Jimmy Smith

This Instagram photo by reubengotto shows Jimmy Smith playing with his gear in the dressing room before the show. The photo is captioned, "Today is the last show of Foals' Holy Fire touring.. two years of the best times all over the world. Here's to album 4!"

On the bottom right corner of the pedalboard is a Boss RE-20 Space Echo Pedal. In the comments, reubengrotto reveals the gear is "just for jamming in dressing rooms".

In this photo of Jimmy Smith on the floor playing a synth, his pedalboard can be seen to his right (which the poster of the photo confirms is "just for jamming in dressing rooms"). The pedals are powered by the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus, seen in the top row of the pedalboard. Photo posted Sept 2014.

Jimmy Smith can be seen laying next to his gear in a dressing room before a show. The poster of the photo reubengotto confirms the gear is "just for jamming in dressing rooms". Jimmy Smith's practice amp can be identified as a Fender Mustang I V.2 1x8" 20-Watt DSP Combo.

Jimmy Smith of Foals is seen using the Fender Rhodes Mark II Stage Piano 73 in a photo shared by the band on their official Facebook page. The image, taken in Berlin, highlights the vintage piano as part of the band's setup.

JIMMY SMITH OF FOALS CURRENTLY USING: Rockerverb 100 MKII Head PPC412 Cab

In this picture taken during a house party you can see which pedals Jimmy uses: a Digitech Whammy, an SD-1 and a Boss Delay

In this picture taken during a house party you can see which pedals Jimmy uses: a Digitech Whammy, an SD-1 and a Boss Delay.

The pedal was mentioned by Smith as one of the pedals he used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost" in the 2019 guitar.com interview..

You can see the Jazzmaster in a white finish at 0:06

In this Instagram post, Jimmy Smith shows his Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster. He says:

This here gizmo is gonna carry me to the rings of Saturn and beyond. Big thanks to @fender and true source of inspiration Ed O’Brien for inventing this beauty.

In the live KEXP performance of "2 Trees," Jimmy Smith plays a Fender CD-140SCE acoustic-electric guitar.

**Jimmy Smith uses this guitar for the cover of Everybody wants to rules the world

Instagram post from Jimmy Smith from November 2017. He says:

This here gizmo is gonna carry me to the rings of Saturn and beyond. Big thanks to @fender and true source of inspiration Ed O’Brien for inventing this beauty.

A Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble can be spotted amongs his other pedals.

Instagram post from Jimmy Smith from November 2017. He says:

This here gizmo is gonna carry me to the rings of Saturn and beyond. Big thanks to @fender and true source of inspiration Ed O’Brien for inventing this beauty.

An Eventide H9 Harmonizer Multi-Effects Pedal can be spotted amongs his pedals.

“Obviously, we’ve got all the Strymon things, but we’re trying to get away from that sound now,” he confirms. “That Crystallizer thing seemed to be all over every single record once the blueSky came out! Also, they’re just too complicated for me, to be honest – I like pedals to be simple. Take the DD-3 – it’s badass, and you can do so much with it… and it’s so simple. But then on one of my pedalboards there’s a DD-7 and I’m like, ‘What the fuck is this?!’ They made it too complicated! I mean, you need a degree to use Chase Bliss’s pedals!”

Used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost".

When it came to recording in the studio, both guitarists were free to experiment a little more with Jimmy using a vintage Telecaster, ES-335 and Les Paul Custom, with a Jazz Chorus, Fender Twin and Yannis’s Selmer head providing the oomph for both.

Used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost".

“I used a 1967 Gretsch Country Gent, which I picked up in Cincinnati, largely based on its smell!” he laughs. “It was a proper ponger! We were in some musty old shop and I was just absolutely bowled over by its odour! And so I just had to take it home.”

“There’s this delay pedal called the Echosex…” he continues, cringing. “Awful, AWFUL name. It’s so bad that I actually had to put a bit of gaffa tape over the ‘sex’ bit so it just says ‘Echo 2’, it just pissed me off so much, but it’s an amazing replica of a Binson drum thing. And Space Echoes are invaluable to us,” he adds. “I know they’re getting quite expensive now, but if anyone should buy one thing, it’s that. Actually the Echosex thing – god I hate that I have to keep saying it – is actually pretty fucking close to the Space Echo. It’s got a knob on that does tape warp, and it’s a very warm analogue sound.”

In an interview with Guitar.com, Jimmy Smith of Foals discusses his experience with the Soundtoys Crystallizer plugin. He notes its widespread use in recordings around the time the blueSky reverb pedal became popular, expressing a preference for simpler gear. Despite the complexity of newer effects, Smith acknowledges having the Crystallizer on one of his pedalboards.

In this Instagram story, Jimmy Smith thanks Fender for his Princeton Reverb Amp.

In the BBC Radio 1 performance of "Exits" at Kew Gardens, visible at the 1:50 mark, Jimmy Smith of Foals uses an M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 MIDI Keyboard Controller. For their tours, the keyboard is fitted with a custom shell resembling a Rhodes, as seen in a separate video.

In this Youtube video at 0:30, you can see their Keys Technician, show the Novation SL61 MKIII on top of a M-audio Keystation 61 MK3 in a custom shell.

You can see the explanation of the use of Clarett 8Pre on this video

At 0:26 of this video you can see the Nord Electro 2 Rack, inside a flightcase

You can see the amp behind Jimmy at 7:00

In this Instagram rig rundown, the Klon KTR can be seen top right of Jimmy's main board

In this video from Jimmy Smith's Instagram story, his Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer synth can be seen.

Jimmy Smith's Roland Boutique TB-08 can be seen as part of his gear setup in this Instagram story he posted.

In this photo from a performance at the Crystal Ballroom, in Portland, OR, the Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner can be seen on Jimmy Smith's pedal board. via effectsbay.com

This picture was taken from Jimmy's Instagram profile with the quote: "Thanks @neil_deluxe65 for my badass starcaster"

In this Instagram story from Jimmy Smith, he shows his Fender Yellow Competition Mustang, with red stripes. The yellow finish has been known to turn more orange with age. He captions the photo:

I'm in love already and its only been a few hours