Guitars
15
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 has many pre 1969 and post 1969 guitars (at least five). The difference in... more

Rickenbacker 345
Elliott plays a Rickenbacker as a Frontman of Heatmiser more
Amplifiers
3
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
4
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
10
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
7
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
3
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
1
John Pearse #700M Phosphor Bronze Medium
> smith uses john pearse medium-gauge, phosphor-bronze strings. “they seem to... more
Bass Guitars
2
Rickenbacker 4003 Bass Guitar
There are lots of other Youtube vids where Smith's bassist is playing a Rick.... more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
2
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
1
Sony MDR-V900
It can see Elliott monitoring in 2 meter sessions while playing Waltz #2 and ... more
DJ Setup
1Other Gear
1
Audix Studio 1A Passive Monitors
Pictured in photo titled “ Elliott Smith Recording Equipment, circa 1996” fro... more
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