Joey Howard

"...I use a Sunn 2000s with 2 2x15 cabs and it's so sick. Also check out the Sunn 200s for a little less power ... the 2000s is SO powerful I can't even use it to its"

In a series of Instagram stories by Paramore, bassist Joey Howard is shown using the Rawkworks Light Overdrive V2 pedal.

Joey Howard of Paramore uses the Source Audio Programmable EQ, as seen in their Instagram Stories.

Joey is playing his Fender Antigua Precision Bass throughout this video.

In this photo Joey is holding the Supro Hutington II Bass. In his Instagram he tells us that he don't usually plays short scale bass because of his big hands, but in this particular one he plays because the string spacing is similar to his full scale bass. He uses this bass in paramore shows

En esta imagen Joey esta con su Rickenbacker 4001 durante un show de Paramore

in this video we can see the famous amp sunn 0))) for the bass at 2:20

Joey Howard of Paramore is seen using the Maxon OD-801 D&S Distortion pedal in a photo from Wallace Schmidt's shared Google Photos album.

Joey Howard of Paramore is shown using the MXR EVH90 EVH Phase 90 pedal in a photo from Wallace Schmidt's shared Google Photos album.

Joey can be seen playing his Fender 1982 Gold Jazz Bass throughout Paramore's After Laughter tour. He mainly used it for Paramore's older songs, such as Misery Business, That's What You Get, Still Into You, and Ain't It Fun. The bass was tuned to Drop D, which is suggested by the tunings needed for That's What You Get and Still Into You. However, for Ain't It Fun and Misery Business, the low D string was tuned down to C# rather than tuning the entire bass to C# standard like former Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis used to do.

It can be spotted best in this video at 1:36.

You can see Joey's yellow Gibson Ripper Bass on a rack in the background of this video.

Joey was also seen with the Gibson more frequently on Paramore's This is Why Tour and opening act dates for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour. He mainly used it for the songs Misery Business and Ain't It Fun, resulting in the bass' tuning to be C#AGD.

This screenshot, from a video Joey Howard posted on his TikTok account @jellyquinn420, shows him playing a Fender 1962 Reissue Precision Bass with cream-colored pickup covers.

Joey mainly brought this bass out during Paramore's 2017 concerts for the After Laughter tour, primarily used for the songs "Rose Colored Boy" (as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-MaGBklfs) and "Hate to See Your Heart Break" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjkk0FfpTTg).

In the comments on an Instagram post on Joey Howard’s account, he replies to a comment saying that, on his Antigua Fender Precision bass, he uses La Bella 760FL flatwound strings.

Joey posted a picture of his new Crook V3 in his instagram story.

In this photo, you can see Howard using an AM Pro 2 Bass in a Miami Blue Finish at Austin City Limits Festival. He's been using this bass on the Paramore Fall 2022 Tour.

In this Instagram post you can see a JHS Pulp N' Peel on Joey's board and can tell it's a V4 due to the control layout.

The Cali76 can be spotted on Joey's board in this post. It's hard to read but it does say Compact Bass on the pedal decal.

In an Instagram post by jellyquinn, Joey Howard's pedal board features the Noble Tube Preamp DI, highlighting its use during his tour with Paramore.

The Nobels Bass Overdrive can be spotted on Joey's board in this Instagram post.

The DOD chorus can be spotted on Joey's board in this Instagram post

The Turbo Tuner can be spotted on Joey's board in this instagram post. If you zoom in you can see it says ST-300 on the front.

The standard TC Electronic Hall of Fame can be seen on Joey's board in this Instagram post

The DOD FX75 can be seen on Joey's board here. The pedal pictured in the post does not say FX75-B, just FX75.

In an Instagram post by jellyquinn, the Ibanez SB7 Bass Synthesizer is visible on Joey Howard's pedalboard, highlighting its use during Paramore's tour.

The Lil Rat can be pictured on Joey's board in this Instagram post

In this Instagram post from Byrd Sells, it says Joey Howard owned this 1999 Fender American Jazz Bass with Lindy Fralin pickups. Joey has been seen playing this bass during Paramore's After Laughter Tour in 2017 as well as in some of his Instagram/TikTok videos (https://www.instagram.com/p/CLoyVbkB_Jl/?hl=en).

During Paramore's After Laughter Tour, Joey mainly used the bass for Paramore's older material as seen in this concert footage from 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=907Xpk4xQtU&t=1080s). Songs featuring this bass include Still Into You (12:22), Decode (26:40), I Caught Myself (31:19), Playing God (51:28), Ain't It Fun (59:25), and Misery Business (1:05:38). Given the roster of songs, the bass was most likely tuned to Drop D and tuned to C#AGD for Ain't It Fun and Misery Business as Joey seems to play those songs in that tuning rather than in C# Standard like former Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis.

In 2022, Joey Howard shared a photo on his Instagram story featuring himself with a yellow Hagström Retroscape Impala guitar. This specific guitar is most likely to have been originally owned by Taylor York of Paramore, as a Reverb listing indicates that York requested it in a custom Pantone 123 color, which is a finish not available to the general public (https://reverb.com/item/34301023-hagstrom-impala-pantone-123).

In 2022, Joey Howard posted the La Bella RX-N4C Nickel Roundwound strings on his Instagram story, captioning it "Best bass strings in the biz".

In this Instagram post from Byrd Sells, it says Joey Howard owned this 1980's Aria II Pro Ripper Bass in Sunburst Finish. Joey has been seen playing this bass during Paramore's After Laughter Tour in 2017, specifically during the songs "Brick by Boring Brick" and "Turn It Off"

Joey Howard is confirmed to use the Get'm Get'm Chrome 2" Guitar Strap, as he is featured on the brand's store page. As an employee of Get'm Get'm, I can verify this information.