Young the Giant – Home of the Strange

Album 2016

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

Music from Home of the Strange

Artists on Home of the Strange

Eric Cannata

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Young the Giant Travelers
Sameer Gadhia

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Groups:

Young the Giant
Payam Doostzadeh

Roles:

Bassist

Groups:

Young the Giant
François Comtois

Roles:

Drummer

Groups:

Young the Giant Travelers
Jacob Tilley

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Young the Giant
Neal Avron

Roles:

Keyboardist Music Producer Audio Engineer

Mixing Engineer

Gear Used On Home of the Strange

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

Eric Cannata

Roles:

Guitarist

Guitars used by Eric Cannata on Home of the Strange

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Telecaster

This Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster provides Cannata with all the classic sparkle and spank he needs. It comes out during "Repeat" off their latest album, Home of the Strange. Its tuned to open-D and is capo'd on the 4th fret.

Acoustic-Electric Guitars

Yamaha AC3R Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Avg price: $1,083.74

Sold on Reverb.com.

From YTG: This was Eric's touring acoustic during the Mind of Matter and early Home of the Strange album cycles. It sounds great acoustic, or plugged in, and is in very good condition.

Effects Pedals used by Eric Cannata on Home of the Strange

Chorus Effects Pedals

Boss CE-3 Chorus

Avg price: $64.00

Visible in this October 10, 2018 Instagram post. It is also visible on Cannata's pedalboard for Home of the Strange in this documentary at 4:47.

Phaser Effects Pedals

Mu-Tron Bi-Phase

Avg price: $2,099.00

Used on Home of the Strange, as featured in this September 2, 2015 Instagram post.

Recording guitars. #ytg

Pedalboards

Pedaltrain 3

Avg price: $166.56

Visible in the Home of the Strange documentary "Titus Was Born (The Making Of)" at 4:47.

Tremolo Effects Pedals

Empress Tremolo

Avg price: $123.27

Visible in the Home of the Strange documentary "Titus Was Born (The Making Of)" at 4:47.

Amplifiers used by Eric Cannata on Home of the Strange

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Kemper Profiler Power Head - 600-watt Profiling Head

Avg price: $1,542.00

Used for Home of the Strange and Mirror Master, as specified by Cannata in the 2023 listing for his Kemper Profiler on Young the Giant's Reverb.com shop.

Selling my Kemper Profiler Amp. Ive used the rack mount version on tour for the past few years. This one has been in my smoke free home studio. It's been used on a few songs from the past couple YTG records. It's in excellent condition, with just a tiny scratch on the top of the unit. It is loaded with Dumple profiles from Tone Junky, and some other vintage fender/amp packs.

Sameer Gadhia

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Studio Gear used by Sameer Gadhia on Home of the Strange

Vocal Effects Processors

TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2 Vocal Effects Processor

Avg price: $397.84

Visible in this July 11, 2019 Instagram post by Young the Giant (particularly the thumbnail) and the Home of the Strange documentary "Titus Was Born (The Making Of)" at 4:47.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by Sameer Gadhia on Home of the Strange

Compressor Plugins

Avid Bomb Factory BF-2A

Avg price: $299.00

Used for limiting vocals on the Home of the Strange Tour, as stated by monitor engineer Ricky Leon in this March 23, 2017 ProSoundWeb interview.

For example, he applies light, 3:1 compression via the S6L on Gadhia’s vocal, with Bomb Factory LA2A emulation for limiting and a SansAmp plugin for some “crunchy attitude” on a couple of songs.