The Pretty Reckless – Death By Rock And Roll album cover

The Pretty Reckless – Death By Rock And Roll

Album 2021

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2021 album Death By Rock And Roll.

Music from Death By Rock And Roll

Gear Used On Death By Rock And Roll

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Pretty Reckless – Death By Rock And Roll (2021). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Taylor Momsen on Death By Rock And Roll

Dynamic Microphones

Shure SM7B

Avg price: $405.20

In this acoustic performance of "Death By Rock And Roll", Taylor Momsen uses a Shure SM7B microphone for vocals.

Bass Guitars used by Mark Damon on Death By Rock And Roll

Electric Basses

Fender Americian Professional II Precision Bass

Avg price: $1,767.10

This is Mark Damon’s converted bass for low tuning

Via Mark Damon’s Instagram…

I am often asked how I feel about 5-string basses. To be honest, I’ve never found a 5-string bass that felt “right”. Either the neck feels too wide, the string spacing too narrow or a combination of the two.

To solve the issue and fill the need for a true low-tuned bass, I converted this 2021 @fender American Pro II to be strung BEAD. This update to the American Pro series has a couple minor, but nice, upgrades…first off they created a sculpted neck heel to allow more comfortable access to the upper frets and the neck now has rolled fingerboard edges. Really comfortable to play! Otherwise, it has the same features as the original American Pro series…Hi-mass vintage bridge, graphite truss rods, tapered tuning shafts, etc. If it ain’t broken….

I swapped in some @dimarzioinc Relentless precision pickups (just like I did on my other AM Pro Precision). Massive low end and midrange growl with a distortion pedal that cuts through everything! Strung thru-body with @ghsstrings Round Core Bass Boomers (medium set with a 130 low B)

I use this bass on “Death By Rock and Roll” for our live show. We’ve been opening our set with that recently and it’s a great feeling busting into that riff on this bass when the lights hit!