Jean-Michel Labadie

In this July 14, 2017 interview, Jean-Michel describes his gear rundown, and later there is a more specific text chart of the entire signal chain. https://www.khdkelectronics.com/news/detail/jean-michel-labadie-of-gojira-on-his-tone-secrets/

at this video we can see Jean-Michel Labadie playing fender jazz bass instead of his main guitar - fender precision bass

At 0:40 you can see the bass on the video.

At 0:20 you see the bass

In this video, Jean-Michel can be seen playing a black Dingwall Super PJ.

Throughout the entire concert (Bloodstock 2016) Jean-Michel is playing this instrument, first seen up close at around 2:04

Joe Duplantier spoke about Jean-Michel's choice of the TS7 on Reverb.com on July 17, 2017. https://reverb.com/news/inside-gojiras-touring-rig "He wanted to have a distorted bass sound when Gojira started and went through at least 20 bass overdrives and distortions, but nothing seemed to fit. He then experimented with a bunch of guitar pedals, and, sure enough, the classic TS7 ended up owning them all. Jean–Michel attacks the strings very hard, and a lot of the other pedals had too much compression. The TS7 signal is solid through and through. We have TS9s on the road with us as backups, but we still scour the internet for used TS7s."

In this July 14, 2017 interview, Jean-Michel describes his gear rundown, and later there is a more specific text chart of the entire signal chain. https://www.khdkelectronics.com/news/detail/jean-michel-labadie-of-gojira-on-his-tone-secrets/

At 1:04 you see the head. It's the white version, and it's this model because only the Bassman has this logo at the right of the head.

It's an interview of a bassist, and when the journalist asks him the last pedal he bought, he answers the ODB-3, and says thanks to Labadie for giving the reference of this effect in a magazine called "Bass Part".

"La ODB-3 Bass Overdrive de chez Boss, c'est une bombe !!! (Merci à Jean-Michel Labadie de Gojira pour le tuyau à travers Bass Part magazine)"

at 5:31 you can clearly see Labaddie using a black double H Dimension.

At 0:38 we see the two Bassman 8x10 Cabs, in the white version.

In this July 14, 2017 interview, Jean-Michel describes his gear rundown, and later there is a more specific text chart of the entire signal chain. https://www.khdkelectronics.com/news/detail/jean-michel-labadie-of-gojira-on-his-tone-secrets/

In the "Gojira Gear Run" video by TC Electronic, Jean-Michel Labadie is shown using the TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate Guitar Pedal, praising its "very smooth decay."

In this July 14, 2017 interview, Jean-Michel describes his gear rundown, and later there is a more specific text chart of the entire signal chain. https://www.khdkelectronics.com/news/detail/jean-michel-labadie-of-gojira-on-his-tone-secrets/

In this Instagram photo posted by Gojira official from May 2022, you can see Jean-Michel playing a DarkRay. At first glance, this appears to be a regular Stingray Special 4H, but upon closer inspection, you can clearly see the selector switch which is not present on the 4H. Additionally, under one of the knobs, you can see the Alpha/Omega LED ring.

In the rig rundown video titled "Gojira Rig Dive | ReVolt Bass" by TwoNotesTV, Jean-Michel Labadie's guitar tech demonstrates his rig. At the 0:22 mark, the tech specifically mentions that Jean uses the Line 6 HX Stomp Guitar Multi-Effects Floor Processor.

Labadie can be seen performing with a gloss black Sandberg Classic TM4 at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. It is most notably seen at the 0:43 mark.

In the last « Bassiste Magazine » (French magazine about Bass guitar), there is an interview about Jean-Michel L’Abadie and its gear. I thought it could be a useful information for those interested. So here is the translation :

• « Now I am gonna use Darkglass vintage with a crunchy sound but not too much distorsion but still bring up low end that I’m gonna chain with a DCX Boost pedal from Origin Effect. It brings a compression and when the strings are getting tired during the show and the sound is getting muddier, this allows to open a bit more the high end to recover the original sound 

In the last « Bassiste Magazine » (French magazine about Bass guitar), there is an interview about Jean-Michel L’Abadie and its gear. I thought it could be a useful information for those interested. So here is the translation :

« Now I am gonna use Darkglass vintage with a crunchy sound but not too much distorsion but still bring up low end that I’m gonna chain with a DCX Boost pedal from Origin Effect. It brings a compression and when the strings are getting tired during the show and the sound is getting muddier, this allows to open a bit more the high end to recover the original sound

In the official video for "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)," Jean-Michel Labadie is seen using a Sandberg California II TM4 bass guitar at the 0:19 timestamp, as documented in the YouTube video published by Gojira.

In the last « Bassiste Magazine » (French magazine about Bass guitar), there is an interview about Jean-Michel L’Abadie and its gear. I thought it could be a useful information for those interested. So here is the translation :

« Now I am gonna use Darkglass vintage with a crunchy sound but not too much distorsion but still bring up low end that I’m gonna chain with a DCX Boost pedal from Origin Effect. It brings a compression and when the strings are getting tired during the show and the sound is getting muddier, this allows to open a bit more the high end to recover the original sound

In the provided photo, Jean-Michel Labadie is clearly seen playing a G&L L2000 Bass.

Jean-Michel Labadie is confirmed to use the Fender Deluxe Active Precision Bass Special during a Gojira performance at the Eurockéennes de Belfort in 2009. This is evidenced by a YouTube video titled "Gojira - Eurockeennes Belfort 2009," uploaded by user MrHG94, where the bass can be seen from approximately 0:34 to 0:40.

In the official music video for "To Sirius" by Gojira, Jean-Michel Labadie is visibly playing a Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass 5 String in black at the 2:45 mark. This video, directed by Alain Duplantier, was released in 2005 under Listenable Records/Silvera Records and serves as a clear visual confirmation of Labadie's use of this specific instrument.

The YouTube video titled "Gojira Rig Dive | ReVolt Bass" by TwoNotesTV confirms that Jean-Michel Labadie uses the Two Notes ReVolt Bass. In the video, Gojira's Guitar/Bass Tech Petter Svee provides a detailed overview of the band's touring rigs, highlighting the inclusion of the ReVolt Bass.

In an Instagram story dated May 29th, Jean-Michel Labadie was observed playing a Sandberg California VM4 bass guitar. Although he has not yet performed with it live, this use is documented alongside the Darkray Submission, which he has similarly used backstage but not in a live setting.

In Gallien-Krueger’s YouTube video “Gojira's Jean-Michel Labadie Demos His Live Bass Tone!,” Jean-Michel Labadie is shown using a pair of Gallien-Krueger Neo IV 410 cabinets.

In this video he uses a fusion 800s head