Marisa Anderson

It’s super simple. I usually run two amps, three mics. I’ll do a room mic and a close mic on each amp. It’s usually a Princeton Reverb set to have a lot of tremolo, a lot of reverb, very high-end shimmery.

I was a little bit limited, because we recorded [the second session] in Mexico, so I couldn’t bring everything that I would normally bring. The main guitar on that is a Gibson ES-339, a newer one,

Marisa's Swart AST Head MKII is visible in the background of the August 7, 2020 video and is mentioned in this December 10, 2020 Premier Guitar interview.

What’s your recording setup at home?

It’s super simple. I usually run two amps, three mics. I’ll do a room mic and a close mic on each amp. It’s usually a Princeton Reverb set to have a lot of tremolo, a lot of reverb, very high-end shimmery. Then I have another amp, usually a Swart amp—a custom AST Mk II HP that I like a lot—and I set that with a clean, solid tone. Then a room mic that blends the two and adds a little room body to it. That way, when I record, I’m not too worried about picking an exact tone. Both are available later.

I don’t have a lot of effects. I have a clean boost and sometimes I’ll throw a little reverb in, because I like reverb on reverb. In general, there’s basically no effects and I just try and make really good sounds with the equipment and sort it out in the mix.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Marisa Anderson mentions her minimalist approach to effects, highlighting her use of a clean boost, specifically the Dunlop EP101 Echoplex Preamp. She often pairs it with reverb to enhance her sound, focusing on creating quality tones with minimal gear.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Marisa Anderson mentions her minimal use of effects, opting primarily for a clean boost and occasional reverb. This approach highlights her preference for creating quality sounds directly with her gear, including the Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger.

This mongrel Gretsch Anniversary model with a Bigsby vibrato is one of Marisa Anderson’s main guitars. She also achieves vibrato by shaking the neck of this pawnshop find. Photo by Klaas Guchelaa

Listed among Anderson's guitars in this December 10, 2020 Premier Guitar interview.

Custom S-style

Custom T-style

1930s Dobro

1940s Gibson ES-125

2015 Gibson ES-339

Modified 1950s Gretsch Anniversary Model

Ramos-Castillo custom nylon string

I took this photo of Marisa's pedalboard during her show with William Tyler at Cafe Oto, London on 31 August 2022

https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/marisa-anderson-william-tyler/

I took this photo of Marisa's pedalboard during her show with William Tyler at Cafe Oto, London on 31 August 2022

https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/marisa-anderson-william-tyler/