Drew Shirley
Drew Shirley's Gear
This is a custom built and custom painted two-in-one fuzz pedal made by JHS Pedals specifically for Drew Shirley for the Hello Hurricane record.
"This is an old circuit from a tone-bender from the '60's, and then this is a Devi Ever circuit that we remade and put them together, blended them together, to make a custom fuzz Bunrunner..."
"...We use almost exclusively small combo amps, tube-driven, cranked all the way up. They sound like they're gonna explode, so that's what I prefer. This is a 65 head, it's the London head, and it's 17 watts, but I turn it up and it's just got all the muscle that I need..." - Drew explains their amps starting at around 3:15.
You’re stranded on a desert island – which three (3) of the following do you want to have? Instruments: My 1965 Gibson 330 Amps: My 1970 Fender Princeton reverb Pedals: 70’s Ibanez AD9
Drew Shirley is seen playing an Epiphone Coronet in a live performance of "Oh Gravity" by Switchfoot. This guitar is one of his favorites and inspired the design of his Royal Haven model. The specific Coronet he uses appears to be a 1965 model.
In this Instagram picture, Shirley can be seen using the Elliott Tonemaster. He uses it on songs like "Your Love Is A Song", "Dare You To Move", and "Let It Out".
Throughout this video, Drew can be seen playing through a Vox AC30.
"I’m proud to introduce the Belle Starr Professional OD, my signature pedal collaboration with the legendary Jackson Audio."
At 4:06 in this Guitar World gear tour, Drew Shirley says, "This is a Supro Super from the 50s. It's just got a volume knob. You just turn it up and it sounds like it's going to explode. It's got that kind of danger to it that I find a lot of amps don't have these days."
So good today, double tracking hollow body guitars side by side with my man...J4, on the title track for #switchfoot #album10 . ????????: @officialgretsch through silverface @fenderguitar Princeton ????????: 65 Gibson 330 through @jhspedals superbolt into Supro 1624
I bought this Foto Flame MIJ Fender Strat new in 1992. It's the first electric guitar I bought with my own money. In 1994, I gave this guitar away to Jeremy, who I was teaching guitar at the time who needed it. This year, 23 years later, Jeremy gave it back to me...and here it is. Love how guitars have a story, and this one will definitely go on from here.
From the Official Switchfoot Reverb Shop on Reverb.com
This listing on Reverb states "This Tophat Emplexador T-35KR Head is Owned by Switchfoot. This Tophat Emplexador T-35KR Head is a rare find now-a-days. This amp was used by Drew Shirley on the road, as well as in the band's personal recording studio.
This was his delay when Switchfoot performed on Jay Leno. It is now (2014) his main delay pedal. "Here's what I was playing on Leno last night- #vox wah - #jhspedals Superbolt - #jhspedals silver panther delay...#switchfoot #fadingwest"
In this picture Shirley can be seen using the Raven; captioned: "Re:gram of some lead singer love" He keeps this guitar in Drop D tuning and uses it on songs like "Stars", "Dark Horses", and "When We Come Alive".
"...another JHS-modified pedal. I've got the switch here that is actually the expression pedal that we just mounted on top so that when I am playing I can hit that with my foot..." - 2:10
At 5:20 in this Guitar World Private Gear Tour, Drew Shirley's Gibson Les Paul Goldtop is shown. On the Hello Hurricane Tour it was one of his main guitars
In this video, Switchfoot's Drew Shirley tries out a few new JHS pedals, which includes a Pulp 'N' Peel pedal, a close up of which can be seen at 1:09.
At 1:46 in this video, in which Switchfoot's Drew Shirley tries out new JHS pedals, a JHS Morning Glory can be seen.
In this video, Switchfoot's Drew Shirley tries out a few new JHS pedals, including a Mini Foot Fuzz Pedal, which can be seen at 1:09.
"And of course the Kaoss Pad. This is what I've gone to for multi-effects," Drew says, at 1:35 in this video.
Drew Shirley sporting a Julia on his rig amongst some other great little gems
Drew Shirley features the Lovetone Big Cheese fuzz pedal on his rig, as highlighted in a post by Walrus Audio on Facebook.
So good today, double tracking hollow body guitars side by side with my man...J4, on the title track for #switchfoot #album10 . ????????: @officialgretsch through silverface @fenderguitar Princeton ????????: 65 Gibson 330 through @jhspedals superbolt into Supro 1624 [https://www.instagram.com/drewshirley]
Elliott Royal Haven signature, or, Tele, or, Tonemaster guitar… Creation Pedalboard… Greer Lightspeed…Walrus Audio 385… JHS signature BunRunner Fuzz… Tuner… Walrus Audio Julia Vibrato/Chorus… Cusack Tremolo… Ibanez AD9 (had one ever since first started)… Matthews Effects Astronomer… JHS Panther Cub Delay… Radial Switchbone amp switcher and boost… into an assortment of amps currently being sorted!
The video clearly shows his use of a vintage style tele which is evident in the bridge set up, as well as the video describing his use of a 60s telecaster.
For a bit more snap and twang, Shirley plays this Elliott ET. This T-style rocks a unique “gold foil” single-coil pickup in the neck position and a Telewacker pickup in the bridge. (Both pickups are made by Elliott.) Shirley strings this guitar up with a set of Snake Oil .0095-gauged strings.
Right at 5:10 Drew shirley shows a quick shot of his current pedal board and then lists his new additions and returning pedals through onscreen text.
Right at 5:10 Drew shirley shows a quick shot of his current pedal board and then lists his new additions and returning pedals through onscreen text.
Right at 5:10 Drew shirley shows a quick shot of his current pedal board and then lists his new additions and returning pedals through onscreen text.
In this Instagram post, Drew Shirley announces his collaboration with Elliott Guitars on his own signature guitar.
Drew Shirley has a 2004 reissue of the 1958 Gibson Les Paul Junior, which can be seen at 4:43 in this video, when Drew's guitar technician says, "We put a Lollar pickup in it. Sounds great. Super loud. It makes a whole lot of noise, good for the heavy stuff."
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