Kevin Starrs

Kevin discusses his use of a Vox AC30 in this article from Premier Guitar

I’ve used that pedal at every live show we’ve ever done

Kevin Starrs started using it during live shows instead of the LP.

In terms of equipment, we use a mixture of old and new, analog, digital, whatever sounds best. Theres a myth that everything we use is ‘vintage’ or we’re trying to sound ‘vintage’, but that’s not true. I’ve used a cheap, modern Japanese Les Paul Jr on every one of our albums because it plays great. We’ve used old amps, new amps, vintage mics, new pedals….whatever sounds good, it doesn’t matter.

One of my favourite tones is a fuzz pushing a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe, so it’s no surprise one of my favourite recorded guitar tones is that of Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats. They reached out to me to provide a back line for their 2015 North American tour, but were looking for something a bit more powerful than the usual 5E3’s. Since I didn’t have anything ready to go, I did what I do best: I decided to build two amps from scratch in four weeks. We decided on a Bassman 5F6A circuit, but in a 2×12 configuration. I didn’t play around too much with the circuit, but I did use 120v/240v power transformer, which gave me two center tap options. After a lot of testing, I went with the higher voltage center tap and added an adjustable bias pot in order to fine tune the amps’ sweet spot. We loaded the amps up with Eminence Legends and new production Tung Sol tubes. They sound amazing and can take a beating.

-Taken from Toetag electronics website

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

In this photo, Kevin Starrs is seen playing his Collings 290 DC S guitar.

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

Phase 95 on Kevin’s live board

Fulltone OCD on live board

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

On the Earthquaker Devices page the following quote is utilised in his rig rundown.

'Speaker Cranker is a desert island pedal for me ... it's essential for every board I use. I run it before a fuzz for some extra dirt and clarity during solos. It adds distortion but still cuts through a mix like nothing I've heard before. The Bit Commander, Dispatch Master and Arrows also make it onto my pedalboard depending on the set. In the studio I've also used the Rainbow Machine and Hoof Reaper.'

Seen on Kevin’s board

"actually used a ’72 Marshall Super Lead on quite a lot of the record, which is unusual for us."

Kevin Starrs uses the TC Electronic Polytune 2 Noir on his live pedalboard, as shown in the Facebook photo by Andris Gabor.

at 3:59 you can see kevin playing through a '65 fender twin reverb

"I also have an early-’80s MXR Distortion+ that I used for quite a few leads."

In this interview kevin says he used a 1947 gibson LG-1 in the studio while recording Wasteland

you can see a timmy under his other pedals on the board, next to his ocd. seems to be used as a backup though.

Kevin Starr’s seen using a T Rex Fuel Tank Jr on his pedalboard

you can see a boss bf-1 in this pic.

In a photo taken on October 19th at the Stanley Hotel, Kevin Starrs is seen using the EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-voice Chorus Pedal.