Mark Linkous' Gear

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This pedal is listed on the second page of this in depth issue of Musician Magazine from January of 1998.

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This article states that Linkous owns an Alesis SR-16.

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In a 1998 interview with Musician Magazine, featured on Sparkleon, Mark Linkous mentions using the Audix OM 1 microphone.

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This article states that Linkous owns a DM-2 Analog Delay pedal

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This guitar is listed on the second page of this in depth issue of Musician Magazine from January of 1998.

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As stated in this PC Mag article: "Then run those mics through inexpensive distortion pedals—Linkous recommends the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone—and run the output of those through noise gates."

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This article states that Linkous owns a Reverberocket amp

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Featured in this March 30, 2013 Tumblr post.

Mark Linkous’ Pedalboard (in chain sequence order)

  • Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-2
  • Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2 *Boss Compressor Sustainer CS-3
  • Line6 Modulation Modeler MM4
  • Line6 Delay Modeler DL4
  • Boss Distortion DS-1 (used solely on alternate microphone)

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This article states that Linkous owns an Akai S900.

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This article states that Linkous owns a Gibson ES-335.

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Used for vocals, as featured in this March 30, 2013 Tumblr post.

Mark Linkous’ Pedalboard (in chain sequence order)

  • Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-2
  • Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2 *Boss Compressor Sustainer CS-3
  • Line6 Modulation Modeler MM4
  • Line6 Delay Modeler DL4
  • Boss Distortion DS-1 (used solely on alternate microphone)

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In a 1998 interview featured in Musician Magazine, Mark Linkous discusses using the Yamaha PSS-480, highlighting its role in his creative process.

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This pedal is listed on the second page of this in depth issue of Musician Magazine from January of 1998.

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This article states that Linkous owns a Casio SK-1.

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This article states that Linkous uses Shure SM57 microphones for recording.

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This article states that Linkous owns a VoFX

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Featured in this March 30, 2013 Tumblr post.

Mark Linkous’ Pedalboard (in chain sequence order)

  • Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-2
  • Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2 *Boss Compressor Sustainer CS-3
  • Line6 Modulation Modeler MM4
  • Line6 Delay Modeler DL4
  • Boss Distortion DS-1 (used solely on alternate microphone)

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Featured in this March 30, 2013 Tumblr post.

Mark Linkous’ Pedalboard (in chain sequence order)

  • Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-2
  • Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2 *Boss Compressor Sustainer CS-3
  • Line6 Modulation Modeler MM4
  • Line6 Delay Modeler DL4
  • Boss Distortion DS-1 (used solely on alternate microphone)

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You can hear the mellotron throughout the song

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It says in this article he has a squire bass, in the documentary "Mark Linkous Is Sparklehorse" You can see a red P-Bass in the background

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This pedal is listed on the second page of this in depth issue of Musician Magazine from January of 1998.

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This article states that Linkous uses a Tascam DA-88.

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This article states that Linkous owns a Tascam DA-38 Digital Recorder.

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This article states that Linkous owns a Mackie CR-1604.

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This article states that Linkous owns a Vox AC30.

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This article states that Linkous owns a 40's Gibson Southern Jumbo.

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This article states that Linkous owns Yamaha NS-10M Monitors.

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This article states that Linkous uses an AKG C414 microphone for recording.

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Mentioned in this interview from the January 1998 issue of Musician.

Far more exotic is an ancient Gibson Vanguard guitar amp (not shown), with a belt-driven echo unit mounted on the back. "That amp belonged to a preacher; I got it at an auction that a guy had in his trailer. The echo unit's called the Adineko Memory System, made by a company called Tel-Ray Electronics. You can put your finger on the wheel and manually slow down the echo—sounds beautiful. l told a buddy at a music store about it, and he'd heard of them, and he told me that I should never open up this round metal canister that's attached to it because there's some sort of toxic material inside." Apparently, good tone can literally be deadly.

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