The xx – xx
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2009 album xx.
Music from xx
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Gear Used On xx
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The xx – xx (2009). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
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Baria Qureshi
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Guitars used by Baria Qureshi on xx
Gibson SG Special Electric Guitar
Avg price: $1,270.22
In this image Baria can be seen using a Gibson SG Special while performing with The xx at Metropolis Festival, Rotterdam, the Netherlands on July 5, 2009.
Based on the dot inlays and uncovered humbuckers the guitar is probably a Gibson SG Special which was produced between 1991 - 2012.
According to this soundonsound article, Baria also used an SG on the debut album of the XX: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/rodaidh-mcdonald-recording-xx
"and Baria used a Gibson SG for the whole record, going most of the time into the Blues Deluxe or into a [Fender] Hot Rod Deluxe.”
Amplifiers used by Baria Qureshi on xx
Avg price: $998.69
In an interview with Sound On Sound, it was confirmed by producer Rodaidh McDonald that Baria used a Fender Blues Deluxe for the recording of The xx's debut album:
"Baria used a Gibson SG for the whole record, going most of the time into the Blues Deluxe or into a [Fender] Hot Rod Deluxe.”
Avg price: $939.83
In an interview with Sound On Sound, it was confirmed by producer Rodaidh McDonald that Baria used a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for the recording of The xx's debut album:
"Baria used a Gibson SG for the whole record, going most of the time into the Blues Deluxe or into a [Fender] Hot Rod Deluxe.”
Jamie xx
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Studio Equipment used by Jamie xx on xx
Avg price: $2,000.00
Used for xx, as mentioned by mixing engineer Rodiadh McDonald in this June 2011 Sound on Sound article.
"Jamie was there for most of the time but when we'd be recording, he'd stay overnight and work on the beats and things like that,” says Rodaidh. "While we might be doing vocals, he'd be in the meeting room with his laptop, Logic and his MPC, sometimes going through a Boss DD3, a Boss overdrive pedal and a Roland Space Echo RE301, which he used quite a lot. He also used a lot of Logic plug‑ins. We'd use a rough version of the beat for the track but, throughout the recordings and afterwards, he'd take that away and he'd work really hard on making it all sound good and making it work together.”
