The Verve – A Storm In Heaven album cover

The Verve – A Storm In Heaven

Album 1993

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1993 album A Storm In Heaven.

Music from A Storm In Heaven

Gear Used On A Storm In Heaven

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Verve – A Storm In Heaven (1993). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Nick McCabe on A Storm In Heaven

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gibson ES-355 Electric Guitar

In the music video for "She's A Superstar" by The Verve, Nick McCabe is seen playing a cherry Gibson ES-355 electric guitar. This guitar was also used during the recording of their album "A Storm in Heaven" as noted in a review on Guitar.com. Additionally, McCabe can be seen using the same guitar in a performance video at Camden Town Hall in 1992.

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Jazzmaster

Avg price: $1,192.56

McCabe owned a 1959 Jazzmaster at the time of the recording of A Storm in Heaven.

It can be seen during Verve's Performance at Camden Town Hall in 1992 and was stolen soon afterwards.

https://youtu.be/FmOKabyK6j8

It's also referred to in this article about the recording of a Storm in Heaven.

https://guitar.com/review/album/the-genius-of-verve-a-storm-in-heaven/

He also owns an MIJ Jazzmaster as shown in this link http://www.neilcowmeadow.com/about-guitar-repairs--technical-service.html

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Flying V

Avg price: $2,259.27

Nick McCabe is confirmed to use a Gibson Flying V guitar, as evidenced by his appearance with the instrument in a photograph from February 1992 (https://musicsaves.org/verve/images/rotate/select_live.jpg). Additionally, the guitar is visible in The Verve's "South Pacific" video at 3:31, showcasing the equipment utilized during the recording sessions for "A Storm In Heaven" between December 1992 and January 1993. This information is supported by footage provided by TheVerveVEVO on YouTube.

Amplifiers used by Nick McCabe on A Storm In Heaven

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Avg price: $1,077.42

Everything went through a Mesa/Boogie Mk III combo or a Roland JC120. Alongside the Quadraverb, McCabe used a Selmer-licensed Watkins Copicat, Roland 201 Space Echo, Boss OD1 and an Ibanez flanger.

https://guitar.com/review/album/the-genius-of-verve-a-storm-in-heaven/

Studio Equipment used by Nick McCabe on A Storm In Heaven

Effects Processors

Roland GP-8

Avg price: $125.00

McCabe's search for new sounds saw him go through a dizzying array of effects for the recording of A Storm In Heaven. "I love buying gadgets, and I go through loads of different setups, so what I use changes constantly," he confessed. "For guitars, my standard Strat is the one I really like, and I also have a Gibson ES-335 for a lot of the feedback stuff. I've got a Jazzmaster which I bought mainly 'cos I liked the shape....and then I found out how shit it was. It was TomVerlaine's fault, as usual." "My main Marshall packed in and started to sound horrible just before we recorded the album so I got hold of a Mesa /Boogie (MkIII) combo. For effects I started off with a Watkins Copicat and I used to have one of those old Roland Space Echoes, but at the moment I 've got a Roland GP-8 that I picked up second-hand. It's pretty reliable, it does the job. But in the studio, it's just a case of using anything I can get my hands on - a GS-6, a Roland Jazz Chorus combo....I hooked those up after the Mesa/Boogie, and it's that which gives the great big sound on The Sun, The Sea. "I come up with new ideas just by dribbling guitars over everything and picking out something that makes some sort of sense," he continued."We sample stuff, loop bits I've played and it's sounds great. John(Leckie) has actually tamed me down a bit, really. But live it's different - we never try and exactly recreate the studio sound and I think all our songs will always take on a different character when we play them live."