John Cale's Gear

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This site states that Cale used a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

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Cale can be seen in this photo playing a Vox Phantom Bass.

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This site states that Cale used a Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster.

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This site states that Cale uses a Yamaha Silent Viola SVV-200.

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This site states that John Cale uses a Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler.

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This site states that Cale used a Vox Westminster Bass Amp.

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John Cale of the Velvet Underground is pictured with a Fender Jazz Bass, as seen in photos from Getty Images.

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This site states that Cale used a Spalt Puzzle Stratocaster.

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This site states that Cale uses a Spalt Stratman 12-String.

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This photo shows Cale playing a Vox Continental Organ. According to this website, John Cale used this organ on Sun Blindness Music and the White Light/White Heat albums.

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This site states that Cale uses a Fender Precision Bass.

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This site states that Cale used a Gibson Explorer.

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This site states that Cale used a Gibson Flying V.

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This site states that Cale uses a Spalt Stratocaster with Linear Tremolo.

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This site states that Cale uses a Korg M1.

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This site states that Cale uses a Kurzweil K2600.

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This site states that Cale uses a Fazioli 308 Grand Piano.

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This site states that Cale used a Roland GR-500.

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This site states that Cale uses a Kurzweil PC2x.

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This site states that Cale uses a Roland D 50.

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This site states that Cale uses a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner.

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On this picture from Couch's website Cale can be seen using a Racer X Strap by Couch.

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In this photo, Cale can be seen playing a Rheem Mark VII combo organ with the Velvet Underground at the Retinal Circus in June 1968.

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John Cale is credited with playing a Cembalet in the liner notes of his album Stainless Gamelan: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume III.

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This article mentions John Cale using a Sadowsky Jazz Bass for the VU reunion tour.

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At 29:37 you can see that Cale is running his Flying V through the Masa amp

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During the 1984 Rockpalast performance at Grugahalle Essen, John Cale is seen using the Yamaha CP-70 piano from the song "Caribbean Sunset" to "I’m Waiting for My Man," including the encore. This is evidenced by the YouTube video uploaded by ForARide.

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In this photo of Cale playing with The Velvet Underground in 1968. You can see him playing the violin

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In this photo you can see Cale playing the violin with a bow

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At 3:51 of this KEXP session, you can see the Roland Fantom 8 in front of Cale.

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