Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Album 2013

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 album Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition).

Music from Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Artists on Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Jared Followill

Roles:

Bassist

Groups:

Kings of Leon
Matthew Followill

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Kings of Leon

Gear Used On Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition) (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Jared Followill

Roles:

Bassist

Effects Pedals used by Jared Followill on Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Reverb Effects Pedals

TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Reverb

Avg price: $116.29

Talking about Kings of Leon’s album "Mechanical Bull," the official TC Electronic site says Jared "...Recently ... added the 'Hall of Fame Reverb' to his pedal board." Original source link here.

Delay Effects Pedals

TC Electronic Flashback Delay

Avg price: $187.33

Listed on his TC Electronic artist profile page. Quote from the article: "Seeing how reverbs were Jared’s most used effect type for the recording of “Mechanical Bull”, TC effects are now a key element in Kings of Leon’s live sound. What is more, the BH250 bass amp and Flashback x4 are always backstage with Jared before shows." Original source found here.

Matthew Followill

Roles:

Guitarist

Guitars used by Matthew Followill on Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fano Guitars JM6 Electric Guitar

Avg price: $2,899.50

In this Kings of Leon performance at "Red Bull Sound Space", at the 41:49 mark you can see a great close-up shot of Matthew Followill playing a Fano JM6 guitar during the song "Tonight" from their Mechanical Bull album. The color of the JM6 looks to be Shell Pink, although the lighting during the performance might make that misleading. The guitar is also outfitted with a Bigsby tailpiece.

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Fender Custom Shop Telecaster Thinline with Bigsby

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Matthew Followill mentions he "was playing an older Fender Thinline Telecaster with a Bigsby" for the song "Coming Back Again" from Kings of Leon's album Mechanical Bull.