Adam Granduciel's Gear

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At 13:25 in this Rig Rundown, Granduciel explains that the JHS Bunrunner fuzz is the first pedal in his chain.

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In a live performance video by FaceCulture, Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs is seen playing a Yamaha FG-460SA acoustic guitar.

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At :36s in this video from KEXP, we can see that Adam is playing his '66 non-reverse Firebird. According to this article from Premier Guitar, Adam later added in a Bigsby to this guitar.

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Adam's Roland JC-120 is visible at 1:44 in this video.

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In the above link, there is a list of gear with the Vox AC 30 being listed

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In a Rig Rundown video by Premier Guitar, Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs discusses using the Blackstone Mosfet Overdrive 2SV3. He appreciates its clarity, noting, "This is great for distortion. If you play a chord, you can hear every string." While some describe it as a "Plexi in a box," the manufacturer clarifies that this is a misconception, instead likening its tone to a Dumble Overdrive Special.

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"One is ambient, and the other is just drum machine stuff," says Adam, about his two SP-404SXs, at 0:12 in this video.

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you can see the Pedal on his Board in the Left

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You can see the Colour Box in the front Pedalboard

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In a performance of "Eyes to the Wind" on Austin City Limits, Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs plays a Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar.

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He used an ES335 with a Bigsby throughout his concert in Amsterdam in November 2017. Possibly a vintage one.

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In this photos shared by Custom Audio Electronics, Fulltone OCD can be seen in the upper right corner of Adam's pedalboard.

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In this interview with Premier Guitar, an Electro-Harmonix XO Stereo Pulsar Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal is listed as part of Adam Granduciel's gear.

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you can see the Archer on the left Pedalboard

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In Adam’s recent Instagram live he showed off his synth collection - included was the Juno 106, that has been no doubt used for the War On Drugs’ upcoming album.

In this Adam can also be found stating that the Juno 106 is his 'favourite synth' and that whenever he uses another synth, he always ends up trying to recreate the sound of the Juno.

From the Liner Notes/Credits of 'A Deeper Understanding' we can see that the Juno 106 was used on the songs 'Pain' and 'Thinking Of A Place'. The credits quoted can be found here: https://www.discogs.com/The-War-On-Drugs-A-Deeper-Understanding/release/10756085

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In this video Adam Granduciel talks about his use of the jazzmaster with The War On Drugs.

At 2:20 he says "I feel like the Jazzmaster's just your comrade on that journey or something, you know. It can be subtle, it can be angry, it can be chill, it can be anything you know."

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Adam talks about buying Boss Slow Gear on tour and using it on the "Under The Pressure" intro from their live album "LIVE DRUGS".

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A Gibson Les Paul Deluxe is listed as part of Adam's guitar arsenal in this Premier Guitar interview

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He doesn't have a Vintage Edition Gretsch Falcon as stated on his equip page, instead, he has the Players Edition, as this version has one single three way switch and a different headstock graphic.

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Adam talks about buying EHX 720 looper on tour and using it on the "Under The Pressure" intro from their live album "LIVE DRUGS".

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In this interview in Premier Guitar, Adam Granduciel's gear is discussed and listed, including a 1963 Harmony Bobkat Electric Guitar.

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There is a shot at 11:58 of Adam's pedalboard where you can see the RV-7 up in the top row.

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Adam has been using this microphone for live performances since the beginning of the promo run for "A Deeper Understanding" (August 2017).

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It may be hard to tell, but this pedal is in the top corner of his board. He confirms that this is the PBF Flanger in the comments when he is asked how he likes it and responds:

I love it. Output volume trim is a killer addition

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In the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" video, Adam Granduciel discusses using the Hiwatt Custom 100 Amplifier Head as part of his setup for The War on Drugs.

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In this article there is a picture with Graduciel's gear. It is stated that he uses 1mm Tortex Picks

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The Delay is seen in this Instagram Picture

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When releasing their highly acclaimed album, 'A Deeper Understanding', Adam decided to put what synths were used on each track in the Liner Notes and Credits. As we can see from above the Prophet 12 was used by The War On Drugs keyboardist Robbie Bennett on the song 'Up All Night' and 'Thinking of a Place'. The War On Drugs also took the Prophet 12 on tour with them after the release of 'A Deeper Understanding'.

The Credits with all the listed synths can be found here: https://www.discogs.com/The-War-On-Drugs-A-Deeper-Understanding/release/10756085

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When releasing their highly acclaimed album, 'A Deeper Understanding', Adam decided to put what synths were used on each track in the Liner notes and Credits.

From this we can see that they used the Prophet 6 on the song 'Holding On'.

The Credits with all the listed synths can be found here: https://www.discogs.com/The-War-On-Drugs-A-Deeper-Understanding/release/10756085

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In this interview with Premier Guitar, the MXR Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal is listed as part of Adam Granduciel's effects.

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