Brad Barr's Gear

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In a live performance on KEXP, Brad Barr of The Barr Brothers can be seen playing an emerald green Guild Starfire V Hollowbody guitar.

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"The MORE pedal and an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb are always on."

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In this video, we can see Brad tweaking the pedal at 27:03.

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"Magnatone : No it's not your grandmother's radiator. Found it in a corner of a used guitar shop. Plugged it in, cranked the reverb and the signature true vibrato and immediately I felt transported to a 60s sci-fi film. I fell in love and bought it right away without even trying it with the harp. Turns out they are a match made in outer space. Just like the harp it's a serious pain in the behind to move around but I won't go anywhere without it."

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"I also crank up a Union Tube & Transistor MORE pedal to boost the signal. That’s my “desert island” pedal I use all the time, because the gain structure is so great."

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"I like to use a Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb complemented with a low-wattage amp for extra bite."

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In the user-uploaded photo, Brad Barr's Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator is visible on the upper left, showcasing its role in his pedal setup.

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"Afterneath pedal, and a ripping tone on the J-45 that has no business coming from an acoustic guitar via the Homebrew Electronics HBE UFO Ultimate Fuzz Octave."

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"I get otherworldly reverbs from the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath pedal"

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"But I found that Kala 6-string on a trip to Hawaii"

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"Those strings are high off the fretboard, so I use a Fishman Rare Earth magnetic humbucker. "

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"And then the other is a 1951 Gibson J-45. I found that one in Chelsea Guitars in New York."

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"Brad Barr plays his circa 1940 Oahu slide guitar."

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He uses it at 29:12 in the video

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"Magnatone : No it's not your grandmother's radiator. Found it in a corner of a used guitar shop. Plugged it in, cranked the reverb and the signature true vibrato and immediately I felt transported to a 60s sci-fi film. I fell in love and bought it right away without even trying it with the harp. Turns out they are a match made in outer space. Just like the harp it's a serious pain in the behind to move around but I won't go anywhere without it."

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"I have a Supro that has a nice snap, and a tweed Fender ’57 Custom Deluxe reissue that’s a little cushier."

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In the user-uploaded photo from Apmcdn, Brad Barr is seen with the Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner positioned on the upper left of his pedalboard.

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We can see the wah on the upper left.

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We can see the volume pedal on the upper left.

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"An Electro-Harmonix Memory Man is usually on, and I use the Boss Tremolo pedal a lot."

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"An Electro-Harmonix Memory Man is usually on, and I use the Boss Tremolo pedal a lot."

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In the video, we can see the Boomerang at 27:03.

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In the video, we can see this DI at 27:04.

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In the live performance video by KEXP, Brad Barr is seen using the Boss OC-3 Super Octave. However, at 27:56, the pedal is actually operated by Marie-Pier Arthur, who plays bass guitar.

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In the KEXP performance video, at 27:56, the Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus pedal is visible, used by Marie-Pier Arthur, who plays bass guitar for The Barr Brothers.

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