Colin Newman

On his official website, Colin Newman of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, lists a Danelectro Baritone guitar as an instrument used at his Swim Studio.

In this interview, Colin is asked, "What have been the best and worst guitar related purchases you’ve made?" He responds, "Same guitar - Ovation Breadwinner. Looks fantastic, sounds like a heap of shit!" He can be seen playing this instrument throughout the videotaped live performance on a Rockpalast television broadcast in 1979 (packaged and sold on DVD and CD as "Wire - Live On The Box"). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhtYeJXNNbU

The Eastwood Airline Map Deluxe GN listed on the gear list for Colin Newman's of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, Swim Studio.

You can see the Eastwood Breadwinner is listed on the gear list for Colin Newman's of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, Swim Studio.

The Variax is one of the guitars Colin uses at his Swim Studio, according to his website.

Colin Newman lists a Hohner G3T guitar on his website as one of many used at his Swim Studio.

In Wire's live video, The Scottish Play, Newman is seen playing a Tempest throughout the performance.

In this image, we can see Newman performing live with his white Classic 12.

Eastwood has released a Newman-endorsed signature version of their Airline Map guitar, with the addition of our custom piezo pickup under its bridge with its own control.

When asked what his main amp is, Colin Newman of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka responds, "I'm using a [Roland] JC-120. That's because it's got a simplicity about it that I like. It's in stereo — well, it's got a stereo out but no stereo in. But if you mic up both of the speakers, you do get a stereo picture...Stereo is quite important to me. Most of the guitars on Red Barked Tree and other Wire records always are all stereo. I love stereo guitars. I think having one guitar on the left and one guitar on the right mainly sounds stupid. If you want to make a wall of sound, stereo is very good." Taken from this Guitar World interview.

Both Newman and fellow Wire guitarist Bruce Gilbert utilized the HD-130 during the band's early days. The amps are visible onstage in this televised live performance from 1979.

In this image from a live performance by Wire in 2013, we can see the top of a Hot Rod Deluxe 112 (identifiable by the name plate) behind Newman onstage. Image by [RockShot Photography].(http://rockshot.co.uk/7155/photography-wire-record-store-day/)

"I had a Roland JC120, but now I use a JC40 which is smaller and cuter!"

Colin Newman of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, lists the Malekko Heavy Industry E616 on his website among the many pieces of gear used at his Swim Studio.

Listed as one of the many pieces of gear on Colin Newman's of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, Swim Studio page, you'll see a Malekko Chorus Effects Pedal.

The MXR M134 Stereo Chorus is listed among a full list of gear on the Swim Studio page, Colin Newman's of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead studio.

Colin Newman of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka, lists the Sony DPS R7 on his website for Swim Studio.

On his website, Colin lists the XT Live as being among the many effects units employed at his Swim Studio.

The PitchFactor by Eventide is listed on Colin Newman's website among his outboard effects.

"One thing I use a lot in my Wire setup is my original MXR Phase 100, which is a pretty good phaser." Catch this interview with Colin Newman of Colin Newman & Corrado Izzo, Wire, Githead, and Spigel*Newman*Colin*Malka.

Colin Newman lists the Crowther Double Hotcake Overdrive on his website as being among the many used at his Swim Studio.

Producer Mike Thorne describes the recording of Wire's single, "I Am the Fly," on his Stereo Society website. "The singer and second guitarist, Colin Newman, had acquired an MXR Flanger pedal (I forget how, but I remember acutely that the one I bought out of my own pocket, specifically for the single's recording sessions, was over £100 ($200 in 1978). The essence of the single seemed to be turning all the controls to maximum. That became the introduction to the track, and a classic sound. Somehow, that introductory sound reminds me inescapably of Colin's personality."

Newman's website lists the Monster as a pedal used in his ~SWIM studio (and presumably also in his live setup, as well).

This post from Newman's Facebook page shows him receiving a KTR directly from Bill Finnegan backstage at a Wire performance in Boston.

In this profile on Eastwood Guitars' website, Newman specifies that he uses an H9. "I have a bunch of exotic things, too, like the Eventide H9, which I'm totally under-using at the moment, just to make 12-string sounds," he says.

Colin Newman's pedalboard. Some of the pedals include: MXR Phase 100, Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine, Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, MXR Distortion+ (custom), Electro-Harmonix Superego, Malekko Ekko 616 analogue delay, Crowther Double Hot Cake, Malekko Diabolik fuzz, MXR Stereo Chorus, Eventide H9.

Colin Newman's pedalboard. Some of the pedals include: MXR Phase 100, Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine, Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, MXR Distortion+ (custom), Electro-Harmonix Superego, Malekko Ekko 616 analogue delay, Crowther Double Hot Cake, Malekko Diabolik fuzz, MXR Stereo Chorus, Eventide H9.