David Gray – White Ladder album cover

David Gray – White Ladder

Album 1998

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1998 album White Ladder.

Music from White Ladder

Gear Used On White Ladder

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of David Gray – White Ladder (1998). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by David Gray on White Ladder

Steel-string Acoustic Guitars

Lowden 025C

Avg price: $3,153.86

David Gray
Models used O25c and an O35 “A new day at midnight” and “White Ladder”

Steel-string Acoustic Guitars

Lowden 035

David Gray has used the Lowden 035 acoustic guitar, including on albums like "A New Day at Midnight" and "White Ladder," as referenced on the Lowden Guitars discography page.

Extended Range Guitars

Tacoma BM6C Thunderhawk Baritone

The Guardian photo: David playing a Tacoma BM6C Thunderhawk Baritone

Here is chatter from his own Forum:

http://www.davidgrayforum.com/threads/martin-000c-david-gray-custom-guitar.469/

The exceptionally large guitar, which is baritone guitar, that David plays from time to time and is featured on We Could Fall In Love Again Tonight, is a Tacoma BMC6 Baritone Thunderhawk. The standard tuning of that guitar is actually BDGCEB. Its a fairly inexpensive guitar, as its about $1,100.

Also..

Other acoustic guitars that David owns and used to play regularly in the past is a Harmony which is seen in the Shine music video and in short video extra on the Live In Slow Motion DVD, a Larivee which can be seen in the Wisdom music video, a Takamine, a thin model Guild, and the more famous big body Lowden which was used to record the entire White Ladder album and is seen through 95% of the Live At The Point DVD (the Guild and Takamine are seen in the DVD too).

Steel-string Acoustic Guitars

Martin 000-18

Avg price: $2,756.25

He posted a series of videos on YouTube showing how to play the tracks from White Ladder. In them he is using a 1964 Martin 000-18.

Pianos used by David Gray on White Ladder

Upright Pianos

Yamaha U7

The Home/Studio piano was used by David for his how-to-play all the White Ladder Songs series in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the White Ladder Release. It was used for demonstrating Please Forgive Me and This Years Love.

Baby Grand Pianos

Toy Piano Jaymar

In the official music video for "This Year's Love," David Gray is seen using a Toy Piano Jaymar.