Hozier's Gear

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In the source video provided it shows Hozier playing a Black Epiphone Broadway. This model is not listed as a production unit but it was made for the artist and Hozier even addresses it in the twitter exchange below.

https://twitter.com/hozier/status/491184829451739137

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Seen at 15:56 and is described as being his main acoustic guitar.

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Hozier can be seen using this Harmony H78 guitar regularly and in this video of him at the BBC Live Lounge.

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"Soulful Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known simply as Hozier, has been enjoying a pair of Taylor acoustics as of late — a new 816e and a rosewood baritone 6-string"

-Taylor Guitars, (p. 26)

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In this video Hozier is clearly seen playing a very rare Danelectro Resonator guitar.

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Hozier used this guitar at Newport folk festival in June 2014 when he played Skip James' Illinois blues. He also used the guitar in other videos of the same song. he has not used it since his global explosion.

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Hozier can be seen using a standard Fender Stratocaster (Lake Placid Blue finish) at around 4:30 into the video.

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In this video Hozier can be seen using the Gretsch G5265 Jet Baritone for the song Jackie & Wilson.

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In this photo, "Shure" marking is visible on the microphone, and this type matches to Shure SM7B.

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In Hozier's Rig Rundown he reveals his twin amp rig of Vox Ac30s and Fender Bassmans

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Hozier can be seen playing a Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS at approximately 09:42 in this video, live at KCRW. Hozier's guitar appears to be mystic red with a maple fingerboard.

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TC Electronic recently posted a photo on Facebook showcasing Hozier's pedalboard.

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Used on vocals for the demos and final mixes of the Take Me to Church EP, as stated by mix engineer Rob Kirwan in this March 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

“Andrew had worked with a few other producers,” recalled Kirwan, “with quite poppy results, with which he was not very comfortable, so he never went forward with those recordings. So he set about doing some demos in his attic, on a Logic system, and the brief from the record company was for him to redo his vocals on three songs, and for me to then mix these tracks. When I heard the demos I felt that the vocals were the best thing about them, but that we had to re–record everything else, because many of the instruments sounded too thin and not powerful enough. So we did it exactly the other way round!" (...) “I recorded Andrew’s vocals with him in the room, right behind me, so there were no natural acoustics on them. I already spoke about my CMV563/M7 vocal chain. I also always had a Sennheiser M441 on him as a sort of safeguard, and I combined these two while mixing. My mic pre on the 441 was the 1071, and I also had the Vac Rac EQ on his vocals, and the LA2A. So the vocal chain was as warm as it could be. The mic he used in his attic is a Neumann U87. The problem with 87s and 414s for me is that they are so accurate that everything sounds pretty sterile on them, hence my preference for using Gefells and other unusual microphones with lots of character. But it worked on his vocals because his performance was so good.”

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Hozier used the Shure Beta 58A microphone for the entire band's vocals until mid-2015. While Hozier briefly switched to the Shure KSM8, other band members continued using the Beta 58A. By late February 2016, Hozier resumed using the Beta 58A for his vocals. This is evident in the live performance of "Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene" at the iTunes Festival in London, available on YouTube.

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From his interview with Premier Guitar and picture of his pedalboard.

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The Memphis ES-330 is played regularly on Someone New, featured here in this BBC Big Weekend performance from May 23, 2015.

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Used on vocals for "Take Me to Church", as stated by mix engineer Rob Kirwan in this March 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

“I recorded Andrew’s vocals with him in the room, right behind me, so there were no natural acoustics on them. I already spoke about my CMV563/M7 vocal chain. I also always had a Sennheiser M441 on him as a sort of safeguard, and I combined these two while mixing. My mic pre on the 441 was the 1071, and I also had the Vac Rac EQ on his vocals, and the LA2A. So the vocal chain was as warm as it could be. The mic he used in his attic is a Neumann U87. The problem with 87s and 414s for me is that they are so accurate that everything sounds pretty sterile on them, hence my preference for using Gefells and other unusual microphones with lots of character. But it worked on his vocals because his performance was so good.”

The version goes unspecified in both this interview and on Kirwan's official microphone inventory list, evincing that it is the original U version.

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Hozier used the Fender FR-48 Steel Resonator on early versions of It Will Come Back. He is playing it on that song in this live video from April 2013, which was recorded several months before his Take Me To Church EP was initially released on Bandcamp. By the time the song was recorded for his album, Hozier had already retired the FR-48 in favour of his Danelectro Resonator. He has not played the FR48 live since 2013.

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This effect was used by Hozier for "Take Me To Church", according to Rob Kirwan, producer and engineer.

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At 0:28 in this video of Hozier performing "Work Song," his Vox AC30 can be seen.

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TC Electronic recently posted this photo to Facebook showcasing Hozier's pedalboard.

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TC Electronic recently posted this photo to Facebook detailing Hozier's pedalboard.

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Hozier was gifted this guitar by Bohemian Guitars in Atlanta on September 18, 2015. As of November 11, 2015, he has yet to play this guitar live. However, on the song "To Be Alone", he has played two different Bohemians live on tour.

The specs as per Bohemian Guitars: https://www.bohemianguitars.com/jacobson Body: 13" x 7 3/4" x 5" Neck Wood: Maple Neck type: Bohemian Extended Tenon Fretboard: Rosewood Headstock: Red Finish: Oiled Frets: 21 Hardware, Tuners & Bridge: Chrome Pickups: P90, Single Coil, P90 Electronics: Volume, Volume, Ton 3 way toggle switch

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" It was sent through a [Electro–Harmonix] Memory Man pedal, with the gain turned up loudly, a ProCo Rat guitar pedal for that distorted guitar sound, and one of these new hand-wired Vox AC15 amps, and then a Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer spring reverb. This was the guitar chain and it gave a really interesting tone that suited Andrew’s music." - Rob Kirwan about "Take Me To Church" recording process.

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At 0:41 in the video you can see Hozier playing through an early-logo USA Peavey Delta Blues 115.

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At 17:00 in this video of Hozier at Bonnaroo 2015, he brings out his Bohemian Motor Oil Guitar to play "To Be Alone".

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The Alberta II can be seen in this photo posted on TC Electronic's Facebook page showcasing Hozier's pedalboard.

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Andrew Hozier uses Shure KSM8 Dual Diaphragm Mic for his entire show since mid-2015.

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For "Take Me To Church" recording, Hozier sung into Neumann CMV563 microphone, which is owned by Rob Kirwan, producer and engineer of the song.

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From his interview with Premier Guitar and picture of his pedalboard.

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This is a community-built gear list for Hozier.

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