Neil Finn
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Finn uses the Jet Firebird throughout this clip from Crowded House's 2007 Chicago House of Blues show.
A main guitar for Finn throughout Crowded House
The Crowther Hotcake is seen at the bottom center of Finn's pedal in this photo from a 2011 Pajama Club concert at the Bordeline, London
Probably unlike many professional musicians you appear loyal to one or two guitars. Your Gold Les Paul Deluxe has been around for a number of videos and probably hundreds of gigs now have been tempted to try a new instrument?
NF : I use lots of guitars at home but on stage I have become very reliant on the Gold Top.
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In this photo of Neil Finn's pedalboard, his Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man pedal (with classic chassis) can be seen, seemingly hooked up to a Little Lehle Effects Loop Switcher.
Neil Finn uses a 1959 Fender Deluxe Clone amplifier, as discussed on Frenz Forum by Reformed Dreamer in the topic "Neil's guitars, effects, amps."
In this photo of Neil Finn's pedalboard, his Electro-Harmonix Freeze pedal can be seen in the bottom row.
In this photo of Neil Finn's pedalboard, his T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney II Dual Distortion Pedal can be seen in the bottom row in the middle.
Neil Finn is seen playing this throughout the video.
Neil Finn uses the Boss VB-2 Vibrato pedal, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Flickr.
Here is an image of Neil Finn's two primary amps during the 2014 NZ tour.
he uses a Yamaha SG in the true colours tv special with spit enz
Neil Finn is known to frequently play a Gretsch Double Jet electric guitar with many of his bands, as seen in a user-uploaded photo on Contactmusic.
In this video of Crowded House performing "Don't Dream Its Over" during a tv broadcast 1986 Neil Finn plays his Fender Stratocaster
It turns out that Neil Finn's collection of guitars is just as eccentric as the keyboard line-up. "I have three main guitars — a 1966 Gibson Les Paul gold top, a mid-60s Strat and a Telecaster — but for Woodface I used a lot of obscure, trashy old guitars. They're real junk guitars which were marketed through department stores and mail order companies in the '60s. They're worth getting, because they don't cost much to buy, but have a lot of character."
Intonation and tuning problems not-withstanding, Finn used the cheapo guitars all over Woodface. "What sounds like a sitar on 'How Will You Go' is actually the Silvertone through its own amp which is built-in in the case. It has amazing distortion."
He is seen playing a natural version of this guitar throughout the whole video.
In this photo of Neil Finn's pedalboard, his Boss DD-3 Digital Delay pedal can be seen in the upper-left corner.
Neil Finn is seen with a Maton Fyrbyrd 12-string guitar in a photo from ABC, showcasing his preference for this solid-body electric guitar model.
In early Crowded House videos, Finn uses a blonde, Gibson ES-335 with rectangle inlays. He also used it live on occasion.
Neil Finn has been seen using the Clavia Nord Stage 88 during live performances. A user-uploaded photo captures this usage.
In the official video for "Meet Me In The Air," Neil Finn is seen using a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. The DX7's distinctive logo and button layout are visible at one point, confirming its presence in his setup.
In this YouTube video can be seen at 04:04
this might need correction but in the video for Crowded House recent single To The Island Neil Finn plays an Airline guitar but I'm not sure whether it is an original or an eastwood remake
"I've also got a Tascam 8-track reel to reel — I was the last person in the world to buy one. It's a 1/4" with mixing facilities, like a glorified portastudio. It's a great unit. I've also got an SPX90 which I use for reverbs and that's it."
Apart from the Chamberlain and an Emulator 2, other keyboards featured on Woodface include a Mellotron, a Baldwin Electronic harpsichord, an old Cox organ, a Hammond, a Prophet 5, and a Piano Optigan, "a very trashy organ brought out in the '60s which reads a kind of optical disk. It sounds very low-fi but is very atmospheric. There are what you could call 'samples' on them of things like brass bands playing. It's pretty wild."
Apart from the Chamberlain and an Emulator 2, other keyboards featured on Woodface include a Mellotron, a Baldwin Electronic harpsichord, an old Cox organ, a Hammond, a Prophet 5, and a Piano Optigan, "a very trashy organ brought out in the '60s which reads a kind of optical disk. It sounds very low-fi but is very atmospheric. There are what you could call 'samples' on them of things like brass bands playing. It's pretty wild."
Apart from the Chamberlain and an Emulator 2, other keyboards featured on Woodface include a Mellotron, a Baldwin Electronic harpsichord, an old Cox organ, a Hammond, a Prophet 5, and a Piano Optigan, "a very trashy organ brought out in the '60s which reads a kind of optical disk. It sounds very low-fi but is very atmospheric. There are what you could call 'samples' on them of things like brass bands playing. It's pretty wild."
Apart from the Chamberlain and an Emulator 2, other keyboards featured on Woodface include a Mellotron, a Baldwin Electronic harpsichord, an old Cox organ, a Hammond, a Prophet 5, and a Piano Optigan, "a very trashy organ brought out in the '60s which reads a kind of optical disk. It sounds very low-fi but is very atmospheric. There are what you could call 'samples' on them of things like brass bands playing. It's pretty wild."
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