Zachary Cole Smith's Gear

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Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV uses the EarthQuaker Devices Gray Channel overdrive pedal during the Deceiver tour. The pedalboard, designed and delivered by PEDALpunk, is featured on Instagram, highlighting its role in their live setup.

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Cole can be seen playing a sunburst Jazzmaster while recording Deceiver in DIIV's Starting Now documentary from 5:37 - 5:45.

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Cole use Pro Co RAT Distortion (Left bottom) in Deceiver Tours.PEDALpunk designed, programmed and delivered these pedalboards.

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"The Behringer Digital Delay isn't bad, I use it myself"

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Zachary has been playing this Fender Blacktop Jaguar ever since he started his project DIIV, as can see in his live perfomances, the appearance of the guitar already shows that it has been used a lot. It has a peeling in white, losing the original colour (black) of the guitar. In the white part it has a "HI" written in black adhesive tape, and in the black part it has a "DARLING" written in white adhesive tape.

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You can see Cole using this pedal in this picture, in the right corner, beside the Boss Delay DD-3.

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In this photo of the pedalboard of Zachary we can see a Boss SD-1

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Used for the DIIV European tour 2015 before the release of DIIV's second album, 'Is The Is Are'. Cole here in the photo and the video uses a Black Fender Cyclone HH with a sticker in white with black text reading, "Grinning."

Cole has continued to use this guitar both live and in the studio. As a result of touring and recording, the guitar has been adorned with new stickers, paint chips, and has had various volume and tone knobs over the years. The control plate is frequently held down by tape.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8Qa_FdnL4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12K1AADAlVg

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In this photo of the pedalboard of Zachary we can see a EarthQuaker Devices - The Warden

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On Twitter, Smith posted "behringer pedals aren't half bad especially since they're like $30. cheap plastic housing is all. I have the delay/reverb one" in reply to a question about a behringer pedal.

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In this video posted on Instagram you can see Cole (and his cats) unboxing a white fender duo-sonic and a black duo-sonic hs, both from fender's offset series.

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Cole can be seen using a classic player jaguar HH in olympic white while performing with Launder. Additional photos of the guitar can be seen from other pictures taken at the show.

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In a recent photo of Zachary Cole Smith's pedalboard, the EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine is prominently featured, highlighting its role in his setup.

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Zachary began using these "HiWatt" inspired amps for the 2019 album "Deceiver." He is recorded here playing with one at Desert Daze.

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Cole Smith can clearly be seen playing a J.Mascis Jazzmaster in this picture from them performing at Basilica SoundScape in 2013

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Cole can be seen playing what appears to be a squier vintage modified 70s stratocaster, finished in black with a maple fretboard.

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Zachary Cole Smith uses the Chase Bliss Audio Condor pedal, identifiable as the white pedal positioned in the center of his board in the user-uploaded photo from Equipboard.

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In this photo Zachary Cole Smith can be seen with his Hagsrtom Impala.

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In this photo Cole recently posted on Instagram, he appears to be playing an olympic white Fender 65' Reissue Mustang.

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PEDALpUNK designed, programmed and delivered these pedalboards for DIIV tours.

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Zachary Cole Smith is seen playing a Danelectro 59 DC in this photo.

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you can pretty much see in any performance DIIV does cole uses a jc 120

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Smith can be seen here playing an Epiphone Wilshire worn reissue is dark gray. The headstock was broken off on July 10th, 2013, according to Smith's Instagram account. This guitar was used in a lot of DIIV's earlier shows, notably 2013's Cochella.

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Cole's girlfriend uploaded a video with Cole and his new fender American Profesisonal Jaguar (its the american professional because of the maple fretboard and antique olive color)

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Zachary Cole Smith is seen using a Fender '68 Custom Twin Reverb in a photo from Spin.

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In this photo you can see Cole with a white fender duo-sonic from fender's offset series.

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In the exclusive performance video for DIIV's "HUMAN," Zachary Cole Smith is seen using an Epiphone Wilshire PRO guitar. Although he rarely uses this guitar, it appears during sessions and band practice.

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In this photo we can see a EHX Memory Boy Deluxe in the pedalboard of Zachary

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Cole can be seen standing beside a Squier Bass VI whilst recording 'Deceiver'

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Cole use Strymon Timeline Delay Pedal in Deceiver Tours.PEDALpunk designed, programmed and delivered these pedalboards.

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