Norman Blake

Blake says this in the article “Predominantly, I’ve played a 1970 335, which we picked up for a few hundred dollars in a shop in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991 or 1992,”

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1928 Martin 00-45.

A Pinterest post by Michael Hodgin showcases Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub using the Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb pedal in his effects setup.

"I like a 1.5 mm [D’Andrea] Pro Plec. And I use Dunlop some. Sometimes I use the teardrop, and sometimes I use the three-cornered ones. For those, I usually round off a corner. I use the rounded edge of a teardrop pick more than I do its point, but you don’t get as much projection on a microphone. I tend to use a sharper pick when playing on microphones than I would use just sitting around."

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1960s Yamaha FG-160.

10 seconds in and in any other live video of them Norman is using the AC30 .

This pedal was designed specifically for Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub. Per the Tym Guitars website:

"I spoke with Tim about the possibility of him designing a pedal for me just over a year ago. I mentioned that I had been on the lookout for a boost pedal that would compliment the AC30 that I’ve been playing through forever. In the past I’ve used an MXR micro amp and more recently a Keeley Catana Clean Boost, which are both great one knob (the Keeley also has a switch) pedals. Both Tim and I wondered what could be done to give the Teenage Fanboost it’s own personality and character. Tim suggested that we add a knob for the selection of six stepped, fixed frequencies, specifically chosen to help cut through the mix when the boost alone wasn’t doing it. With the further addition of a gentle tone control for tweakage, the pedal design was complete. Tim made a prototype. I’ve been using it for months now and it is everything I could have hoped for. Extremely versatile. A very sweet and musical boost and I can always dial in the right frequency for whatever song I’m playing."

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1937 Gibson J-35.

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1941 Martin 000-21.

"His three main sets are GHS White Bronze, GHS Boomers Dynamite Alloy (electric), and Martin Retro."

Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub uses the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive pedal, as shown in a Pinterest post by Michael Hodgin featuring his pedal setup.

In a piece written for the Tym Guitars website about his Tym Teenage Fanboost pedal, Norman Blake refers to having used a Keeley Katana in the past:

"I mentioned that I had been on the lookout for a boost pedal that would compliment the AC30 that I’ve been playing through forever. In the past I’ve used an MXR micro amp and more recently a Keeley Catana Clean Boost, which are both great one knob (the Keeley also has a switch) pedals."

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1933 Gibson L-Century.

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the 1938 Martin 000-42.

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the guitars Blake uses is the Martin 000-28B, his own signature model.

"His three main sets are GHS White Bronze, GHS Boomers Dynamite Alloy (electric), and Martin Retro."

A Pinterest post by Michael Hodgin showcases Norman Blake's pedalboard, featuring the Korg Pitchblack Advance tuner, used during his time with Teenage Fanclub.

A Pinterest post by Michael Hodgin features Norman Blake's pedal setup, showing the MXR M133 Micro Amp among his gear for Teenage Fanclub.

Norman Blake can be seen using the Gibson Les Paul Custom in this video of Teenage Fanclub live show in New York 1994.