ADL 670 would have been used on the vocal. Will’s vocal is the only thing I put through a Neve pre,” Schlett says. “Everything else went through the pre’s in our API Legacy console.
Studio Equipment used by Matt Sweeney on Superwolves
Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. H Limiting Amplifier
Avg price: $3,040.57
Used for the electric guitar on Superwolves, as stated by Daniel Schlett in this May 21, 2021 Mix article.
“The first day or two was just those guys capturing songs, some acoustic and mellow and some of them with Matt’s electric guitar,” Schlett recalls. He captured Oldham’s vocal with a vintage Neumann U47 into a Neve 1070 mic preamp. Sweeney’s guitar amp was miked up with a U67 into an ADL 670 or UREI Silver 1176 compressor/limiter.
“The ADL 670 would have been used on the vocal. Will’s vocal is the only thing I put through a Neve pre,” Schlett says. “Everything else went through the pre’s in our API Legacy console.
Avg price: $20,000.00
Used for the electric guitar on Superwolves, as stated by Daniel Schlett in this May 21, 2021 Mix article.
“The first day or two was just those guys capturing songs, some acoustic and mellow and some of them with Matt’s electric guitar,” Schlett recalls. He captured Oldham’s vocal with a vintage Neumann U47 into a Neve 1070 mic preamp. Sweeney’s guitar amp was miked up with a U67 into an ADL 670 or UREI Silver 1176 compressor/limiter.
“The ADL 670 would have been used on the vocal. Will’s vocal is the only thing I put through a Neve pre,” Schlett says. “Everything else went through the pre’s in our API Legacy console.
Effects Pedals used by Matt Sweeney on Superwolves
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master
Avg price: $168.00
In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, Matt shows his pedalboard for the Superwolves tour, consisting of an Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master, an Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter, a Crowther Hotcake and a Blackstrap Electrik Greenleaf Zonk Machine (more info on the fuzz here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTFdUusTNn/?img_index=1)
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3
Avg price: $192.25
In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, Matt shows his pedalboard for the Superwolves tour, consisting of an Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master, an Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter, a Crowther Hotcake and a Blackstrap Electrik Greenleaf Zonk Machine (more info on the fuzz here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTFdUusTNn/?img_index=1)
Avg price: $226.46
In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, Matt shows his pedalboard for the Superwolves tour, consisting of an Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master, an Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter, a Crowther Hotcake and a Blackstrap Electrik Greenleaf Zonk Machine (more info on the fuzz here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTFdUusTNn/?img_index=1)