Charlie Simpson's Gear
"'My go-to acoustic guitar is the best acoustic guitar I’ve ever played in my life and I think, from what Gibson tell me, it’s the only one in the country.' Charlie’s talking about his black Gibson Elvis Presley Dove. 'I just can’t even explain to you how good this guitar is. It’s actually mind-blowing. I have an endorsement with Paul Reed Smith for my electrics and when I was in the studio recording Young Pilgrim, they hadn’t released their acoustic models so I decided to use Gibson acoustics because I absolutely love them. Gibson sent me a load of acoustics to go into the studio with and in that batch was this Elvis Dove and I couldn’t comprehend how good it was and I pretty much played it across the whole record.'"
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A PRS CE 22 in Silver. Charlie said he bought this when Busted signed their first deal when he was 16, it now has EMG pickups
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In this photo, Charlie can be seen performing with a Custom 22 by Paul Reed Smith. The pickups have been replaced with EMG humbuckers, most likely either the EMG 81+85, or 81X+85X combo.
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In this Instagram photo from Charlie Simpson's Instagram, he can be seen posing with an seven-string telecaster by ESP guitars. According to the text, he is using this guitar for the album, "Behind the Devil's Back".
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Charlie uses this guitar regularly at live shows and it has been pictured on Fightstar's official instagram page recently with photos of the album recording process for the 2015 release; "Behind the Devil's Back".
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You can see him playing it at the start of the video. I know its not a regular tele as it only has one volume not a full control plate
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"It's a beautiful thing! #7Strings #ESP"
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Charlie Simpson is pictured using a Gibson Les Paul 1960 Standard V.O.S. in a user-uploaded photo.
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In 2002, Charlie Simpson used a Gibson SG Voodoo, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.
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"This synth instrument is SO much fun. Genius bit of engineering.. #OP-1"
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"Fresh out of the box, ready for tour! :) #HTStage60 #Blackstaramps"
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On his artist page, EMG says that Charlie uses two sets of pickups. The first set features an EMG 81.
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The second set that, according to EMG, Charlie uses, features an EMG 81X humbucker.
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In this Facebook photo, the Blackstar Series One 45 2x12" 45-Watt Tube Combo can be seen in Charlie's studio.
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The Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal can be seen in this Facebook photo of Charlie's studio.
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The Boss LS-2 Line Selector/Power Supply pedal can be seen in this Facebook photo of Charlie's studio.
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The Epiphone John Lennon Casino electric guitar can be seen 1:10 into the music video of "We Apologise for Nothing" by Charlie's former band, Fightstar.
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that Charlie "been seeing using a Diezel VH4, Orange Rockerverb 100, and a Peavey 5150..."
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that Charlie loaded Celestion Vintage 30 speakers in all of his cabinets.
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that "Simpson's pedal-board consists of a Boss DD7, a Morley Bad Horsie Wah, a Dunlop Dime Signature Wah, an Ibanez TS9, an MXR Noise Gate, a Boss TU2, as well as a Boss BF3 and a Boss DD-6 delay pedal."
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that "Simpson's pedal-board consists of a Boss DD7, a Morley Bad Horsie Wah, a Dunlop Dime Signature Wah, an Ibanez TS9, an MXR Noise Gate, a Boss TU2, as well as a Boss BF3 and a Boss DD-6 delay pedal."
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that "Simpson's pedal-board consists of a Boss DD7, a Morley Bad Horsie Wah, a Dunlop Dime Signature Wah, an Ibanez TS9, an MXR Noise Gate, a Boss TU2, as well as a Boss BF3 and a Boss DD-6 delay pedal."
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that Charlie has "been seeing using a Diezel VH4, Orange Rockerverb 100, and a Peavey 5150."
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The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that Charlie has "used many different amplifiers for both recording and live work, including a Mesa Boogie Road King, as well as both Dual, and Triple Rectifiers."
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Seen live, and on Fightstar's official instagram page.
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Charlie Simpson can be seen using a Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster during Busted's rehearsals, as shown in a photo posted on the band's official Facebook page.
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Charlie Simpson can be seen playing what looks like a Vox Lynx semi-hollow electric guitar throughout this video. you can probably tell by the pickups and bridge that it's a Lynx and not a Bobcat.
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Charlie also uses the EMG 85, according to the EMG website.
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The second humbucker on the second set of Charlie's pickups is the EMG 85X, according tot he EMG website.
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In this photo, a pair of KRK V4 Powered Studio Monitors can be seen in Charlie's studio.
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