Top 5Has said they use
Gibson
ES-335“More recently I fell in love with the ES-335, which is quite different.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Andy Gill was seen with an '80s Fender Strat Ultra with a kill switch, a Reverend Double Agent and a Gibson ES-335, through two Peavey Classic 50 4x10s. He said he shaped sounds with Audio Damage Dubstation and Replicant, iZotope Trash and an Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth.
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Electro-Harmonix
Micro Synth“there’s still some pedals I find it hard to give up, and they’re fiddly to use, like, for example, the Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth. I love that thing.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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FabFilter
FabFilter plug-insSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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iZotope
TrashSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
What guitar gear Andy Gill uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Fender
'80s Strat Ultra with kill switch
Seen using
Seen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Has said they use
Gibson
ES-335“More recently I fell in love with the ES-335, which is quite different.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
Reverend
Double Agent
Seen using
Reverend
Double AgentSeen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Ibanez
SG-style guitar (early Gang of Four)
Has said they use
“at the very, very beginning of the band, I had an Ibanez SG-style that I really, really liked.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Ernie Ball
2222 Hybrid Slinky strings (.009-.046)Seen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Amps and stage rig
Peavey
Classic 50 4x10 combos (two)
Seen using
Seen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Seen using
Focusrite
Scarlett 2i4 audio interface
Seen using
Focusrite
Scarlett 2i4 audio interfaceSeen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Tech 21
MIDI Moose switchers (two)
Seen using
Tech 21
MIDI Moose switchers (two)Seen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Radial Engineering
ProD2 DIs (two)
Seen using
Radial Engineering
ProD2 DIs (two)Seen in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Has said they use
Electro-Harmonix
Micro Synth“there’s still some pedals I find it hard to give up, and they’re fiddly to use, like, for example, the Electro-Harmonix MicroSynth. I love that thing.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
Apple
MacBook Pro running MainStage
Seen using
Seen in Andy Gill: 1956 to 2020 (Premier Guitar), February 2020
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Plugins and studio
Audio Damage
Dubstation
Has said they use
Audio Damage
DubstationSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Audio Damage
Replicant
Has said they use
Audio Damage
ReplicantSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Camel Audio
CamelPhat
Has said they use
Camel Audio
CamelPhatSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Has said they use
FabFilter
FabFilter plug-insSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
Has said they use
iZotope
TrashSaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
Output
Movement delay
Has said they use
Output
Movement delaySaid in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Apple
Logic guitar amps
Has said they use
Apple
Logic guitar amps“the other is just going through the most basic of Logic guitar amps, which is the one that looks like a combo.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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GML
Massenburg EQ
Has said they use
“The sound of my Massenburg EQ is pretty awesome, but I wouldn’t always take that in preference to the Massive Passive.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Has said they use
Akai Professional
Sampler (early adopter)
Has said they use
Akai Professional
Sampler (early adopter)“I was a very early adopter of the Akai sampler from, like, day one.”
Said in Gang of Four's Andy Gill: Precision and Destruction (Premier Guitar), May 2019
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Questions
About Andy Gill's gear.
What guitar did Andy Gill play?
He was mostly a Strat player; Premier Guitar's 2019 gear list shows an '80s Fender Strat Ultra with a kill switch, plus a Reverend Double Agent and a Gibson ES-335, which he said he fell in love with.
What amp did Andy Gill use?
His 2019 rig listed two Peavey Classic 50 4x10 combos, with effects patches run from a laptop.
What plugins did Andy Gill use?
He named Audio Damage Dubstation and Replicant, Camel Audio CamelPhat, FabFilter, iZotope Trash and the Output Movement delay.
What strings did Andy Gill use?
Premier Guitar listed Ernie Ball 2222 Hybrid Slinky strings, .009 to .046.
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