Nikolai Fraiture's Gear

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Nikolai is seen playing a Fender American Standard Jazz Bass in Sunburst in this photo shared to Instagram and many other live performance photos.

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On 8/20/14, Ampeg let Nikolai Fraiture takeover their account for a day to take pictures of The Strokes and their show in Las Vegas, which was that night. Nikolai posted a picture of his pedalboard, and on the bottom right the Grombass can be seen.

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At 4:38 we can see Nikolai playing "taken for a fool" bass line on a black precision bass.

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This Instagram photo from Nikolai (posted Aug 2014) shows his pedalboard setup. It includes the Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth Pedal (bottom row, second from the right).

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Nikolai can be seen playing A Rickenbacker 4003 in The Strokes video for "Last Nite." There is an especially clear view of the bass at around 0:53.

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Ampeg gave Nikolai control of their Instagram account on August 20th, 2014. He posted a picture of his pedalboard, which is more varied than one might of thought. The Boss ME-50B takes a large spot upon his board.

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In a BrooklynVegan article, Nikolai Fraiture is seen playing an Epiphone Riviera Nick Valensi Signature Electric Guitar during a performance with his solo project, Nickel Eye.

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In this video we can see Nikolai playing a blue Fender Stratocaster

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On the 18th of December 2012, Nikolai Fraiture replied to a fan's question asking what picks he used. He replied "that one" The question, originally in French, has been translated on Twitter's website.

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At 1:08 we can see Nikolai playing a Fender deluxe precision bass.

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Nikolai Fraiture is pictured with a Höfner CT Series Contemporary Club Electric Bass, as seen in a photo provided by Höfner Guitars.

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In every music video and stage appearance, Nikolai is accompanied by his Ampeg 8x10 SVT Cabinet, commonly know as "the fridge", powered by an Amped SVT-CL head. He is endorsed by Ampeg.

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Nikolai is sponsored by Ampeg, and it is stated on the Ampeg site that he uses the SVT-CL Classic Bass Head. It is also visible in just about every Strokes music video and piece of concert footage.

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At 1:10 of the video, we can see the gold and black Fender logo on the head, as well as the PJ pickups

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At 0:02 in the Stroke's "Juicebox" music video, Nikolai Fraiture can be seen weilding a Musicman Stringray. It is apparent through the video and easily spotted, particularly as the song begins at 0:44.

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Nikolai holding his Hofner president bass.

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In the "Last Nite", Nikolai can be found with a Boss TU-2 at 0:29.

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In the "Threat Of Joy" music video from the 2016 "Future, Present, Past" EP, a close examination of a photo reveals the "NOISELESS" lettering on Nikolai Fraiture's bridge pickup, identifying it as part of the Fender Vintage Noiseless Jazz Bass Single Coil 2-piece Pickup Set. The evidence is supported by an image showing this detail. I would have picked a Gen 4 Nosieless set or àn Ultra Noiseless set however the only available Fender Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups were Vintage Noiseless (differentiated by the font of the “NOISELESS” lettering)

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