Elbow – build a rocket boys!
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2011 album build a rocket boys!.
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Gear Used On build a rocket boys!
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Elbow – build a rocket boys! (2011). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Craig Potter on build a rocket boys!
Nord Stage 2 88-Key Stage Keyboard
Avg price: $2,500.00
"With the release this week of new album 'Build A Rocket Boys!' and UK tour kicking off in Glasgow next week, Elbow have added a Nord Stage to their live rig. Craig Potter, Elbow's keyboard player and producer says, 'I'm so impressed by the Nord Stage 88 that it's made its way into our full time live set up. I have a feeling it'll be there for some time!' The timing of the tour's rehearsal period meant it was a Nord Stage EX added to the live rig which has now been superceded by the Nord Stage 2 Series."
Avg price: $2,255.64
"With the release this week of new album 'Build A Rocket Boys!' and UK tour kicking off in Glasgow next week, Elbow have added a Nord Stage to their live rig. Craig Potter, Elbow's keyboard player and producer says, 'I'm so impressed by the Nord Stage 88 that it's made its way into our full time live set up. I have a feeling it'll be there for some time!' The timing of the tour's rehearsal period meant it was a Nord Stage EX added to the live rig which has now been superceded by the Nord Stage 2 Series."
Mark Potter
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Guitars used by Mark Potter on build a rocket boys!
We have these on 'Grounds for Divorce'. National Resolectrics, which sound amazing. Incredible.
— Matt Skinner, Elbow's guitar tech
From this 2011 interview with Music Radar:
The album's finished now, but that doesn't stop them from tweaking the songs for the road. As they work their way through set closer, The Birds, it's Mark's bluesy slide riff (played on a National Resolectric) that resonates across the room, in contrast to the recording.
From this 2017 interview:
You hear this at the beginning of ‘Kindling’. I played the riff that we then looped to create the track, but forgot to tune it. So when we came back to the track, it made everything that little bit more fun. We tried to retune it in mixing but it lost all of the character, so in the end we decided to go with the original recording and live with it. If you’re being really precise you might hear it but the vibe of the tune was what we needed. That’s something that applies throughout the album, really.
Pete Turner
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Amplifiers used by Pete Turner on build a rocket boys!
Avg price: $995.00
"Pete Turner handles the bass duties for the band and when they went into Blueprint Studios to start recording the new album [Build a Rocket Boys!], Mark suggested that Pete give MESA bass gear a try. A big Block 750 fit the bill for a tryout and the amp hit the mark right away."