Gavin Rossdale's Gear

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Gavin Rossdale is often associated with the Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C, a pedal frequently cited as key to achieving the distinctive tones on Bush's album "Sixteen Stone." Although Gavin hasn't explicitly confirmed this, the Siren Pedals article discusses how this pedal effectively captures his sound.

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Used in the Razorblade Suitcase tour (1997), can be seen in the cold contagious official video clip, in this video and on everything related with the tour. Usually used with the leopard skin strap. Fender Stratocaster Eric Clapton Signature in Candy Apple Green with 3 Fender Lace-Sensor pickups.

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In Bush's 2023 Rig Rundown, Gavin's tech shows us his two Jazzmasters, both fitted with Lollar pickups and used in standard tuning for "Glycerine" and "Comedown".

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At 0:17 you can see the body and two distinct single coil pickups of the Jaguar.

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In the YouTube video titled "Bush - Chemicals Between Us," Gavin Rossdale is seen playing a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar. This model is known for its innovative design, featuring interchangeable “personality cards” that offer versatile pickup and circuitry configurations, allowing for a personalized sound.

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Gavin posted this picture on his official Instagram.

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Gavin Rossdale is obviously using a 2 Tone Stratocaster in this video at 20:59. It's the video of woodstock '99, a great concert with a great sound. You see him play black pickups, which is very unusual. There are also some big scratches on the guitar, which lets to assume, that it's a relic guitar.

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In the Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV, Gavin Rossdale can be seen using a Dunlop Grommet Guitar Strap in green.

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Gavin used ESP Eclipse II guitars during Institute era.

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Gavin uses this gear according to Seymour Duncan website.

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"You can play the Axe-Fx and simulate amps to the degree to which I can't tell the difference," says Gavin Rossdale, at 0:30 in this video.

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For his live sounds, Gavin uses a Fractal FM9 with patches programmed for each of his guitars.

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Fishman listed Rossdale as an Artist who uses this pickup system on acoustics.

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In the YouTube video "BUSH - All My Life (Live at Mates)," Gavin Rossdale can be seen using a Dunlop D3819BK Black Grommet Strap during the performance at Mates rehearsal studio in North Hollywood, CA.

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Gavin uses Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings for both standard and drop C tuning.

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He says he uses an expandora in the jan 97 issue of guitar world, which you can see on pg3 of this thread

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In the January 1997 issue of Guitar World, a photo shows Gavin Rossdale's Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb Combo Amp alongside his Jazzmaster, as discussed on page 3 of The Gear Page thread about Bush's "Sixteen Stone" era gear.

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you can see it on the floor around 0:52

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