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What guitar does Cage The Elephant play?

In Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown, Nick Bockrath has been seen using a custom Harper Marilyn, a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe and two Supro 1933 Royale combos, and Brad Shultz a Silvertone 1449 and a Baranik RE-1 into Thermionic Culture rack gear instead of an amp. Bockrath told Guitar World he cut Neon Pill with one Fender Vibrolux.

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What guitar does Cage The Elephant play?

Cage The Elephant has been seen using the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe goldtop (premierguitar.com, July 2024). Cage The Elephant has said they use the Gibson SG Custom (guitarworld.com, September 2024). Cage The Elephant has been seen using the Gibson J-45 Standard (premierguitar.com, July 2024).

What guitar does Nick Bockrath play?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown shows a custom Harper Marilyn with a Bigsby, a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe goldtop, a Gibson SG Custom, a Gibson BR-6 lap steel and a GFI 10-string pedal steel.

What guitar does Brad Shultz play?

In 2024 Premier Guitar saw him with a Silvertone 1449, a Baranik RE-1 and a Gibson J-45 Standard. In 2016 he was playing Fender '65 Mustang reissues and a Gretsch White Falcon Double Cutaway.

What amp does Brad Shultz use?

On the 2024 tour he skipped a guitar amp: his tech ran his guitars through a Thermionic Culture Phoenix SB valve compressor and a Rooster 2 preamp, per Premier Guitar. In 2016 he had a Fender Twin Reverb and Super-Sonic.

What amp did Cage The Elephant use on Neon Pill?

Nick Bockrath told Guitar World he used one Fender Vibrolux on almost everything, a Fender Twin Reverb at Electric Lady for clean parts, and a Death By Audio Echo Dream 2 and Maestro Fuzz for effects.

What drums does Jared Champion play?

He told Modern Drummer in 2016 that he plays a Masters of Maple kit in Brazilian rosewood, with Zildjian cymbals, Promark sticks and Evans heads.

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Cage The Elephant are the Kentucky band behind Melophobia, Tell Me I'm Pretty, Social Cues and Neon Pill: Matt Shultz, Brad Shultz, Nick Bockrath, Daniel Tichenor and Jared Champion. This guide covers the guitars, amps, pedals, bass rig and drums from their Premier Guitar Rig Rundowns and interviews, plus the boots and the song they have named.

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