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What gear does Blur use?

Graham Coxon's guitars center on Fender Telecasters: a '70s Telecaster Deluxe, a '68 Telecaster with a Gibson PAF that inspired his Fender signature Telecaster, and a '52 reissue. He has also played a Gibson Les Paul Custom, SG Special and ES-335, a '67 Jaguar and a '62 Jazzmaster, through Marshall Super Lead heads and Pro Co RATs.

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What guitar does Graham Coxon play?

Mostly Telecasters: Premier Guitar lists a '70s Telecaster Deluxe and a '68 Telecaster with a Gibson PAF, the model for his Fender signature Tele, and in 1998 Melody Maker named a '52 Telecaster reissue and a Les Paul Custom as his main guitars. He has also played an SG Special, ES-335 and Jaguar.

What amp does Graham Coxon use?

Premier Guitar's gear list names a '90s Marshall 1959SLP Super Lead with a Marshall Power Brake. Melody Maker's 1998 crew report also has him on a Marshall Super Lead 100-watt head, and trying out a Dual Super Lead that Marshall gave the band.

What pedals does Graham Coxon use?

Premier Guitar's list includes a Pro Co RAT 2 and Turbo RAT, BAE Hot Fuzz, Shin-Ei FY-2 and Wattson FY-6 fuzzes, Carl Martin Echotone, Line 6 FM4 and Boss BF-2, PH-3, VB-2 and TR-2 pedals. In 1998 his tech singled out a DOD Punkifier on his board.

What acoustic guitar does Graham Coxon play?

Premier Guitar lists a Ralph Bown OMX and an Atkin OM. He told Guitar World he sold his old Harmony Sovereign partly to get a Marquis D-28.

What acoustic guitar does Damon Albarn play?

Mixdown's 2023 Blur gear rundown says the small-bodied American made Taylor that Albarn can be seen playing from time to time is a Taylor GS Mini. Mixdown also says he plays a Graham Coxon Telecaster on electric.

What bass and drums do Alex James and Dave Rowntree play?

Alex James switched from a Fender Precision to two Music Man StingRays through an Ampeg SVT2 by 1998, and Mixdown lists a '58 Precision Bass reissue. Dave Rowntree played a Pearl Masters Custom Maple kit in 1998.

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Blur are the Colchester band of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree. This guide covers Graham Coxon's guitars past and present, from his '52 Telecaster reissue and Les Paul Custom of the late 1990s to his signature Telecaster, plus his Marshall amps and pedals, Damon Albarn's acoustic and synth, Alex James's basses and Dave Rowntree's drums.

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