Bradford Cox's Effects Pedals

Bradford Cox on Eventide: PitchFactor "I was about to give up writing with a guitar and then this thing came along." - Pitchfork, December 20, 2010

As you can see in the proof photo there is a Eventide PitchFactor next to a Line 6 delay pedal. Bradfors use this mostly in "Halcyon Digest" and most "Atlas Sounds" sounds. Some classic songs where bradford use this amazing pedal are: "Te amo", "Helicopter" and the f***ing great riff on "He Would Have Laughed". This pedal is also we I love bradford.

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Bradford Cox can be seen with the OS-2 as he is sitting by his pedalboard in this picture.

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Bradford Cox, from Deerhunter, uses the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal, as shown in the Tumblr post detailing his pedalboard setup.

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Bradford's DL4 can be seen on his pedalboard in this picture.

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Shown here on a Deerhunter tour

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In this picture, Bradford can clearly be seen using a Digitech Digiverb.

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In the begin of this video we can clearly see Bradford using the Boss DD-20 Giga Delay to create the first sound of Helicopter.

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When they're touring with a musical mindset, Bradford uses the Digitech Digidelay to run vocals through, to loop, use reverse reverb & a couple different delays. It is truly one of the most beautiful sounding pedals – an extremely textural degraded tape delay, and all the crazy looping / reverse reverb effects from Cryptograms. Essential shit.

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The article from UberProAudio.com provides details of Bradford Cox's guitar rig, including his use of the Boss SL-20 Slicer pedal around 2009.

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The archived article from UberProAudio.com provides insights into Bradford Cox's guitar rig, noting his use of the Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay around 2009.

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The UberProAudio article from 2009 outlines Bradford Cox's guitar rig, highlighting his use of the MXR M104 Distortion+ pedal.

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In this screenshot of Bradford's pedalboard, a TU-2 can be seen at the start of the chain

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Can be seen in this picture of Bradford's pedalboard from 2015-16

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Can be seen in this picture of Bradford's pedalboard from 2015-16, is also most likely to have been used on the iTunes Live from SoHo recording of "Rainwater Cassette Exchange".

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Can be seen in this picture of Bradford's pedalboard from 2015-16

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Can be seen in this picture of Bradford's pedalboard from 2015-16

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Can be seen in this picture of Bradford's pedalboard from 2015-16

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In the video titled "Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) in his home studio (2024)," uploaded by Jenny Ondioline on YouTube, Bradford Cox explicitly describes his recording setup and confirms his use of the Mu-Tron Phasor II, as originally captured from the Instagram account of nahoko_otsuka.

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In the video titled "Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) in his home studio (2024)," uploaded by Jenny Ondioline on YouTube, Bradford Cox explicitly confirms his use of the Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water in his recording setup. This information was originally shared from the Instagram account of nahoko_otsuka.

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In the video titled "Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) in his home studio (2024)," uploaded on YouTube by Jenny Ondioline, Bradford Cox explicitly details his recording setup and confirms his use of the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine. This insight was initially shared via the Instagram account of nahoko_otsuka.

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In the video titled "Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) in his home studio (2024)," uploaded by Jenny Ondioline on YouTube, Bradford Cox explicitly confirms his use of the Electro-Harmonix EH-7850/EC-2000/EC-2002 Deluxe Memory Man as part of his recording setup. This information was originally sourced from the Instagram account of nahoko_otsuka.

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In the YouTube video titled "Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) in his home studio (2024)," uploaded by Jenny Ondioline and sourced from the Instagram account nahoko_otsuka, Bradford Cox explicitly discusses his recording setup and confirms his use of the Behringer VM1 Vintage Time Machine.

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In an Instagram post by Michael Aaron Potter dated July 15, 2023, Bradford Cox is seen using an MXR M143 Limiter as part of his pedalboard setup.

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In this Instagram post from Michael Aaron Potter dated July 15 2023, Bradford Cox can be seen performing with a Fender Starcaster Chorus as part of his pedalboard setup.

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In an Instagram post by Michael Aaron Potter dated July 15, 2023, Bradford Cox is seen performing with a pedal that appears to be the Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz Custom. The identification is based on the pedal's distinctive knob placement and the presence of a VU meter.

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In an Instagram post by Michael Aaron Potter dated July 15, 2023, Bradford Cox is visibly using a Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1, identifiable by its distinct gold wedge shape.

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In this Instagram post from Michael Aaron Potter dated July 15 2023, Bradford Cox can be seen performing with a MXR M133 Micro Amp as part of his pedalboard.

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This is a community-built gear list for Bradford Cox.

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