Pitchshifter – Deviant
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2000 album Deviant.
Music from Deviant
Gear Used On Deviant
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Pitchshifter – Deviant (2000). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Jim Davies
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Effects Pedals used by Jim Davies on Deviant
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Used for or after Deviant, according to the following sources.
Guitarist, November 2000
I think the POD is one of the most important new pieces of guitar equipment in decades. It sounds amazing. I use it to demo songs on the road or in the studio, it makes recording on the road so easy. When I recorded the demos for Deviant, I had to to have a separate live room with the Marshalls cranked up. From now on I'll just use the POD and not have to make a load of noise and take up an entire room. I have no problem with bands who want to do things totally analogue or guitarists who want to record normally, it's just not my thing.
Guitar, 2000, "Pitchshifter - Shifting the Pitch"
"It's all so pretentious," he muses. "I use these sort of strings and this sort of wood and I get my sound from these picks. I really hate all that. Just give me a Pod unit, give me an Ibanez and I'm all right."
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GUITAR RIG 2
"The POD was a bit of a milestone in guitar technology but I think Guitar Rig takes it a step further. I've turned up to session jobs with just my laptop with Guitar Rig on, to the horror of the producer! But one they get over the fact that I'm using a laptop rather than four Marshall stacks, they're normally raving about it. I love the effects you can get - really techno-sounding tones that you'd never think came from a guitar."
Mentioned in the following sources.
Guitar, June 2000, "Fever Pitch"
My wahs are a George Dennis and a Crybaby, and the Whammy is a MkII, the black one - the new red ones are so unfriendly in comparison, just rubbish!
Pedal-wise, I use a George Dennis wah, although I like the Jim Dunlop equally, I also have a Whammy pedal (the new red one) which I use a lot. The intro riff to Waifer Thin is with the whammy pedal set down an octave for meatiness. I love the DOD Envelope Filter (the old one) - excellent squelchy sounds!
The most important pedal for what I do is definitely the wah wah - mainly a George Dennis or Dunlop Cry Baby - as it's capable of so many funky sounds. I tend to use it a little like a resonance pot on a synth: a play a riff with the wah in the up position and slowly bring it forward to make it sound like the type of synthy Moog sweep sounds in modern dance music.
The wah can also make the guitar more prominent in the band's mix as it works well against the heavy sub bass sounds that we use. A good example of this is on the track Dead Battery from Pitchshifter's Deviant album. In the second section of the middle eight I play a droning wah lead melody against the sub bass - live, the bass is so outrageous that a more typical chunky guitar part would be lost in the mix.
Amplifiers used by Jim Davies on Deviant
Avg price: $2,956.79
Used live, as specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000 and Guitarist, November 2000.
Marshall Law #5, Spring 2000
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.
Guitarist, November 2000
What amps, guitars and pedals do you use to get your sound live?
Live, I use a Marshall 1969 re-issue 100 watt head, this is basically my power amp and doesn't affect my sound much. My pre-amp is a Rocktron Chameleon (the old one) and my main distortion comes from this. I use about six patches from it live; one for the cleaner sounding into to Everything's Fucked, one for a delay, one for a harmoniser / pitchshifter and one for lead. I find it easier using patches from my pre-amp than adding separate pedals as it increases the likelihood of things going wrong in the chain.
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Avg price: $1,181.71
Specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000.
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.
Marshall PB100 Power Brake Attenuator
Avg price: $198.00
Specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000.
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.
Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp
Avg price: $626.69
Used for Deviant, as specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000 and as visible in photos from 2000 posted to Davies' Instagram.
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.
jimdaviesmusic Looking very ‘Jim Shady’ here with the ‘Apple ibanez’ During the recording sessions for the Shifter ‘Deviant’ album (I think!) thanks to @doseprod for the pic! #ibanez #recordingstudios #guitaristofinstagram #guitars #pitchshifter
leatherbackworld Is that the JMP-1 in the background??
jimdaviesmusic @leatherbackworld yep it is, but I don’t remember ever really using it much...think it was just in the studio at the time.
Been asked a few times recently what I used on the Pitchshifter ‘Deviant’ album...it’s a bit of a blur but this pic I found recently might help answer some questions... my trusty ‘Apple Ibanez’ makes another appearance, as does my appalling roots... #ibanez #ibanezguitars #bogneramps @bogner_amps #guitars #guitaristsofinstagram #pitchshifter #recordingstudiolife @officialibanezguitars #punk #electronicrock #electronicpunk #industrialrock
Mark D. Clayden
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Amplifiers used by Mark D. Clayden on Deviant
Specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000.
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.
Specified in Marshall Law Issue #5, Spring 2000.
Jim Davies the guitarist with Pitchshifter has a 1959SLP with a 1960AX which he uses with a PB100 Powerbrake. A JMP-1 has been used in the studio to record their forthcoming album Deviant. Bassist, Mark Clayden, goes for the clean power of the DBS model 7400 with 7412 4x12 cabinet.