Will Swan
guitarist in Dance Gavin Dance
Will Swan's Gear
Will Swan posted a picture of his new pedals to Instagram with the caption "Are these enough new pedals?"
Will Swan posted a picture of his new pedals to Instagram with the caption "Are these enough new pedals?"
This is the first iteration of his namesake guitar. He puts D'Addario XLs (.010โ.042) on all his 6-strings, and is typically tuned to standard. He attacks the strings with Dunlop Nylon 1.0 mm picks.
This is the first iteration of his namesake guitar. He puts D'Addario XLs (.010โ.042) on all his 6-strings, and is typically tuned to standard. He attacks the strings with Dunlop Nylon 1.0 mm picks.
"For all my stuff, I swear by my Orange Rockerverb 100," said Swan in an interview with PG in 2016. "It constantly just kills every other amp." And while that may still hold true for the guitarist, he has retired his beloved Rockerverb from the road. In its place now sits a Friedman Small Box 50W blaster.
The Small Box feeds a Friedman 2x12 Vintage Cabinet that is loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers.
The Small Box feeds a Friedman 2x12 Vintage Cabinet that is loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers.
According to 2021 Premier Guitar interview, Swan uses MXR Carbon Copy analog delay.
Continuing the theme from the previous photo, he's working with three more synth-y pedals from Electro-Harmonix: a C9 Organ Machine, a Mono Synth ("it makes cool fart sounds"), and a Synth9.
Continuing the theme from the previous photo, he's working with three more synth-y pedals from Electro-Harmonix: a C9 Organ Machine, a Mono Synth ("it makes cool fart sounds"), and a Synth9.
Continuing the theme from the previous photo, he's working with three more synth-y pedals from Electro-Harmonix: a C9 Organ Machine, a Mono Synth ("it makes cool fart sounds"), and a Synth9.
Continuing the theme from the previous photo, he's working with three more synth-y pedals from Electro-Harmonix: a C9 Organ Machine, a Mono Synth ("it makes cool fart sounds"), and a Synth9. The remaining sound swirler is the EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter phaser.
The final drawer keeps the madness moving with a DigiTech Whammy and a Death By Audio Rooms reverberator. And since the Whammy is stowed in the rack, he abstains from the foot-controlled, pitch-shifting function and only uses the octave for the bridge of fan favorite "We Own the Night."
Giving order to his rack full of pedals is the Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro MIDI controller. Sneaking into the shot is an Ernie Ball VP Jr volume pedal that Will uses only for killing his signal for tuning.
Giving order to his rack full of pedals is the Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro MIDI controller. Sneaking into the shot is an Ernie Ball VP Jr volume pedal that Will uses only for killing his signal for tuning.
at 27 seconds you can spot an FM4 at the top of Will's board.
In this live Performance, along with old Dance Gavin Dance performances, Will Swan can be seen using Stephen Carpenter SC_20 Green guitar.
Will Swan posted the pedals he used on Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection on Instagram.
Will Swan confirmed the use of the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer for Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, "Artificial Selection," in an Instagram post showcasing the pedals he utilized.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed the use of the Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor on Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, by sharing a post on Instagram detailing the pedals he employed for the recording.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed his use of the Eventide Space Reverb pedal on Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, by posting on Instagram about the pedals he used during the recording sessions.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed his use of the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive pedal during the recording of Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, through an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used in the album's production.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed the use of the Moog Moogerfooger MF-102 Ring Modulator pedal for Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, through an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used during the recording process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed his use of the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster & Line Driver pedal for the recording of Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, "Artificial Selection." This was detailed in an Instagram post where he shared the specific pedals used during the recording process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed his use of the Xotic Effects RC Booster pedal for Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, through an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used during the recording process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed the use of the Catalinbread Talisman pedal on Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, through an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used during the recording process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed his use of the EarthQuaker Devices Sound Shank pedal during the recording of Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, "Artificial Selection," in an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals involved in the process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed the use of the Keeley Compressor 2-Knob pedal on Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, in an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used during the recording process.
Guitarist Will Swan confirmed the use of the Lovepedal Amp Eleven Effects Pedal during the recording of Dance Gavin Dance's 2018 album, Artificial Selection, in an Instagram post where he detailed the pedals used in the process.
Will Swan shared a picture of his new pedals he got while in Toronto.
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