Marty Willson-Piper's Gear

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Marty Willson-Piper plays a Rickenbacker 360/12, according to this article.

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The image, from a magazine article, shows Marty with his Shergold Modulator 12-String Guitar, as well as a brief snippet of how he aquired the guitar and a bit of his insight on it.

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In this very old archived piece, Marty says he uses a 'Turbo BOSS distortion pedal'. There's only one of those, and so, by deduction...

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Trem Bar 3 P/Up 3 Bolt Neck 3 Springs 2 Controls (Vol & Tone), 1 removed for Gizmotron Sperzel Machine Heads Used on “A Girl With No Love” (Noctorum’s THE AFTERLIFE)

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In an archived interview from Shadowcabinet, Marty Willson-Piper discusses using the Ibanez UE-405 effects processor during his time with The Church.

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'I've got one of those funny green Line-6 pedals for reverse delay.

It can only be a Line 6 DL4, surely?

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From Marty Willson-Piper' Official website. Nickname: Blondie 2 Toaster P/Up Trem Bar V Shape Inlay / Tailpiece Gold Scratch Plate & Name Plate Bakerlite Knobs Double Bound Rick O’ Sound / Standard Input Slash F-Hole Used on “Show” (Noctorum’s THE AFTERLIFE)

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Marty Willson-Piper owns and uses a Rickenbacker 340, notable for its Fireglo finish, three toaster pickups, dot fretboard, slash F-hole, Grover machine heads, and an added wraparound Tune-O-Matic tailpiece. This guitar, despite being broken in half in Minneapolis and later dropped in Freiburg, Germany, was repaired by Rickenbacker. It was prominently used on Noctorum's album "The Afterlife."

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Marty Willson-Piper uses a Rickenbacker 610 Electric Guitar, characterized by its solid body, tremolo bar, tailpiece, dot neck, and two non-toaster pickups. This guitar, known for its short scale, was prominently used by Dare on the track "Luscious Ghost." More details can be found on Marty Willson-Piper's official gear page.

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Marty Willson-Piper uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar, noted for its unique configuration without a toggle switch and featuring two types of pickups. This information is detailed on his official website under the "Gear" section.

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Marty Willson-Piper used a Hagström H8 8-String Bass Guitar, specifically a 1968 model with two pickups, on the track "The Mermaid," as detailed on his official website.

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Marty Willson-Piper uses a Höfner Senator guitar, as detailed on his official gear page.

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Marty Willson-Piper uses a Fender Bass VI, as detailed on his official gear page.

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Marty Willson-Piper used the Fender El Rio acoustic-electric guitar to write the song "Spark," as detailed on his official website.

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Marty Willson-Piper uses the Seagull Coastline S12, a handmade steel-string acoustic guitar crafted in La Patrie, Quebec, Canada, as detailed on his official website.

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Marty Willson-Piper uses the Vox AC30 guitar amplifier, featuring configurations such as a Vox speaker paired with a Celestion G12 Vintage 30, and another setup with a Blue speaker and a brown top. Both versions include three vents, with one having plastic and the other metal. This information is detailed on Marty Willson-Piper's official gear page.

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Marty Willson-Piper is noted to use the Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator, as detailed on his official gear page.

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