Nick Harmer

Nick Harmer uses the Boss FRV-1 on his pedalboard, dialed quite high to get a very washy sound.

At 10:55 Nick begins to describe his search for an appropriate distortion "I went through a bunch of boutique things, then the rat came up in conversation again. I kinda plugged it in on a whim half expecting it not to work [and] it's amazing."

In this post, L.A. Sound Design shared the pedalboard they made for Death Cab for Cutie. There's a Providence Anadime Bass Chorus seen on Nick's pedalboard.

Nick switched to the Ashdown ABM 500 some time ago, making it his main power amplifier. He has two of them, one as a backup.

In this Rig Rundown with Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie, he talks about not just the pedals on his board, but also four others of which he got rid of sometime between the beginning of the tour and at the time of filming this Rig Rundown.

The first was the Super Hard On by Zvex, removed for adding "too much grit".

In this Rig Rundown with Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie, he talks about not just the pedals on his board, but also four others of which he got rid of sometime between the beginning of the tour and at the time of filming this Rig Rundown.

The fourth was a JHS Colour Box.

Around the 4:00 mark, Nick talks about strings and how he likes a fresh set of strings on everyday. "...I play the D'Addario's, 50105's" (5:08)

Seen playing a red Huntington II bass from Supro in at least one song during this set from 2018.

In a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Nick Harmer is shown using the Summit Audio TD-100 Instrument Preamp and Tube Direct Box as a straightforward direct box for his setup.

Nick Harmer uses the Lakland Bob Glaub Signature Series Bass Guitar, as seen in his YouTube video, where he showcases this model along with its backups.

In this NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance of Death Cab for Cutie, Nick plays throughout the video into a Hartke Kickback amplifier.

In this Rig Rundown with Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie, he talks about not just the pedals on his board, but also four others of which he got rid of sometime between the beginning of the tour and at the time of filming this Rig Rundown.

The third was a Bass Tube Screamer.

In this post, L.A. Sound Design shared the pedalboard they made for Death Cab for Cutie. There's a Mr. Black Supermoon seen on Nick's pedalboard.

In this post, L.A. Sound Design shared the pedalboard they made for Death Cab for Cutie. There's a Noble Tube Preamp seen on Nick's pedalboard.

In this 2003 video of We Looked Like Giants from the the Transatlanticism tour as part of the Death Cab movie, Nick and Chris switch instruments for the first half of the song, and Nick plays the yellow tele that Chris usually plays.

Nick Harmer is an Ashdown featured artist where the ABM 810 Cabinet is listed under his gear.

In this Rig Rundown, Nick Harmer uses the Maxon AD999 on his pedalboard mostly for swelling.

Mr. Nick Harmer uses the Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Pedal on his pedalboard.

In this performance of Death Cab for Cutie at NPR Music, Nick Harmer can be seen playing throughout the video on a Standard Precision bass.

In a Rig Rundown with Death Cab for Cutie, Nick talks about his Fender cabinet, of which a size 15 speaker was quite necessary.

On this Rig Rundown with Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie, his pedalboard can be seen containing two Voodoo Lab power supplies side-by-side.

In this Rig Rundown with Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie, he talks about not just the pedals on his board, but also four others of which he got rid of sometime between the beginning of the tour and at the time of filming this Rig Rundown.

The second is the Bass Philosopher by Pigtronix, removed because compression was already being added when using live.

Listed on Nick's official Ashdown artist page.

Listed on Nick's official Ashdown artist page.

In this post, L.A. Sound Design shared the pedalboard they made for Death Cab for Cutie. There's a 3Leaf Octabvre Mini seen on Nick's pedalboard.

Nick Harmer can be seen playing an Ibanez ATK bass in this 1999 recording of Death Cab's song "President Of What". Unrelated side note: this show was also recorded on his birthday!