Ratatat
US electronic rock duo
Ratatat's Gear
"Since the particulars of their recording techniques are virtually impossible to re-create live, Stroud uses an EBow at shows. “[Because] it makes your strings vibrate without picking the guitar, it sounds sort of backward, like an endless note...”
In a user-uploaded photo from Ratatatmusic, a Colorsound Tonebender fuzz pedal is visible two pedals to the left of Ratatat's guitarist's left foot, indicating its use during a performance.
"I even got a Brian May Red Special guitar and a Rangemaster treble booster" - Mike Stroud
In a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr, Ratatat's setup includes the Moog Moogerfooger MF-102 Ring Modulator, positioned next to a Crybaby pedal.
"I’m a big fan of fuzz pedals, and I have a ton of older models—a Fuzz Face, Super Fuzz, Vox Tone Bender, and a Color Sound. I also love the Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth and Fuzz Factory, which I use a lot.” - Mike Stroud
"“We use guitar for almost everything,” adds Stroud, who plays a '65 Epiphone Wilshire."
"I’m a big fan of fuzz pedals, and I have a ton of older models—a Fuzz Face, Super Fuzz, Vox Tone Bender, and a Color Sound. I also love the Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth and Fuzz Factory, which I use a lot.” - Mike Stroud
As we can see in this pic, he's using a red Mustang Bass
It's the spaceship looking pedal in the center of the image.
"I’m a big fan of fuzz pedals, and I have a ton of older models—a Fuzz Face, Super Fuzz, Vox Tone Bender, and a Color Sound. I also love the Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth and Fuzz Factory, which I use a lot.” - Mike Stroud
In addition to the aforementioned Brian May Red Special, Stroud’s guitar collection includes several instruments from the Sixties: a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, a 1968 Fender Jazzmaster, and a 1969 Gibson ES-330. “I also have a Gibson J-50 flattop acoustic, although I don’t know what year it is,” he says.
Mast also uses a Roland SPD Sample Pad to trigger drum loops and effects throughout their live set. - Will Brewster (Mixdown Magazine - GEAR RUNDOWN: RATATAT We Take a Look at the Dynamic Duo's Arsenal of Gear)
He has a Vox AC30 setup to the right of him (left in the image)
In a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr, Ratatat's Pro Co RAT distortion pedal is visible, positioned between the Super Fuzz and Volume Pedal.
In the Tumblr photo, Ratatat's Univox U-1095 Super-Fuzz pedal is visible beneath the headstock of the guitar, with its distinctive red paint chipped off.
In addition to the aforementioned Brian May Red Special, Stroud’s guitar collection includes several instruments from the Sixties: a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, a 1968 Fender Jazzmaster, and a 1969 Gibson ES-330. “I also have a Gibson J-50 flattop acoustic, although I don’t know what year it is,” he says.
The pedal steel heard on several cuts on Magnifique is a Fender 1000 from the Fifties with a pair of eight-string necks, both tuned to C6 tuning, and eight pedals.
"All of the pedal-steel stuff was played through a Sixties Fender Twin Reverb." - Mike Stroud
In a user-uploaded photo on Flickr, Ratatat's Vintage Hohner Melodica Alto is prominently visible in the center, indicating its use by the artist.
Looks like the Clavia Nord Lead Synthesizer on top
"Whilst onstage and in the studio, Mast uses an Ampeg SVT-100 head paired with a single Ampeg 4x12 speaker enclosure for bass." - Will Brewster (Mixdown Magazine - GEAR RUNDOWN: RATATAT We Take a Look at the Dynamic Duo's Arsenal of Gear)
Ratatat has used the Nord Stage 2 88-Key Stage Keyboard in numerous live and older performances, as evidenced by the image from Zumic.
"I even got a Brian May Red Special guitar and a Rangemaster treble booster" - Mike Stroud
Their main studio setup—consisting of Logic software installed on an Apple Macintosh laptop, a couple of microphones, and some preamps and compressors—goes with them and their instruments to each location.
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In addition to the aforementioned Brian May Red Special, Stroud’s guitar collection includes several instruments from the Sixties: a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, a 1968 Fender Jazzmaster, and a 1969 Gibson ES-330. “I also have a Gibson J-50 flattop acoustic, although I don’t know what year it is,” he says.
"It was a cheap Danelectro model that was laying around the studio." - Mike Stroud
"I’m a big fan of fuzz pedals, and I have a ton of older models—a Fuzz Face, Super Fuzz, Vox Tone Bender, and a Color Sound. I also love the Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth and Fuzz Factory, which I use a lot.” - Mike Stroud
In the Tumblr photo, Ratatat's setup includes the Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal positioned directly in front of the artist's foot, indicating its use in their performance rig.
The rightmost pedal in the image, with two patch cables connected to it.
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