Blixa Bargeld

I worked as a band technician for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (while Blixa Bargeld was a member) and also for Einstuerzende Neubauten (where Blixa is the lead vocalist) on all tours between 1990 and 2000. Blixa owned a Fender "The Twin" with JBLs and always insisted on one when we rented backline overseas, so he was very specific about that amp.

Some references:

https://atschicago.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/john-norris-in-tune-w-peterson/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/466163-John-Norris

Bargeld's guitars of choice are a Fender Jaguar and a Fender Mustang, as seen on the concert DVD God Is In The House and various other media appearances. Initially he used a battered Hofner Model 173 and a red Hofner Colorama II until they "broke down." After his effect pedals were stolen in the early 1980s, he exclusively relied on the Fender floating/dynamic tremolo (like the Hofner units)—which both raise and lower pitch—Fender Twin amplifiers, metal slides, and changing his amp settings for each individual song, to create a unique guitar sound.