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As seen in this photo of Johnny Marr's pedalboard.

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A Boss BCB-60 can be seen in this photo of Johnny Marr's pedalboard.

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From his instagran post. You can see Johnny use the Ampster on his board.

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In this interview Johnny Marr lists a Matchless DC-30 as one of the amps he used on Johnny Marr + The Healers: Boomslang. Johnny Marr can also be seen using his DC-30 with Neil Finn’s 7 Worlds Collide.

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.“

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.“

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.”

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.”

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.”

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“The The live amplification is a racked set up based around two Boogie Quad preamps, a Boogie 295 poweramp, and a tc 2290. The tc's effects loop takes in a Yamaha GEP50, Roland GP8 and Korg A3 guitar processors, an Eventide H300 Harmoniser and a tc spatial expander. Speakers are two Marshall 2x12" cabs loaded with EVs, and the whole set-up is doubled for live work in case of breakdowns.”

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Lovetone Meatball is listed under effects used on Boomslang.

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Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe Is listed under effects used on Boomslang.

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Ibanez Tube Screamer is listed under effects used on Boomslang.

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Listed on the official Lovetone "Clients" page.

Johnny Marr MB/DG/BS/BC/WL/RS

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In an Instagram post on his official account, Johnny Marr tagged Synergy Amps, and visible to his left is a Synergy Amps SYN2 Rackmount Preamp with a Synergy 2×12 cabinet behind him.

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In an Instagram post on his official account, Johnny Marr tagged Synergy Amps, and visible to his left behind the rack is a Synergy Amps SYN-212 EXT 2x12" Extension Cabinet.

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You can see two of these in this room when he talks about his guitars .

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You can see the Roland GI-10 in 2:21

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In an Instagram post from his official account, Johnny Marr is seen using his signature Martin M-7 Johnny Marr 7-string Acoustic-electric Guitar during a live show in Boston, MA, as part of the Spirit Power tour in 2024. The image, credited to Will, confirms the use of this guitar.

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In this photo of Johnny Marr performing live at the Eastern in Atlanta, GA on October 3, 2024, the Souldier Johnny Marr Guitar Strap Dresden Star - Tan/White is clearly visible.

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In a photo depicting Johnny Marr with his signature Martin acoustic guitar, the Martin Johnny Marr Souldier Strap is clearly visible, providing evidence of its use by the artist.

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In an April 2022 interview with MusicRadar, Johnny Marr confirmed his use of the Arturia Spark 2 drum machine while creating his album "Fever Dreams Pts 1-4." Marr mentioned, "I got really into the Arturia Spark drum machine, so I was programming a lot," highlighting its role in his music-making process during the covid lockdown period.

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Johnny Marr's use of a gold 1952 Gibson ES-295 is confirmed through a photograph featured in his book "Marr's Guitars," as indicated by the image caption.

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Johnny Marr's use of the 1936-37 nickel-plated steel National Style O Resonator is substantiated by a photograph included in his book "Marr's Guitars," which clearly depicts the instrument.

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Johnny Marr's use of the Fender Precision Bass is documented through two photographs in his book "Marr's Guitars," which feature the 1965 Lake Placid Blue and 1965 Sunburst models.

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Johnny Marr's use of a Gibson EDS-1275 is confirmed through a photograph featured in his book "Marr's Guitars." The caption indicates that he used it with Hans Zimmer for the Inception soundtrack and it "became my signature sound for the film."

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In his book Marr's Guitars, Johnny Marr is photographed on page 103 with his 1974 Martin D-41.

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A photograph of Johnny Marr's 1976 Gibson S-1 appears on p. 153 of his book Marr's Guitars. According to the appendix, he used it to record with on his solo albums The Messenger and Playland.

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Photographic evidence of Johnny Marr using the Yamaha LLX400 can be found in his book Marr's Guitars on pages 166-169. The accompanying caption details his collaboration with Bert Jansch, and it is noted that Jansch's estate gifted this particular LLX400 model to Marr in 2011 after Jansch's passing. The LLX model is distinct from the LL, featuring an adjustable condenser microphone inside the sound hole and an in-bridge piezo crystal pickup.

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Johnny Marr is confirmed to use a Jetglo Rickenbacker 370/12 electric guitar, as evidenced by a 2019 tweet from his official account, where he is photographed on stage in 2008 performing with R.E.M. on the song "Fall On Me." Additionally, Marr's book Marr's Guitars mentions that he purchased this 1989 model--described as a Roger McGuinn prototype--at a Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. in California and used it extensively with his band the Healers and with Modest Mouse.

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