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Steve Cradock uses the Crowther Hot Cake overdrive pedal, as seen on his pedal board in a Musicradar photo.

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In this video you can see Steve Cradock playing a Gibson Les Paul in the 90's with Paul Weller.

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Steve Cradock uses the Blackstar Artisan Series 30 Boutique Guitar Amplifier Combo Amp, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Blackstaramps. He mentions having three of these amps lined up for their exceptional tone.

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This is the Les Paul classic with toggleswitch for coil splitting. It has Master Lead and Rhythym Volume (push and pulls), Master tone and mini toggleswitch If you watch the Quay Sessions with Ocean Colour Scene it is featured

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Steve Cradock uses the Boss TR-2 Tremolo pedal, set to a fast and abrasive setting. He draws inspiration from the Nuggets and Pebbles box sets of 60s underground music, where bass and vocals are run through rapid tremolos. This setup is evident in a photo of his pedal board featured on Musicradar.

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On page 9 of 'Marshall Law' #2 (Winter 1997) states "In addition Steve also uses a Marshall Blues Breaker pedal for that extra push."

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Steve Cradock is frequently seen using the Gibson ES-335 during performances with Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller, as noted by Warehouse23 Wakefield.

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In this video, you can see Cradock playing this Cream Fender Telecaster

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"I use this as a sound effect, when I hit the guitar or hit the strings up top. It's from the reggae school of things. It's a short delay but I have loads of repeats on it. It sounds like a flock of geese leaving the nest!"

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Steve Cradock uses the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 wah pedal on his pedalboard, as shown in a Musicradar photo. He mentions that, while typically associated with funk or Hendrix, he prefers to use it for its tonal qualities rather than a traditional funk sound.

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Steve Cradock, during the early days of Ocean Colour Scene, used a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, notably on "The Riverboat Song," as noted on Alchetron.

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"You put this backwards pedal on and it sounds like a track off [The Beatles'] Revolver. It makes a normal guitar solo more interesting – it's more psychedelic."

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At 2:52 in the video "Q&A Steve Cradock" you hear Steve say, "In the 90's i used to use Marshall stacks, sort of the JCM 800 series, and the more the better really. I also had them covered purple for some reason.... mabey i was going through a "Jimi Hendrix thing."

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On page 9 of 'Marshall Law' #2 (Winter 1997) states "You guessed it Steve is a Marshall man through and through and has used a mixture of Marshalls through the years including JTM 45s, JCM 800s and JCM 900s and some recently acquired Marshall 4x12's."

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Steve Cradock received a Rickenbacker 330 Electric Guitar from Paul Weller, which Weller had previously used during his time with The Jam. This is evidenced by a portrait shoot on Getty Images.

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In this photo you can see a Gibson J200 in Cradock's guitar rack.

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In the Profit in Peace music video we can see Cradock and Simon Fowler playing matching Takamine Acoustics

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In a photo taken at the Pretty Green store in Birmingham, Steve Cradock is seen with an Epiphone Casino guitar.

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'"Since i first heard the B-side of Paperback Writer, 'Rain', i knew that was the perfect bass sound! Also Kevin Parker of Tame Impala uses one so I use ' The Violin Bass' sound on my solo records 'The Kundalini Target' and 'Peace City West' and on my new album out in 2013 called Travel Wild / Travel Free. The perfect bass sound. " - Steve Cradock

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Steve Cradock is shown using a Hofner Verythin Stereo with a Bigsby in a studio setting in 2012. The guitar appears to be a vintage model featuring a stereo switch, as depicted in a user-uploaded photo from Hofner.

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Cradock uses a Gibson SG with trem arm in OCS and Paul Weller

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In this photo you can see Steve Cradock using a Danelectro 59, he's endorsed by Danelectro.

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In the Travellers Tune music video around 2.06 you can see Cradock using a Gibson Firebird

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Steve Cradock uses the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 PLUS, as seen in a photo of his pedal board shared on Musicradar.

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Steve Cradock is seen with a Farida J-10CE acoustic guitar, which features a built-in Fishman Sonitone system, in a user-uploaded photo from Farida Guitars.

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A photograph of Steve Cradock using a large headstock sunburst Fender Stratocaster in a studio is shown at 2:45 into the YouTube documentary SCENE on Ocean Colour Scene by Tony Briggs.

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