Eddie Clarke's Gear
In a 2012 interview with Vintage Guitar Clarke stated:
"With Motorhead, I used a Stratocaster because it gave me a little bit of edge."
He also says in the same article: "Live, these days, I’ve been enjoying the Stratocaster. It’s got a little more versatility. My Stratocaster had a DiMarzio X2N in the bridge, a DiMarzio SDS-1 in the front, and a Fender pickup in the middle. I just added a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. It gives me a tad more edge."
This 2012 issue of Vintage Guitar can be found here.
"For amps, I use the master-volume 100-watt Marshall JCM 800..."
"My main guitar is the Les Paul Deluxe I used with Fastway in the ’80s."
"I have a late-’70s Boss OD-1 overdrive, Boss Flanger, Boss Delay, Crybaby wah, and a nice delay pedal by The Mad Professor."
1965/1966 white Gibson SG junior modified with a neck pickup, extra volume potentiometer and a switch. 'Fast' Eddie Clarke of British rock band Motorhead performs at the Electric Circus in Manchester, 5th August 1977. (Photo by Kevin Cummins/Getty Images)
According this tweet by Jim Dunlop, Eddie Clarke is using customized Dunlop Picks
"Legendary @myMotorhead & @FastwayOfficial guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke with his custom @jimdunlopusa picks"
"I have a late-’70s Boss OD-1 overdrive, Boss Flanger, Boss Delay, Crybaby wah, and a nice delay pedal by The Mad Professor."
According to this Jim Dunlop tweet, Eddie Clarke is using an original Cry Baby Wah Wah
"Did you know it's the 50th anniversary of @jimdunlopusa Cry Baby ? Here's Fast Eddie Clarke's original, heard on all those classic albums." - Jim Dunlop
"I have a late-’70s Boss OD-1 overdrive, Boss Flanger, Boss Delay, Crybaby wah, and a nice delay pedal by The Mad Professor. He’s a Finnish guy who makes these little pedals. It’s a delay, but it sounds like the old Echoplex [Deep Blue Delay]."
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