Guitars
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What kind of Guitars does Elliott Smith use?
Yamaha FG-180 Red Label
This guitar is discontinued but it was on of the guitars manufactured in Japa... more
Gibson ES 330 1968
This was the primary electric guitar in Standard Tuning more
Gibson ES-330
He also uses a Gibson ES-330 post-1969 with Open D (DADF#AD) for songs as Cle... more
Rickenbacker 345
Elliott plays a Rickenbacker as a Frontman of Heatmiser more
Amplifiers
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What kind of Amplifiers does Elliott Smith use?
top hat king royale k-35
the top hat amp he uses is a model k-35 (king royale). more
Fender Deluxe Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981)
Looks like he is using a Fender(can’t make out exactly wha model) more
Effects Pedals
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What kind of Effects Pedals does Elliott Smith use?
Buddha Phatman Zen
the pedals of course are the dl-4 and the budda phatman tube overdrive. more
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
the pedals of course are the dl-4 and the budda phatman tube overdrive. more
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere
He used in a few songs of From a Basement on A Hill, as A Fond Farewell or Ki... more
Digitech TSR 24S
''I got a compressor (Behringer Composer) and one of those (digital effects) ... more
Microphones
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What kind of Microphones does Elliott Smith use?
Shure 520DX Green Bullet Blues Harmonica Microphone
Elliott Smith sing with a Shure in the Heatmiser's ''Plainclothes Man'' video more
Neumann KM-56
''There are two M50s out front by the conductor, and very high above, a pair ... more
Shure SM57 Dynamic Instrument Microphone
Used in a 1993 session (with a four-track) to record "Last Call". He also use... more
Studio Equipment
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What kind of Studio Equipment does Elliott Smith use?
Trident A-Range
''He wanted that board because he knew there were only thirteen made and The ... more
Tascam DA-88 Digital Recorder
"'Cupid's Trick' still remains a mystery to me, tracking-wise. I've found wha... more
Music Accessories
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What kind of Music Accessories does Elliott Smith use?
Shubb Capo
Elliott used Shubb capo's for pretty much all of his acoustic performances. more
Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking
the old gibson acoustic is actually a 60’s j-45 and he uses a fishman rare ea... more
Bill Lawrence A-300
Elliott used this acoustic pickup in his Yamaha Fg-180 until 2003. more
Strings
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What kind of Strings does Elliott Smith use?
John Pearse #700M Phosphor Bronze Medium
> smith uses john pearse medium-gauge, phosphor-bronze strings. “they seem to... more
Bass Guitars
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What kind of Bass Guitars does Elliott Smith use?
Rickenbacker 4003 Bass Guitar
There are lots of other Youtube vids where Smith's bassist is playing a Rick.... more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
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What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Elliott Smith use?
Hammond C3
''We've got a Steinway grand piano, a Stenway tack piano (actually there are ... more
Wurlitzer 140B
In 2:53 he played ''Figure 8'' b-side track (probably he used for ''Bye'' too) more
Headphones
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What kind of Headphones does Elliott Smith use?
Sony MDR-V900
It can see Elliott monitoring in 2 meter sessions while playing Waltz #2 and ... more
DJ Setup
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What kind of DJ Setups does Elliott Smith use?
Other Gear
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What kind of Gear & Equipment does Elliott Smith use?
Audix Studio 1A Passive Monitors
Pictured in photo titled “ Elliott Smith Recording Equipment, circa 1996” fro... more
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