Damon Albarn's Gear

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Damon Albarn is pictured with a Yamaha GL1 Nylon Guitalele on the front cover of the French magazine, The Inrockuptibles.

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In 0:00, i can see Coles 4038.

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In this article from SOS, it says he has Roland RS-202 in his studio

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In this Youtube video, the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-2L can be seen at Damon Albarn studio 40:28 - 40:38 (top right corner), during the Demon Days recording session.

Also in this picture, the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-2L is seen at Damon Albarn studio (top left corner).

The Cha-Cha rhythm of the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-2L was used in the Gorillaz song Last Living Souls.

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"It started on March 23 of 2016 when I was given a Casio MT-40 keyboard on my birthday. I’ve got hundreds of keyboards, but I was particularly excited about this one because it has the same sound as those very classic ’80s reggae tunes."

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It has a truss rod cover marked "True American" and a Feedback Buster damper. Images and videos of live performances from the same year also show the use of this guitar.

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In this 1999 South Bank Blur documentary, Damon was shown recording the vocals to So You starting at 4:20.

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Shown in this behind the scenes photo, Damon Albarn is using Pro Tools in the studio.

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This Sound on Sound article describes the process of recording the "Clint Eastwood" single, utilizing Logic software. Said Albarn's studio engineer Tom Girling, "It's not a conscious effort to work in a different way. I think the reason why we worked in a different way is because we've got this whole Logic thing going on, so instead of working in a linear world where you're using tape, you've got a hell of a lot more flexibility. I think it gears itself more towards this kind of thing, where you haven't necessarily got a specific goal you're after. It just gives you a chance to experiment, basically chuck a whole load of paint at the canvas and see what sticks, and weed out all the drips of paint that you don't want! I know that Damon loves working in this way now, compared to the way Blur would put a track together."

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This Mic is listed in the studio 13 site

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Damon Albarn acquired the Hammond Organ 126 JM at an auction for £150. It has been used throughout the Blur album Parklife, notably on "Lot 105". The strong rhythm preset from the in-built AutoVari 28 can be heard on some songs from The Great Escape. The Hammond Organ was again used for Blur Self-Titled album, The Good The Bad And The Queen self-Titled. You can see Damon Albarn playing the Hammond Organ here at at the beginning, at 1:01:31 and then again at 1:16:55 https://youtu.be/MEH6tDCxRUk You can find more videos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0FIfgBotGn/?igsh=dm1jdXFmMDZ5cmll

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In this article from Select – August 1995, it i mentions Damon Albarn using the Yamaha QY10 «On tour in America in late 1993, Damon had bought a second-hand portable sequencer – a Yamaha QY 10 – for $100 in San Francisco. That night, at the city’s Phoenix Hotel, he roped a terribly hungover Dave Rowntree to teach him how to program it.». It was used for the song "London Loves" on Parklife. In this interview: https://youtu.be/EDX6l9_58RA at 7:43 Damon Albarn is seen with the Yamaha QY10 talking about the song "Connection" by Elastica.

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Damon Albarn's main electric guitar, a 60's Olympic White Duo Sonic II. Bought sometime around 1997-1998, This guitar was used on the first three Gorillaz albums, Blur's Think Tank, Mali Music, Africa Express, The Good, The Bad, & The Queen, etc. He played this guitar for over 14 years until 2011, when he replaced it with Graham Coxon's signature Telecaster. The whereabouts of this guitar are unknown, but he still likely owns it and plays it.

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Damon Albarn playing Simon Tong's 1972 Fender Mustang in Competition Burgundy (LPB) in 2004.

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The Moog Source can be seen in Studio 13, and in the documentary Bananaz (Gorillaz). Damon Albarn plays the Moog Source here on Friends of P (The Rentals) on Taratata with Matt Sharp https://mytaratata.com/taratata/129/blur-matt-sharp-friends-of-p-1996 The Moog Source is on the song Movin'On ( Blur album) and All We Want (Blur- 13 B-Sides)

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The Korg Opsix is listed on Studio 13 website. Damon Albarn played the Korg Opsix for the album Monkey Brain by Baby Dave (Isaac Holman) which he co-produced. https://ibb.co/5cQ12Gp

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Damon Albarn using a vintage sunburst Micro-Frets solidbody in the Poetry Olympics 1996 at the Royal Albert Hall.

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Damon Albarn utilized the 44-key Vintage Vibe Deluxe Electric Piano during Gorillaz's live performance of "The Moon Cave" on Saturday Night Live, as evidenced by the performance video provided by Saturday Night Live on their official YouTube channel.

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In a TikTok video by Mia, Damon Albarn is seen using a Shure KSM8 Dualdyne microphone during a Gorillaz concert in Italy.

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