Julian Casablancas

Julian used this guitar amplifier and other equipment during "Is This It" recording sessions to create his trademark lo-fi vocal distortion effect.

Gordon Raphael, the band's producer at that time said about this technique:

*"So, that was one technique, and then the second technique was something that Julian had discovered on his own at home while making the demos. He liked to sing through his Peavey practice amp, which is about eight inches tall, and I'd mike that with a Neumann TLM103, so he'd still be singing into the Audio-Technica (Julian found the Neumann distasteful!), but I'd be Neumanning it in order to get the exact details of what this horrible little amp sounded like. He wanted it shitty, but not too shitty. He would always say things like, 'This sound needs to have its tie loosened.' Those were the kind of technical descriptions I would get every day.." *

You can see this pedal in 5:38

In this photo, Julian can be seen using a Shure Beta 58A.

At 0:55 we can see Julian playing an Epiphone Dot.

Julian Casablancas is seen using a Fender Telecaster in a photo posted by The Strokes on Instagram, associated with the release of their album "The New Abnormal."

Casablancas can be seen playing an Ovation Custom Legend throughout this video.

At 13:24 we can see Julian singing "4 Chords of the Apocolypse" with his Silvertone vintage guitar.

At 5:3, Julian start playing "Glass" on a Roland Juno 106.

In the photo, Julian Casablancas is seen with a Vox Jaguar organ, identifiable by its distinctive white base keys and switches, often mistaken for a Vox Continental. Further details can be found in the full article here.

In the Sound on Sound article "Gordon Raphael: Producing The Strokes," it is revealed that Julian Casablancas uses the Audio-Technica 4033A condenser microphone.

In this photo from 2000 Julian Casablancas can be seen playing a G&L Legacy in Lake Placid Blue.

This guitar is used in the video "JC remembering 11th"

Rheem Kee Bass synthesizer is behind him.

In this YouTube video by Daft Punk at 1:44, Julian Casablancas can be seen using this black Fender Jaguar Baritone Guitar during the recording sessions for Random Access Memories.

In this picture, Julian Casablancas can be seen playing what seems to be a Ovation 2778AX-6P electroacoustic guitar in a white color. This guitar is discernable from others Ovation models due to it’s white color, combined with two mahogany pickguards, and the back of the guitar, in a distinguishable black color contrasting with the front.

Here we can see Casablancas using the sm57 for this SNL performance

In The Strokes Live at MTV $2 Dollar Bill Concert (2002), Julian Casablancas can be seen using a Shure SM58. This mic was a staple of the band’s early performances and played a big role in shaping the raw vocal sound of the Is This It era.