Alexander Gregory Kent

Alex can be seen playing a Squier Jaguar during this live performance at 5:10. He used this guitar extensively throughout most of Sprain's lifespan, both live and in the studio. It is typically kept in F#GEEEC tuning.

Alex can be seen playing an Eastwood Sidejack DLX during this live performance and many others. The guitar is typically kept in EFD#EFD# tuning.

Alex destroyed the guitar near the end of the release show for Shearling's debut album. He can be seen smashing it to pieces in this recording of the performance at 1:01:15:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k1PLRuvM6U&list=RDI8Iu0UncLJA&index=5

The King of Gear Mini Glitch pedal can be seen on Alex's board in this image. The photo was taken during Shearling's performance on February 14, 2025.

The DigiTech X-Series Digiverb can be seen on Alex's pedalboard in this image. The photo was taken during Shearling's performance on February 14th, 2025.

The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword pedal is confirmed to be used by Alexander Gregory Kent, as it is visible on his pedalboard in a photograph taken during Shearling's performance on February 14, 2025.

A photograph of Alexander Gregory Kent's pedalboard, taken during Shearling's performance on February 14, 2025, clearly shows the presence of the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food pedal.

Can be seen in his studio in this youtube video (documentary about the making of the album Flesh and The Devil by August), around 21:17.

Alex Kent uses Ableton Live to make music in his home studio. It can be seen in multiple snippets of songs he has posted on his Instagram account.

In a YouTube video featuring Alexander Gregory Kent's band Sprain performing a new song at the Moroccan Lounge, Alexander's pedalboard is visible at approximately the 6:00 mark. The pedalboard clearly includes the Morley Gold Series ABC 3-button Switcher/Combiner Pedal, as confirmed by the source video uploaded by themusicn00b1.

In a YouTube video featuring Alexander Gregory Kent's band Sprain performing a new song at the Moroccan Lounge, Alexander's pedalboard is visible at approximately the 6:00 mark. The pedalboard clearly includes a Black TC Electronic Polytune mini 3. This is confirmed by the source video uploaded by themusicn00b1.

In a YouTube video featuring Alexander Gregory Kent's band Sprain performing a new song at the Moroccan Lounge, Alexander's pedalboard is visible at approximately the 6:00 mark. The pedalboard clearly includes the Akai Professional E2 HeadRush Delay/Looper (The middle knob is torn off of the pedal), as confirmed by the source video uploaded by themusicn00b1.

In a photo of Alexander Gregory Kent's pedalboard from Shearling's performance on February 14, 2025, he is seen using a Boss RE-20 Space Echo.

In the video of Shearling's performance on May 24, 2025, Alexander Gregory Kent is seen using a 1974 Fender Twin Reverb. The amplifier is visible starting at 2:10 and remains in the background. This is confirmed by the video titled "shearling - 'farm sounds' (/ technical difficulties) [live @ 2220 arts + archives]" by themusicn00b1 on YouTube.

Alexander Gregory Kent can be seen playing a black Harley Benton MR-Classic SB, complete with stickers and mismatched control knobs, throughout Shearling's performance at The Windmill, as documented in the video titled "SHEARLING Live at The Windmill" by Lou Smith on YouTube.

Alex uses an American Performer Telecaster throughout this performance with Shearling. He also used it during his performance with the "Big Brown Cow Ensemble": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRciE9QPwdc&list=RDuRciE9QPwdc&start_radio=1

He used it only during those two shows, presumably as a substitute for the Eastwood Sidejack he destroyed during Shearling's album release show.

In a live performance, Alexander Gregory Kent uses the Roland SP-404MKII, as demonstrated in the video.