Jónsi
of Sigur Rós
Jónsi's Gear
In this rig rundown for Premier Guitar, Jónsi's pedal board shows a Keeley Katana Pre Amp Guitar Effect Pedal, visible at around 06:24.
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It is stated on Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown that "Jónsi’s main guitar was handcrafted by former tech Dan Johnson with a single Seymour Duncan ’59 pickup and built-in treble boost circuit. The guitar is called 'Bird,' due to the bird inlays."
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On this Rig Rundown, Jónsi's tech talks about Jónsi's use of a simple cello bow, mainly because of its length opposed to a violin bow.
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Sigur Ros describes using the Yamaha VSS-30 in their album 'Kveikur' in the above article.
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"Jónsi’s layered vocals are a Sigur Rós trademark, and they’re not arrived at easily. He typically sings through a Neumann U47..."
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One of the main guitars that Jónsi is shown to use in the Rig Rundown is an older Ibanez guitar. This one is a PF200 model.
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The rack that Jónsi uses for his reverb is shown as a TC Electronic M350.
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Pedal spoted on Jonsi's pedalboard, (Rig Rundown source)
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In this rig rundown, his tech mentions that he uses an Eventide Space in the stuido at 8:12ish
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In this rig rundown with Premier Guitar, Jónsi's pedal board shows a Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner at around 06:24.
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In this rig rundown for Premier Guitar, Jónsi's pedal board shows a Boss RC-20XL Loop Station.
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Jonsi can be seen playing an Epiphone EA-260 in this performance of "Hoppipola," at 1:06.
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This photo, on the Gibson's website, that shows Jonsi with a Les Paul Custom
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Premier Guitar states that Jonsi uses a Marshall JCM 2000, with a Marshall Power Brake to "attenuate the JCM2000 and keep stage volume down."
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The above article describes, "The band recorded elements of songs in rehearsal spaces on tour using a Shure Beta 58."
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On this Rig Rundown, we can see Jónsi's entire pedalboard, which is quite small. The first pedal in the chain is a VP Jr. Volume Pedal.
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The third pedal in this chain (discluding the tuner) is a Valve Drive by EBS. It sits to the left of the Katana.
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Just below the TC Electronic rack is a Marshall Power Brake.
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"Jónsi’s layered vocals are a Sigur Rós trademark, and they’re not arrived at easily. He typically sings through a Neumann U47 into either a Chandler TG1..."
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T-rex fuel tank chamaleon on his pedalboard (official instagram account)
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Pedal spotted on Jonsi's pedalboard at 18:18 in the Rig Rundown video.
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On this Rig Rundown, Jónsi's tech shows the type of rosin that Jónsi uses for his cello bow.
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Jónsi's choice cabinet is seen here as simply an angled stock Marshall cabinet.
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The above article describes the band using the Apogee Duet.
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"Kveikur’s production is the result of massive overdubbing (in Logic), Native Instruments Kontakt."
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"Kveikur’s production is the result of massive overdubbing (in Logic), Native Instruments Kontakt."
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"The reverbs are on most of the time. He also uses an EBow for one song."
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In a video by TC Electronic, Jónsi is seen using the TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 Reverb while creating a custom "Sigur Rós" TonePrint at the Roskilde Festival.
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