Foals – What Went Down
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2015 album What Went Down.
Music from What Went Down
Gear Used On What Went Down
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Foals – What Went Down (2015). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Bass Guitars used by Walter Gervers on What Went Down
Hofner (Höfner) 500/1 Gold Label Bass
In this performance of "Albatross" (and also in "Lonely Hunter" and "London Thunder" from the CCTV series) you can see Walter playing his black finished Hofner violin bass It is a limited edition series and it was made for the 125th anniversary of Hofner
Fender American Deluxe 5-String Jazz Bass
Avg price: $1,882.24
In the video of "Give It All", you can see Walter is playing a sunburst Fender 5-string jazz bass at 00:34
Jimmy Smith
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Guitars used by Jimmy Smith on What Went Down
Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Electric Guitar
Avg price: $699.95
Smith’s Jazzmasters are all supplied by Fender, and the company has even made him his own bespoke range with original colours and matching headstocks.
“I’ve had quite a few Jazzmasters from Fender, all Mexican Classic players, and I had a problem with the strings coming off,” says Jimmy. “We played Lollapalooza in Chicago. It was my birthday and they gave me a Mexican Sunburst Jaguar and told me it was specifically designed so I could play it really hard, and I plugged it in on stage, and on the first note the three bottom strings all came off! Now my guitar tech is on it and sorts it all out for me.
“My guitars are super-cool. I requested that I repaint some of the guitars Fender give me, and wanted to paint them the original surf colours – Sonic Blue and Surf Green – and Neil [Whitcher, Fender’s European head of artist relations] said ‘how about we just make them for you?’. I’ve got four now – two of each. It’s pretty great!
“I like the fact that Jazzmasters are pretty loud. I always play them on the neck pickups, and they’re big and warm, and for the studio they’re pretty versatile. You can get a lot of different sounds out of them. They’re nice to play, and I like the size of the body and the way it’s cut. If I’m playing it every single night, sometimes I struggle with other guitars. I used to really want a Mustang but I just couldn’t get to grips with the body. It’s strange, the Jazzmaster just seems to totally suit me… and I really love Sonic Youth. I grew up looking at those old beaten-up Jazzmasters.”
“Jimmy has been playing Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special guitars since the Holy Fire album cycle,” says Whitcher. “He was looking for a robust touring instrument, the Classic Player suited him well due to the nature of the tune-o-matic bridge and the break angle over the saddles being increased, as the trem system is moved slightly closer to the bridge than on vintage and traditional Jazzmasters.
“He’s pretty hard on his guitars, I’ve seen them go through stage ceilings, strung up on lighting rigs, even being kick flipped… amazingly they always seem to be able to put the guitars back together.
“For the new album campaign, we decided to do a couple of custom colour guitars for Jimmy to take out on the road – he wanted matching headstock models, which are not available in the Classic Player series, so I commissioned the factory in Ensenada to build him a Surf Green and a Faded Sonic Blue (with tortoise shell guard), both are Classic Player Jazzmasters, both with matching headstocks.”
Smith’s currently playing Limited Edition Olympic White, Black and Sunburst models and Surf Green and Faded Sonic Blue guitars specially made for him by Fender, through an Orange Rockerverb head.
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