Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska album cover

Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska

Album 1982

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1982 album Nebraska.

Music from Nebraska

Gear Used On Nebraska

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska (1982). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Studio Equipment used by Bruce Springsteen on Nebraska

Analog

Teac TASCAM 144 Portastudio

Avg price: $217.78

Featured in an article on Tascam's own website (& mentioned within the albums booklet) , Bruce's classic 'Nebraska' was recorded on the 'Teac Tascam Series 144 Portastudio'

Effects Processors

Maestro Echoplex EP-3

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 Nebraska

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

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.