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What gear does Daniel Lanois use?

Daniel Lanois has been seen using a 1953 Gibson Les Paul goldtop and an early 1970s Sho-Bud 10-string pedal steel through a 1960s Vox AC30 and a 1958 Fender tweed Deluxe, split by a Korg SDD-3000 delay. His dub-studio rig ran Pro Tools into a Mackie 1604.

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What guitar does Daniel Lanois play?

Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown shows him touring with a modified 1953 Gibson Les Paul goldtop and an early 1970s Sho-Bud LDG 10-string pedal steel with a George L's E-66 humbucker.

What delay does Daniel Lanois use?

A vintage Korg SDD-3000 he first learned about from the Edge. PG reports he has used it since the early 1980s, on albums such as The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby.

What amps does Daniel Lanois use?

He was seen with a 1960s Vox AC30 (dry) and a 1958 Fender tweed Deluxe (wet), and he has said he also recorded with a tweed Bassman, Bandmaster and Harvard.

What DAW does Daniel Lanois use?

His 2014 dub-studio stage rig ran Pro Tools on a MacBook Air with an Antelope Orion 32 converter, feeding a Mackie 1604 mixer.

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Daniel Lanois is the Canadian producer and musician behind records by U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris, and solo albums like Flesh and Machine. This guide covers his guitar, pedal steel, amps and dub-studio rig from Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown and interview.

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