Pretenders – Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered) album cover

Pretenders – Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered)

Album 1980

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1980 album Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered).

Music from Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered)

Artists on Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered)

Gear Used On Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered)

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Pretenders – Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered) (1980). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by James Honeyman-Scott on Pretenders (Expanded & Remastered)

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gibson ES-335 TDC 1964

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I'm not sure if the year is correct, but the model appears to be. Honeyman-Scott can be seen playing his Gibson ES-335 at the 1:45 mark of this Pretenders live performance for "Brass In Pocket." In his 1981 Guitar Player magazine interview with Jas Obrecht, Honeyman-Scott stated he acquired a 335 when he was 16. According to statements in the interview, during recording sessions for The Pretenders' debut album, Honeyman-Scott multi-tracked the solo bridge on "Mystery Achievement" with his 335 and Chrissie Hynde also "borrowed" his 335 to track her guitar part for the song, "Kid".