Tom Dowse's Gear
Tom Dowse prominently uses a Gibson SG Standard as his main guitar during multiple performances in 2020 and 2021, as shown in Myrocknews.
Boss chorus CE-(2?) can be seen in Scratchcard Lanyard video
Tom uses Fender De Ville (I think its USA edition) in pair with Roland jazz chorus amp, probably in stereo settings. Can be seen in KEXP live at Home performance
Thom uses Jazz chorus in pair with Fender amp, probably in stereo settings. Can be seen in KEXP live at Home performance
This is one of the staple sounds for him, you can hear him using this on almost every Dry Cleaning song.
Boss RE-20 Space Echo visible on the photo of Tom Dowse's board. Taken on 27th of March 2023 at the show in Hybrdy, Warsaw, Poland.
in this KEXP live performance Tom plays a Burns double 6, 12-string electric. He also played it when i saw them play in Toronto in January.
The photo is Tom's pedal board used during the gig with dry cleaning at the chapel in San Francisco on November 11 2021
The photo is Tom's pedal board used during the gig with dry cleaning at the chapel in San Francisco on November 11 2021
The photo is Tom's pedal board used during the gig with dry cleaning at the chapel in San Francisco on November 11 2021
The photo is Tom's pedal board used during the gig with dry cleaning at the chapel in San Francisco on November 11 2021
The photo is Tom's pedal board used during the gig with dry cleaning at the chapel in San Francisco on November 11 2021
In an early 2021 photo from an unspecified gig, Tom Dowse is seen using the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal.
During a live performance at The Chapel in San Francisco on November 11, 2021, Tom Dowse used a Boss RC-30 Loop Station. This is documented in a user-uploaded photo.
During the live performance at The Chapel in San Francisco on November 11, 2021, Tom Dowse used the Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner.
Fulltone Supa-Trem visible on the photo of Tom Dowse's board. Taken on 27th of March 2023 at the show in Hybrdy, Warsaw, Poland.
Boss TU-3W Chromatic Tuner (Waza Craft edition) visible on the photo of Tom Dowse's board. Taken on 27th of March 2023 at the show in Hybrdy, Warsaw, Poland.
EHX Holy Grail Neo visible on the photo of Tom Dowse's board. Taken on 27th of March 2023 at the show in Hybrdy, Warsaw, Poland.
MXR Ten Band EQ visible on the photo of Tom Dowse's board. Taken on 27th of March 2023 at the show in Hybrdy, Warsaw, Poland.
In this article by Guitar.com Tom mentions using a Silvertone 1478 on the first two Dry Cleaning EPs
“The first two EPs I’d done on a Silvertone 1478, with the Bigsby tremolo. It had that really nice twangy sound to it,"
In this picture Tom can be seen using a Rickenbacker 360/12 while performing with Dry Cleaning at Stylus, Leeds, UK on February 18, 2023.
The photo of Tom's pedal board was taken at Dry Cleaning gig in Whelan's Dublin on Wednesday 10th April 2024.
The photo of Tom's pedal board was taken at Dry Cleaning gig in Whelan's Dublin on Wednesday 10th April 2024.
Tom Dowse was seen using the Bixonic EXP-2001 Expandora II at Rough Trade East on January 10, 2026, as evidenced by an image available on Equipboard.
On January 10, 2026, Tom Dowse was seen using the Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft at Rough Trade East, as evidenced by an image captured at the event.
Tom Dowse was seen using the Death By Audio Rooms reverb effects pedal at Rough Trade East instore on January 10, 2026, as evidenced by the image available here.
Tom Dowse is confirmed to use two Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay & Looper pedals, as seen during a performance at Rough Trade East on January 10, 2026. Image proof.
Tom Dowse was seen using the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay during a performance at Rough Trade East on January 10, 2026, as evidenced by an image captured at the event.
Tom Dowse plays Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster in the linked video
Tom Dowse is seen playing a Fender Telecaster during a live performance at Rough Trade East on January 10, 2026, as evidenced by the image provided.
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