classic j
Los Angeles singer and guitarist
classic j's Gear
At 36:35, J can be seen and heard strumming notes on their guitar and using pedals to create ambient noise for the track "blood rivers". This delay pedal is within a pedalboard connected to about 6 other pedals. Digital delay is crucial to create ambient sounds.
At 36:35, this distortion pedal is seen in J's pedalboard. It's not being used in the video but it is most likely what they use to record distortion tones for most if not all of the tracks in "The First Glass Beach Album" and live.
Classic J's signature offset Fender Marauder. One of the rarer Fender guitars only produced for about a year for an online sale in 2012. In the photo taken from the band's live tour, J can be seen playing the interlude from the band's song "glass beach". This guitar is also used in studio recordings and demos.
In the tabs found on the band's website, J states they use this reverb pedal.
Also within the tabs, J says that they use this flanger pedal. Alongside the reverb and whammy.
This whammy is used by J to record ambient sounds, alongside a reverb pedal, delay and flanger.
J can be seen playing a sunburst Telecaster in this video and in performances of 2 other songs live with this band. It is likely a player Telecaster as the bridge has 6 saddles instead of the typical 3 saddles.
In this video, J can be seen playing strumming and playing multiple songs on the band's album with the rest of the members.
You can see the HX stomp in the bottom corner of J's board
can be seen on J's board next to the HX stomp
In the provided photo, classic j is seen using the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker on their pedalboard. This pedal is also visible in the "first glass beach album documentary" during the discussion of the track "Blood Rivers."
at 38:24 you can see J record guitar amp feedback using a Blackface Twin Reverb. it is NOT a tone master as the release of the documentary predates the release of it
Classic J confirmed via a personal message that she used to use Dunlop Tortex Standard 0.73mm picks.
j can be seen using what looks like the Epiphone Wildkat Royale while performing "abyss angel" (57:42 in the video) at Thalia Hall in Chicago during glass beach's 2024 tour.
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