Deafheaven – Sunbather album cover

Deafheaven – Sunbather

Album 2013

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 album Sunbather.

Music from Sunbather

Artists on Sunbather

Gear Used On Sunbather

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Deafheaven – Sunbather (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Effects Pedals used by Kerry McCoy on Sunbather

Delay Effects Pedals

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

Avg price: $233.80

"Kerry tracks four layers, tracking each rhythm twice and giving the same treatment for the leads. For these sessions, Kerry is playing his Les Paul. His pedal board consists of a Memory Man with Hazari into a Delta Labs chorus which connects to a Holy Grail reverb and a Digitech Jam Man. For the rhythm, we used a Top Hat Emplexador through a Marshall cab with Vintage 30s. For the leads, we used an Orange Rockerverb 100 through the same Marshall cab. Kerry also uses a whammy bar, which we utilized a lot for this record to create the ‘glide guitar’ sound, which is essentially using the bar to waver chords in and out of tuning to create a dizzying effect; i.e. My Bloody Valentine."

Multi Effects Pedals

Line 6 Helix

Avg price: $1,165.64

An Instagram story posted by Deafheaven's tour tech and reposted by the band themselves confirms that Shiv and Kerry both used Line 6 Helix floor units during the tour for the 10th Anniversary of Sunbather.

Guitars used by Kerry McCoy on Sunbather

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gretsch 6117

Avg price: $1,199.00

Around 5:29 you can Kerry McCoy playing with a Gretsch 6117