Robin Guthrie – Imperial album cover

Robin Guthrie – Imperial

Album 2003

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2003 album Imperial.

Music from Imperial

Gear Used On Imperial

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Robin Guthrie – Imperial (2003). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Amplifiers used by Robin Guthrie on Imperial

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Line 6 Flextone II Plus

Avg price: $169.00

This website has transcriptions of various posts by Guthrie submitted to Cocteau Twins forums in the early 00's. In the "Looping" section, he explains, “…that seems to change everytime I play as I haven’t really found the ideal [looper] unit—I use a Jam-Man, an Electrix repeater or a Boomerang depending what works. [reverb] Eventide, [delay] Echo-Pro, and [piano] Steinberg Grand [while recording Imperial]…..[and for Violet Indiana performances] Flextone II amp."

Effects Pedals used by Robin Guthrie on Imperial

Delay Effects Pedals

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

Avg price: $194.63

This website has transcriptions of various posts by Guthrie submitted to Cocteau Twins forums in the early 00's. In the "Looping" section, he explains, "...that seems to change everytime I play as I haven’t really found the ideal [looper] unit--I use a Jam-Man, an Electrix repeater or a Boomerang depending what works. [reverb] Eventide, [delay] Echo-Pro, and [piano] Steinberg Grand [while recording Imperial]... [and for Violet Indiana performances] Flextone II amp and blue and green Line 6 stomp boxes."

Multi Effects Pedals

Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler

Avg price: $89.00

This website has transcriptions of various posts by Guthrie submitted to Cocteau Twins forums in the early 00's. In the "Looping" section, he explains, "...that seems to change everytime I play as I haven’t really found the ideal [looper] unit--I use a Jam-Man, an Electrix repeater or a Boomerang depending what works. [reverb] Eventide, [delay] Echo-Pro, and [piano] Steinberg Grand [while recording Imperial]... [and for Violet Indiana performances] Flextone II amp and blue and green Line 6 stomp boxes."