White Denim – Stiff album cover

White Denim – Stiff

Album 2016

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2016 album Stiff.

Music from Stiff

Gear Used On Stiff

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of White Denim – Stiff (2016). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Amplifiers used by James Petralli on Stiff

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Fender Princeton Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981)

In this 2016 Guitar World article James is quoted saying: "I like to use a lot of low-wattage, old tube amps when I record. My obsession with that actually started with the Silvertones from the mid-late Sixites. On stage, I’ve been using a [Fender] Princeton and Custom Supro Thunderbolt. Guitar wise, I have a Gibson 330 I record a lot with, and my stage guitar is a 135. I also have a Nineties SG I use as a second guitar. I also use a lot of different things for pedals. Lately, I’ve been using the JHS Colour box and Xotic EP Booster to get the amps where I need them to be."

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Supro Thunderbolt

Avg price: $900.00

In this 2016 Guitar World article James is quoted saying: "I like to use a lot of low-wattage, old tube amps when I record. My obsession with that actually started with the Silvertones from the mid-late Sixites. On stage, I’ve been using a [Fender] Princeton and Custom Supro Thunderbolt. Guitar wise, I have a Gibson 330 I record a lot with, and my stage guitar is a 135. I also have a Nineties SG I use as a second guitar. I also use a lot of different things for pedals. Lately, I’ve been using the JHS Colour box and Xotic EP Booster to get the amps where I need them to be."

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Silvertone Model 1472 10-Watt 1x12 Combo

Avg price: $650.00

As seen in this photo, James Petralli at one time used a vintage Sears Silvertone 1472, in conjunction with other low-wattage tube amps, from the early days, up until around the "Stiff" era. From then on, it was usually a Vox AC30, w/ a Fender amp (Blues Jr, etc).

Effects Pedals used by James Petralli on Stiff

Guitar Preamp Pedals

JHS Colour Box

Avg price: $423.55

In this 2016 Guitar World article James is quoted saying: "I like to use a lot of low-wattage, old tube amps when I record. My obsession with that actually started with the Silvertones from the mid-late Sixites. On stage, I’ve been using a [Fender] Princeton and Custom Supro Thunderbolt. Guitar wise, I have a Gibson 330 I record a lot with, and my stage guitar is a 135. I also have a Nineties SG I use as a second guitar. I also use a lot of different things for pedals. Lately, I’ve been using the JHS Colour box and Xotic EP Booster to get the amps where I need them to be."

Boost Effects Pedals

Xotic Effects EP Booster

Avg price: $131.18

In this 2016 Guitar World article James is quoted saying: "I like to use a lot of low-wattage, old tube amps when I record. My obsession with that actually started with the Silvertones from the mid-late Sixites. On stage, I’ve been using a [Fender] Princeton and Custom Supro Thunderbolt. Guitar wise, I have a Gibson 330 I record a lot with, and my stage guitar is a 135. I also have a Nineties SG I use as a second guitar. I also use a lot of different things for pedals. Lately, I’ve been using the JHS Colour box and Xotic EP Booster to get the amps where I need them to be."

Guitars used by James Petralli on Stiff

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson SG Standard

Avg price: $1,720.29

In this 2016 Guitar World article James is quoted saying: "I like to use a lot of low-wattage, old tube amps when I record. My obsession with that actually started with the Silvertones from the mid-late Sixites. On stage, I’ve been using a [Fender] Princeton and Custom Supro Thunderbolt. Guitar wise, I have a Gibson 330 I record a lot with, and my stage guitar is a 135. I also have a Nineties SG I use as a second guitar. I also use a lot of different things for pedals. Lately, I’ve been using the JHS Colour box and Xotic EP Booster to get the amps where I need them to be."