Brian Bell
guitarist
Brian Bell's Gear
Brian Bell uses an Orange Overdrive OD120 in his studio setup, as evidenced by an image available on Equipboard.
Brian Bell is confirmed to use a Marshall Plexi 1959SLP amplifier in his studio rig, as evidenced by its presence on the bottom shelf in the provided image.
A Marshall JCM800 2210 can be seen in Brian Bell’s studio setup, as evidenced by the image available on Equipboard.
Brian Bell uses a Bogner Uberschall Ultra MK2 EL34 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black, as evidenced by an image of his studio setup.
In Brian Bell's studio setup, a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb Combo Amp can be identified by its distinctive knob layout, as evidenced by the source image.
Brian can be seen playing this amp in the music video for Keep Fishin’. He also known to use it during Blue and Pinkerton tours live, and maybe on Pinkerton itself.
In the photo by techmsg, you can see Brian Bell's Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion pedal positioned beside the DS-1.
An image of Brian Bell's pedalboard confirms the presence of a Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner.
The image provides evidence that Brian Bell has transitioned to using the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano reverb pedal.
You can see a Switchblade on Brian’s board.
Brian Bell used the Gibson ES-335TD alongside Rivers Cuomo to record "Island in the Sun" from the Green Album, as documented on Weezerpedia.
In the YouTube video "Carnival Art Exposed - Behind the Scenes with Mr. Blue Veins" by dorothy897, from 1:44 to 1:54, Brian Bell is clearly seen playing a Fender Precision Bass with his band Carnival Art. This footage, sourced from a promo tape digitization, offers visual confirmation of Bell's use of the instrument prior to his time with Weezer.
In the YouTube upload of Weezer's 'Video Capture Device' DVD, from 24:58 to 25:28, Brian Bell can be seen using fellow Weezer bandmate Matt Sharp's Fender Jazz Bass. This footage captures a supposed rehearsal for their January 1995 appearance on the British music show 'The Word', where all band members swapped instruments. The source of this information is a video by Weezer Uploads titled "Weezer - Video Capture Device - Blue To Pinkerton".
Brian Bell is pictured with a Matchless combo amp and a Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amp, referred to as "Wiezel" in the image. The same style of picks is visible on both, indicating the equipment is likely his.
Brian used the Mesa Boogie Mark 1 amp he borrowed from Rivers through out summer of 1994, though he changed the amp 2 times before he got his JMP Plexi but this amp was used for the most of time. It also had few stickers, some gold sticker + custom Weezer sticker. He might also used it at Undone B-Side sessions in June of 1994.
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