Nick McCarthy's Gear

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Nick McCarthy uses a Gibson SG Original in this performance on David Lettermans Late Show.

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In the music video for "This Fire" by Franz Ferdinand, Nick McCarthy is seen playing a 1959 Hagstrom P46 Sweetone before transitioning to using a Gibson SG.

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Nick McCarthy used this Stratocaster during the 2012 Franz Ferdinand Summer Tour, in festivals like INmusic or Lollapalooza. The exact model is a Fender Standard Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue color, with a rosewood fingerboard.

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In this video, Nick McCarthy can be seen playing a 1961 Hagström Deluxe with Franz Ferdinand.

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Nick McCarthy uses an Epiphone Wilshire in this performance.

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Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Junior Double-Cutaway during their 2009 performance at Glastonbury, as captured in the Wikimedia photo.

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Nick McCarthy can be seen using a Roland Juno-6 in this live performance of Auf Achse. Specifically, it is visibly a Juno-6 from the markings on the front at 1:05 in the video.

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In this video, Nick McCarthy can be seen playing a Gibson Hummingbird in an unplugged with Franz Ferdinand at Music Feeds Studio.

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Nick McCarthy uses a Moog Voyager in Franz Ferdinand's performance of "Ulysses" on The Late Late Show.

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This screenshot from an article from August 2013 reveals one of Nick McCarthy's amps to be the Carr Slant 6V. The original article can be found here.

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This screenshot from an August 2013 interview lists Nick McCarthy's guitars, amps, and strings. Carr's The Viceroy amp is included in his gear list. The original article can be found here.

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According to an August 2013 article from Premier Guitar, Nick McCarthy uses these Rotosound strings on his electric guitars. The full article can be found here.

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McCarthy can be seen using this Fender Deluxe Hot Rod during Franz Ferdinand earlier's career.

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Nick McCarthy plays with a Gibson B45-12N during the Franz Ferdinand "The Fallen" live acoustic session.

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Album Credits

  • WAX

    WAX

    KT Tunstall · 2018

    Producer Recording Engineer
  • The River

    The River

    KT Tunstall · 2018

    Producer Recording Engineer