Mick Harvey

After years of tracking down Fender Twins at every port of call and recording with Vox AC30s, Harvey has pared down his backline to a pocket-sized Tech 21 SansAmp pedal. "The first model, with the funny little switches," he says. "You can wind it into the most radical tones very quickly. I get an amp with a completely neutral, uninteresting sound - like a Roland JC-120 - then plug the SansAmp in. I started using it for Let Love In [in 1994], and it was brilliant. - Guitar Player interview, 1996

In this photo, Harvey can be seen playing a Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body Guitar.

Steward's inquiry: I think this is a picture of a Tennessee Rose not an Electromatic. The key hints are a Bigsby Gretsch branded B6 instead of the standard B60, full Filtertrons and the lack of ''Electromatic on the'headstock.

With true punk conviction, Mick made it to The Birthday Party's demise with a single guitar to his name. "I had only a '73 Maton Wildcat - an Australian guitar built to emulate Les Paul, a Stratocaster and a Telecaster all in one. Didn't do a bad job when it was working, I must say. Excellent, but not very popular - they only made about a hundred of 'em, and I've owned two!" - Guitar Player interview 1996

I get an amp with a completely neutral, uninteresting sound - like a Roland JC-120 - then plug the SansAmp in. I started using it for Let Love In [in 1994], and it was brilliant - Guitar Player interview, 1996

Mick has since experimented with a variety of pawnshop prizes, including a 1960 Epiphone semi-acoustic, but has relied mainly on his Guild Starfire IV - Guitar Player interview, July 1996

In this photo, Harvey can be seen playing a Fender Deluxe Jaguar Bass with a black finish.