Nick 13
Nick 13's Gear
Nick 13 predominantly plays a Gretsch Duo Jet electric guitar, stating that while he occasionally uses other guitars for specific effects during recording, the Duo Jet reissue is his choice for live performances. This is evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Dyingscene.
At first second of the clip there are 2 amps and a pedalboard. The first pedal from the left is clearly Boss FRV-1.
In this instagram post, Gretsch showcases the Nick 13 signature Tiger Jet with Bigsby.
According to Frank Bell on Experts123, Nick 13 uses the Boss DM-2 Delay pedal as part of his guitar setup.
At first second of the clip there are 2 amps and a pedalboard. It is BOSS BCB-60.
Nick uses a Gibson Les Paul Junior doublecut in TV yellow, both in the video and for live performances of "Forever Fades Away".
5:25 - "Another guitar that I carry that I really like is the Gretsch White Falcon, there's certain songs that I just need that hollowbody for".
5:55 - "I have a White Penguin, it's a little bit of a different color for certain songs, tone-wise".
At first second of the clip there are 2 amps and a pedalboard. The second pedal from the left is clearly Boss CE-2.
This guitar seen at 0:27 into this video is a Gretsch G6022, which is no longer in production.
In a photo from Highlightmagazine, Nick 13 is shown using a Fender Tonemaster 100W Amp Head during a Tiger Army performance.
4:05 - Nick's main guitar onstage with Tiger Army is a Gretsch George Harrison signature Duo Jet, fitted with a Melita bridge.
At 6:04 he states that uses the White Penguin for "a different color", followed by a picture of it.
In this video, Nick 13 introduces his Outlaw Heart Grand Concert signature model from Gretsch. He says:
Hey, I'm Nick 13. I'm here today to talk about my new signature model, the Nick 13 Outlaw Heart Gretsch acoustic. A lot of people know me for my band Tiger Army. The song "Outlaw Heart" is a song in the first Tiger Army record. I wanted to have that in the name for this guitar because that's the first country song I wrote. I'm working on my second solo album right now, and that kind of concept brings it all full circle. What I'm going to play today is a fragment of a song called "Ghosts," and it's going to be on my next solo album that's going to come out in 2025.
For my new signature acoustic, there's a lot of things I like about it. It's directly based on a vintage 1950s Gretsch acoustic that I own. I brought the guitar to Nashville because that's where the team was that was going to record all the measurements. You know, they did an amazing job of capturing the feel of that guitar. One of my favorite things about this guitar is the neck because it feels exactly like the neck on my vintage one that I've taken everywhere with me. It's got my logo, the N13 Spade, that I've been using since 2010. And this color scheme is on all my Gretsch signature guitars. I wanted to carry that over. I'm always excited about staying creative. Right now, I'm the most excited about the new album that I'm making, an Americana country record. Most, if not all, those songs were written on my Gretsch acoustic. You know, I'm going to be changing gears that comes out and playing my acoustic a lot.
Nick 13 used the Gretsch G6022 Rancher acoustic guitar on his first solo album, as evidenced by its appearance in the official music video for "Carry My Body Down" released by Nick13VEVO on YouTube, under Sugar Hill Records.
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