Robin Pecknold's Gear

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According to his wikipedia page his main acoustic is the Martin D-18

"Pecknold plays a Martin D-18 six-string guitar for most Fleet Foxes work."

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The U-67 was used on Robin's guitar and vocals during the recording of Helplessness Blues:

"For the acoustic guitar tracks, Pecknold played either his '60s Martin 12?string or his Gibson six?string, miked using various combinations of the Neumann UM56, U67, U48 and Coles 4038."

"By this point, it was time to record Robin Pecknold's final vocals. "Robin sounds good on a Neumann U67,” says Ek. "We tried a bunch of different mics on his voice — different 47s, I even tried an AKG 414, just to see if we could go for different characters. But we always came back to a 67.""

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Jake McLaughlin, Fleet Foxes front of house engineer said, "sE’s V7 and V7 X mics have been in use every night for each band member’s vocal mics."

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According to his Wikipedia page he uses a 60s model of the CF-100

"He also uses a Martin D12-35 12 string and a Gibson CF-100 6 String. Both of these guitars date back to the 1960s."

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The image shows Robin being handed the Oberon.

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In this live video for the song 'I Am All I Need/Arroyo Seco/Thumbprint Scar', Robin Pecknold can be seen using a Guild F-50R with a double scratchplate. The R in F-50R is significant as it stands for Rosewood - this model has a rosewood back and sides, whereas the standard F-50 has a maple back and sides, also known as a F-50 BL (for blonde).

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Robin Pecknold used the Gibson Folksinger F-25 during his performance of "Kept Woman" on April 2, 2016, at The Depot in Salt Lake City, as seen in a YouTube video by Neffets.

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Robin Pecknold frequently used the Shure SM7 microphone during live performances in the "Helplessness Blues" era, as shown in a user-uploaded photo from Spin.

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The Casino was used in the music video for 'He Doesn't Know Why'

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Pecknold can be seen playing an Epiphone Rivoli at 0:20 of this live performance of "Can I Believe You."

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Pecknold can be seen playing a Fender Mustang at 0:49 of this live performance of "Can I Believe You" by Fleet Foxes.

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He uses a vintage Sheraton for several songs in this live set: 17:53 - Drops in the River 34:22 - Fool's Errand 37:29 - He Doesn't Know Why 41:27 - On Another Ocean (January / June) 58:53 - If You Need To, Keep Time on Me 1:13:57 - Fool For You It's likely an early 60s model because of the mini-humbuckers and the frequensator tailpiece. He also uses this in the music video for He Doesn't Know Why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZTvGIzeGg

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According to his wikipedia page Robin uses a 60s model D12-35

"He also uses a Martin D12-35 12 string and a Gibson CF-100 6 String. Both of these guitars date back to the 1960s."

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You can spot the pedal in this pic of his pedalboard

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You can see the pedal in this pic

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Played live on Mearcstapa

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Robin Pecknold can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Signature Guitar

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Robin Pecknold used a Gibson ES-330 Walnut during the 2011 tour, possibly for the song "Mearcstapa." A user-uploaded photo on Reverb provides visual evidence of this guitar. Note: The guitar is often mistaken for a 335.

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In a photo by joshc on Flickr, Robin Pecknold is shown using a DigiTech XP200 Modulator, positioned as the farthest pedal on stage right.

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Robin uses this tuner at the Austin City Limits festival.

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In this YouTube video, he is using the Epiphone Riviera.

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Pecknold is credited with playing a Baldwin Electric Harpsichord on the Fleet Foxes' album Crack-Up.

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In a Reddit comment, Robin Pecknold confirms that he used a Gretsch Country Gentleman on the recording of the song "Montezuma" from Fleet Foxes’ album Helplessness Blues.

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In an Instagram story, an image clearly shows a Grace Design ALiX pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard.

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In an Instagram story, an image clearly shows a Maxon PT-999 Phase Tone pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard.

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An Instagram story features an image that clearly shows an MXR M101 Phase 90 pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard.

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In an Instagram story, an image clearly shows a Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard.

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An image from an Instagram story clearly shows a Strymon BigSky pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard, providing visual proof of his use of this gear.

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In an Instagram story, an image clearly shows an Electro-Harmonix Tri Parallel Mixer pedal on Robin Pecknold's pedalboard.

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