Paul McCartney

From Facebook – @yaggerdang & @paulmccartney working on the song “Angry”, Autumn of 1985 at Hog Hill Mill. Paul is playing his @yamaha_guitars BB-1200 through what looks like his @fender Bandmaster Reverb, which was not an amp he often used for bass.

Paul McCartney is mentioned in the Hog Hill Mill Blog as using the Fender Bassman 135 amplifier, highlighting its role in his setup.

Paul McCartney is associated with the Fender Deluxe Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981) as detailed in the Hog Hill Mill Blog's "Amplifiers & Pedals" post.

the Marshall JCM 800 2205/2210 is listed in this blog

the Marshall JCM 800 2205/2210 is listed in this blog

Paul McCartney is mentioned as using the Marshall MS-2R Mini Amp in the "Amplifiers & Pedals" section of the Hog Hill Mill Blog.

the Marshall Plexi that is listed in this blog is a Super Lead 1959 Model

the MESA/Boogie Bass Prodigy Four:88 w/ MESA/Boogie Traditional Powerhouse cab is listed in this blog

A Mesa/Boogie 400 is seen behind Paul in his studio.

the MESA/Boogie Bass 400 w/ 1516 cab is listed in this blog

Paul McCartney is noted for using the Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp, as detailed in the "Amplifiers & Pedals" section of the Hog Hill Mill Blog.

the Roland JC-120 is listed in this blog

McCartney signed the amp and has put it up for auction on Ebay with all proceeds going to No More Landmines - a UK based charity that raises funds to free communities throughout the world from the threat of unexploded weapons of war.

Here we have a rare 1954 Fender Telecaster in mint condition. It's a fantastic and classic-sounding instrument that was a gift to Paul McCartney from his wife, Nancy. You can hear this guitar showcased on the track "Pretty Boys." McCartney plays this Tele through his vintage Vox AC30 amplifier for that track's main guitar part. You can also hear this guitar notably used on the track "Lavatory Lil."

"For the distorted sound on Slidin’ we reamped the DI signal. There’s a couple of different pedals on that. There’s the Little Big Trees which is by Audio Kitchen. It’s like a little 2.5-watt valve stompbox and it sounds amazing. Then I also put it through an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro-Synth. So it’s just a mix of that and the clean signal. I think there might have been a bit of Decapitator going on too!”

the Boss CE-3 or CE-5 (Chorus) is listed in this blog

the Boss CS-3 (Compression Sustainer) is listed in this blog

the DigiTech GSP2101 (Tube Preamp & Multi Effects Processor) is listed in this blog

For the distorted sound on Slidin’ we reamped the DI signal. There’s a couple of different pedals on that. There’s the Little Big Trees which is by Audio Kitchen. It’s like a little 2.5-watt valve stompbox and it sounds amazing. Then I also put it through an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro-Synth. So it’s just a mix of that and the clean signal. I think there might have been a bit of Decapitator going on too!

The Klon can be seen throughout this video.

“Hofner sent us some really weird, funky little pedals they made a little while ago. One of them is a little analogue delay called Time Again, which is quite cute. I’ve got an MXR Phase 90 - a genuine original one, that’s standing by. We’ve got a couple of other things, like a T.Rex tremolo but that’s about it.” Pete Cornish put it all together for us so it’s all nicely done, and all works nice.”

A version of a G-2 can be seen on his board.

In this Reverb interview for McCartney III you can see it on his studio board.

Paul McCartney is mentioned as using the Sola Sound Tone Bender MKIII fuzz pedal in the "Amplifiers & Pedals" section of the Hog Hill Mill Blog.

This pedal can be seen on his board

It can be seen on his studio board.

You can see it on his pedalboard.

It can be seen on his studio board.

Paul McCartney uses the Boss TU-12EX Chromatic Tuner for Guitar & Bass, as mentioned in the "Amplifiers & Pedals" section of the Hog Hill Mill Blog.

the Jim Dunlop Toggle Capo is listed in this blog