Bruce Springsteen – Darkness On the Edge of Town
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1978 album Darkness On the Edge of Town.
Music from Darkness On the Edge of Town
Artists on Darkness On the Edge of Town
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Groups:
Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes U.S.A. for Africa E Street Band Artists United Against Apartheid Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Roy Orbison And Friends Steel Mill The Sessions Band The 1992-93 World Tour Band The Bruce Springsteen Band Jersey Artists for Mankind The Castiles The Friendly Enemies The Red Hot Mammas The Sundance Blues Band Dr. Zoom & The Sonic BoomProducer -
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Gear Used On Darkness On the Edge of Town
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bruce Springsteen – Darkness On the Edge of Town (1978). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Bruce Springsteen on Darkness On the Edge of Town
Fender Bruce Springsteen's "The Mutt" Partscaster Esquire
A partscaster featuring a 50's Esquire neck and Telecaster body "The Mutt" was Bruce's primary guitar on countless classic recordings. Originally purchased from Luthier Phil Petillo for $185, after being owned by a record company. A hallmark of this guitar is how it was routed for 4 pickups, giving it an exceptionally light weight.
Studio Equipment used by Bruce Springsteen on Darkness On the Edge of Town
Avg price: $799.00
Bruce used an EP-3 Echoplex unit during the Born to Run, Darkness tours and No Nukes concert. In the attached image from the No Nukes concert, you can see the Echoplex to the left of his Tweed amplifiers.
An EP-3 Echoplex would also be used during the recording of Nebraska, being applied as an effect to the original cassette tape.
Amplifiers used by Bruce Springsteen on Darkness On the Edge of Town
Fender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6 (1958-1960)
Avg price: $1,849.15
In an interview by Dave Marsh from February 1981, highlighting the the E Street Band's equipment, Bruce's use of "four pre-CBS Fender Bassman amps, ca. 1958-1962," is confirmed, indicating that one such amp, a Fender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6, is utilized onstage under the drum riser.