Top 5Has said they use
Gibson
Les Paul 70s Deluxe“I've got a '76 Les Paul Deluxe that I love.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
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25 items · Last checked What's on Adam Granduciel's pedalboard?
Adam Granduciel's 2022 pedalboard, as seen by Premier Guitar, holds a Strymon TimeLine, three Eventides (Space, TimeFactor and H9), a Fulltone OCD, JHS Bun Runner and J. Rockett Archer, switched by a Morley ABC Pro between amps like a Swart STR-Tremolo and a Marshall 4x12. He has named a '76 Les Paul Deluxe and his '62 Jazzmaster among his guitars.
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Martin
D-18Seen in Guitar.com: The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel embraces pop on I Don't Live Here Anymore, October 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Fender
Jazzmaster“I'm definitely going to tour with my '62 Jazzmaster”
Said in Guitar.com: The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel embraces pop on I Don't Live Here Anymore, October 2021
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
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Marshall
1960BV 4x12 cabinetSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
What gear Adam Granduciel uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Has said they use
Gibson
Les Paul 70s Deluxe“I've got a '76 Les Paul Deluxe that I love.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
Seen using
Martin
D-18Seen in Guitar.com: The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel embraces pop on I Don't Live Here Anymore, October 2021
Has said they use
Fender
Jazzmaster“I'm definitely going to tour with my '62 Jazzmaster”
Said in Guitar.com: The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel embraces pop on I Don't Live Here Anymore, October 2021
Seen using
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Amps
Seen using
Marshall
1960BV 4x12 cabinetSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Swart
STR-TremoloSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Fender
'65 Princeton ReverbSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs, October 2014
Has said they use
Roland
JC-120 Jazz Chorus“We reamped a lot of the vocals on Old Skin through my '53 Tweed Deluxe and a bunch of stuff through a Roland JC120.”
Said in Guitar.com: The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel embraces pop on I Don't Live Here Anymore, October 2021
Pedalboard
Seen using
Seen using
Eventide
Space reverbSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Eventide
TimeFactorSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Eventide
H9Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Seen using
JHS Pedals
Bun RunnerSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
J. Rockett Audio Designs
Archer overdriveSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Has said they use
“I've got a couple of MXR Flangers, the old ones, and a HardWire RV-7 stereo reverb.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
Seen using
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
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Electro-Harmonix
1440 Stereo LooperSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Seen using
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The War on Drugs [2022], June 2022
Records he loves
Has said they love
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited“When I was in my early 20s, I was super into Dylan's mid-'60s stuff, like Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
Has said they love
Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde“When I was in my early 20s, I was super into Dylan's mid-'60s stuff, like Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
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Has said they love
Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks (vinyl)“Later, when I was going through my first lovesick-breakup thing, I got into Blood on the Tracks.”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
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Has said they love
Bob Dylan
Time Out of Mind“The last couple of years, I've been listening a lot to Time Out of Mind and Oh Mercy”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
Has said they love
Bob Dylan
Oh Mercy“The last couple of years, I've been listening a lot to Time Out of Mind and Oh Mercy”
Said in Premier Guitar: The War on Drugs, Driving Music for the American Dreamscape, June 2014
Questions
About Adam Granduciel's gear.
What's on Adam Granduciel's pedalboard?
Adam Granduciel has been seen using the Strymon Timeline (premierguitar.com, June 2022). Adam Granduciel has been seen using the Eventide Space reverb (premierguitar.com, June 2022). Adam Granduciel has been seen using the Eventide TimeFactor (premierguitar.com, June 2022).
What pedals are on Adam Granduciel's pedalboard?
Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown shows a Strymon TimeLine, Eventide Space, TimeFactor and H9, a Fulltone OCD, JHS Bun Runner, J. Rockett Archer, MXR Flanger and CAE Boost/Line Driver, an Electro-Harmonix 1440 looper and a Boss TU-3S.
What guitars does Adam Granduciel play?
He told Premier Guitar in 2014 he loves his '76 Les Paul Deluxe, and told Guitar.com in 2021 he planned to tour with his '62 Jazzmaster. He strums an early-60s Martin D-18 on Living Proof.
What amps does Adam Granduciel use?
Premier Guitar has seen a Swart STR-Tremolo, a Marshall 1960BV 4x12 and a Fender '65 Princeton Reverb reissue driving a Leslie. He told Guitar.com he reamped parts of Old Skin through a Roland JC-120.
What strings does Adam Granduciel use?
Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown says all of his electrics take Ernie Ball Power Slinkys, .011 to .048.
What records does Adam Granduciel love?
He told Premier Guitar he was super into Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde, later Blood on the Tracks, and more recently Time Out of Mind and Oh Mercy.
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Adam Granduciel is the songwriter, singer and guitarist who leads The War on Drugs, from Lost in the Dream to I Don't Live Here Anymore. This guide covers his guitars and amps, the pedalboard from Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown at the Ryman, and the Bob Dylan records he has named as favorites.
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