John Martyn – Solid Air
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1973 album Solid Air.
Music from Solid Air
Artists on Solid Air
Gear Used On Solid Air
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of John Martyn – Solid Air (1973). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by John Martyn on Solid Air
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In the late 70’s he started to use a Guild D55NT acoustic guitar and toured with this for a few years. Not sure why he would switch from his Martin’s but it is a glorious sounding guitar Small Hours was recorded using a D28 but from then on when Outside In was toured he used the Guild.
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He stopped using the Stats (hooray!) and from then on played a Gibson Les Paul. These were retired, stolen, sold off and he eventually used Epiphone Les Pauls in his come-back gigs and it seemed he had quite a few LP’s when he played Solid Air live.
Studio Equipment used by John Martyn on Solid Air
John Martyn is one of the early artists to use the Echoplex as a fundamental part of his sound, and unusually, he used it extensively with acoustic guitar. He combined echo with fuzz, wah, and a phase shifter, creating unique sonic landscapes driven by rhythm. Martyn used EP-1 and EP-2 tube Echoplexes at different times during his career. Listen to "Outside In" or "Solid Air" for notable uses of this effect with Martyn's unique guitar style.
One of Martyn's Echoplex units was sold in an auction in 2024, according to BBC.