The Strokes – Future Present Past album cover

The Strokes – Future Present Past

Single 2016

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2016 single Future Present Past.

Music from Future Present Past

Gear Used On Future Present Past

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Strokes – Future Present Past (2016). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Amplifiers used by Nick Valensi on Future Present Past

Guitar Amplifier Stacks

Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve

Avg price: $755.00

Nick is using what appears to be a 1963 Silvertone Twin-Twelve amp in the music video for Threat of Joy. The track is from the Future Present Past EP released in 2016. This is the first known instance of Nick using this amplifier. The amp can be seen at 0:52, 1:14 (best shot of it to the left of Fab's drum kit), 1:25, 3:59, 4:25.

Other Gear used by Nikolai Fraiture on Future Present Past

Bass Guitar Pickups

Fender Vintage Noiseless Jazz Bass Single Coil 2-piece Pickup Set

Avg price: $174.18

In the "Threat Of Joy" music video from the 2016 "Future, Present, Past" EP, a close examination of a photo reveals the "NOISELESS" lettering on Nikolai Fraiture's bridge pickup, identifying it as part of the Fender Vintage Noiseless Jazz Bass Single Coil 2-piece Pickup Set. The evidence is supported by an image showing this detail. I would have picked a Gen 4 Nosieless set or àn Ultra Noiseless set however the only available Fender Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups were Vintage Noiseless (differentiated by the font of the “NOISELESS” lettering)