Frank Zappa – Sleep Dirt
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1979 album Sleep Dirt.
Music from Sleep Dirt
Artists on Sleep Dirt
Gear Used On Sleep Dirt
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Frank Zappa – Sleep Dirt (1979). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Frank Zappa on Sleep Dirt
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Martin D-18S 12-Fret 1967 - 1994
Avg price: $2,969.99
This short scale Martin acoustic guitar was used as the lead guitar solos in "Sleep Dirt" and "Blessed Relief" through a wah pedal.
Fender Electric XII 12-String Guitar
Avg price: $1,750.00
Confirmed by former FZ drummer Terry Bozzio, FZ used a modified Fender Electric XII 12 string electric guitar on the song "The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution" from the album "Sleep Dirt". Bozzio states, "He played it on a real interesting Fender 12-string that had a Barcus Berry [pickup] in the neck. he had the bottom strings tuned to major 7ths. . . I think he had every string tuned to a different interval, so it was like a major 7th then a minor 7th. the next ones were you know, a tritone major 3rd and a minor 3rd. And he had the low strings panned left an the high strings panned right, and the Barcus Berry panned center; he had this glass-shattering 12-string sound. it was really unique."
