Kevin Shields

In this interview, Loveless engineer Alan Moulder recalls that "all the rhythm guitars went through a 1960s Marshall head with an old 4×12 cab that matched the amp, and also a Vox AC30."

In this recent article published by Sound on Sound, Kevin Shields explains his introduction of the VOX AC15 as well as the VOXAC4 when recording My Bloody Valentine's classic album 'Loveless'

In this recent article published by Sound on Sound, Kevin Shields explains his introduction of the VOX AC4 when recording My Bloody Valentine's classic album 'Loveless'

On Guitar Geek, this gear diagram shows that Kevin Shields uses two Marshall JCM800 amp heads.

At 20:39 after Kevin puts his guitar down you can see 2 Fender amps with "The Twin" visible on the top right. You can also see the spacing between the knobs and amp light that indicate the model of the amp.

In the user-uploaded photo, Kevin Shields is seen using a Marshall 4x12 Cabinet with V30 speakers. He frequently pairs these cabinets with Marshall heads, a setup he's utilized since the beginning of his career.

Kevin Shields live rig is covered in this Mixdown article. In one of the photos provided, it shows he uses 2 Hiwatt custom DR103 Amp Heads. The red variant of that amp head is a "Limited Edition" Model.

Used on the You Made Me Realise EP, as mentioned in this May 2018 Sound on Sound article.

“When we did the You Made Me Realise EP, we didn’t really have many instruments,” he says. “I had a Fender Sidekick 65 that I used quite a lot. They were transistor Fender amps and my friend had lent me his [Fender] Dual Showman valve amp. But I actually preferred the hardness of the transistor amps."

In a recent live performance, Kevin Shields' amp setup features the Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Amp Head, identifiable as the lower of the two Marshall heads.

In the user-uploaded photo, Kevin Shields appears to be using a Carlsbro Scorpion Lead amplifier, likely from the pre-"Isn't Anything" era of My Bloody Valentine. This conclusion is based on detailed model comparisons.

Used on "Only Shallow", as mentioned in this May 2018 Sound on Sound article.

Meanwhile for the distinctive squalling riff on ‘Only Shallow’, Shields had something of a eureka moment with a ’60s Burman amp and Fender Showman. “I set them up facing each other with one microphone in the middle and both of them with the tremolo going,” he explains. “So the base sound of the thing was these two amps with the tremolos shaking at different rates. I overdubbed that, so you had four different rates of tremolo. Then I sampled it in the Akai and played it backwards, so it was backwards and forwards at the same time, and then played it an octave higher.”

Kevin Shields, like many artists including Bilinda Butcher, uses a Marshall 1960A 4x12'' Cabinet paired with a Marshall head. This is evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.

In the back right of this photo you can see half of what seems to be a jc120

A user-uploaded photo from BeatRoute magazine reveals that Kevin Shields used a Fender Sidekick Reverb 65 as both a stage and studio amp in the late 1980s.

Kevin Shields is confirmed to use the Divided by 13 CJ11 amplifier, as evidenced by an image of his rig.

Kevin Shields is confirmed to use the SWR California Blonde amplifier, as evidenced by the image.