“The 335 was the closest to the acoustic I was playing, as far as feel”
Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Peter Hayes has been seen using Gibson ES-335s, an SG Standard and an SJ-200 through a pair of Fender Bandmasters, a Twin Reverb and a Marshall JMP, with a Klon Centaur and TC G-Major. Robert Levon Been has said he played through an Ampeg SVT 2PRO and Vintage FX drive pedals.
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Peter Hayes (guitar)
“The 335 was the closest to the acoustic I was playing, as far as feel”
Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Gibson
SG Standard (Peter Hayes)
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Gibson
SJ-200 (Peter Hayes)
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Gibson
SJ-200 (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Fender
2x12 cabs (Peter Hayes)
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Fender
2x12 cabs (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Fender
Twin Reverb (Peter Hayes)
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Marshall
50-watt JMP head (Peter Hayes)
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Marshall
50-watt JMP head (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Marshall
4x12 cab (Peter Hayes)
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Marshall
4x12 cab (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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G Lab
Switching system (Peter Hayes)
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Radial Engineering
Headbone Valve Tube Head Switcher (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Klon
Centaur (Peter Hayes)
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TC Electronic
Dark Matter distortion (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
Tech 21
SansAmp PSA 1.1 (Peter Hayes)
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Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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TC Electronic
G-Major (Peter Hayes)
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TC Electronic
G-Major (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
Akai Professional
Headrush (Peter Hayes)
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Akai Professional
Headrush (Peter Hayes)Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Seen in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Dunlop
Tortex 1.00 mm picks (Peter Hayes)
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Robert Levon Been (bass)
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Ampeg
SVT 2PRO head (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Ampeg
SVT 8x10 cab (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Vintage FX
Colordrive (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Vintage FX
Colordrive (Robert Levon Been)“I mainly use pedals made by Dave Archer under the name Vintage FX: the Colordrive and VFX Overdrive.”
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Vintage FX
VFX Overdrive (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Vintage FX
VFX Overdrive (Robert Levon Been)Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Electro-Harmonix
Holy Grail reverb (Robert Levon Been)
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Electro-Harmonix
Holy Grail reverb (Robert Levon Been)Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Akai Professional
Headrush looper (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Akai Professional
Headrush looper (Robert Levon Been)Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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TC Electronic
Octave pedal (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
TC Electronic
Octave pedal (Robert Levon Been)“I have a TC Electronic octave pedal that I use a lot”
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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BOSS
EQ pedals (Robert Levon Been)
Has said they use
Said in BRMC's Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Band gear list
Dunlop
Bass Wah
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Dunlop
Bass WahSeen in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Gear (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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BOSS
GE-7 EQ
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BOSS
GE-7 EQSeen in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Gear (Premier Guitar), May 2018
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Questions
About Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's gear.
What guitar does Peter Hayes play?
Premier Guitar's 2018 feature lists various Gibson ES-335s, including Michael Been's late-1960s model, plus a Gibson SG Standard and an SJ-200.
What amps does Peter Hayes use?
Two Fender Bandmasters into Fender 2x12 cabs, a Fender Twin Reverb, and a Marshall 50-watt JMP into a Marshall 4x12, per the 2018 gear list.
What pedals does Robert Levon Been use?
He has said his board is mainly Vintage FX Colordrive and VFX Overdrive pedals, plus an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, an Akai Headrush, a TC Electronic octave and Boss EQ pedals.
What bass amp does Robert Levon Been use?
For Wrong Creatures he has said they used an Ampeg SVT 2PRO and an SVT 8x10 cab, with a lot of direct recording as well.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are the Los Angeles rock trio of Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been and Leah Shapiro, behind Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll and Wrong Creatures. This guide covers the guitar and bass rigs from Premier Guitar's 2018 feature.
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