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Declan McKenna has said they use a Fender Meteora, a gold sparkle Fender Custom Shop Telecaster, a Fender Mustang and a Gibson Les Paul Junior, with MWFX Judder and EarthQuaker Devices Space Spiral pedals. In the studio they have said they use Logic Pro and Ableton Live.
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“It's quite space-age looking and has a really powerful feel to it, so when it came to those solos and little bits of chaos, I was often just turning to the Meteora.”
“I had a Fender Mustang that I was really into, just because it was so twangy and I was getting all this whammy stuff out of it.”
“It has a really nice bite to it, and it is super light.”
“It's a Fender Elite Telecaster. I think it's quite a new guitar model; they've only just started putting it out. It's very cool!”
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“It's quite space-age looking and has a really powerful feel to it, so when it came to those solos and little bits of chaos, I was often just turning to the Meteora.”
“Then I've brought my gold sparkle Fender Custom Shop Telecaster and the Mustang, as well.”
“I had a Fender Mustang that I was really into, just because it was so twangy and I was getting all this whammy stuff out of it.”
“It has a really nice bite to it, and it is super light.”
“It's a Fender Elite Telecaster. I think it's quite a new guitar model; they've only just started putting it out. It's very cool!”
“One of the main pedals I was using a lot was my MWFX Judder, which I use live, as well.”
“I've got that Earthquaker Devices Space Spiral pedal on the album, which has a great modulation delay”
“I have been loving the Ibanez Auto Wah.”
“putting Mellotrons through my Moogerfooger pedals and things”
“MGMT's second album Congratulations I listen to a lot, it's probably a big influence on this album.”
“MGMT have always been an influence for me and I am sure you can hear that in 'Elevator Hum'.”
“He and that album are such a big influence on me because on tracks like 'Admiral Halsey', he goes in on these wild vocal takes”
“We listened to that like 10 times.”
In a 2024 Tape Notes episode, Declan McKenna has said they use Logic Pro and Ableton Live, along with the Soundtoys Little AlterBoy plugin.
Declan McKenna has said they use a Fender Meteora, a gold sparkle Fender Custom Shop Telecaster, a Fender Mustang and a Gibson Les Paul Junior bought in Nashville while making Zeros. Earlier, Fender gave them an American Elite Telecaster.
Declan McKenna has said they use an MWFX Judder live and in the studio, an EarthQuaker Devices Space Spiral, an Ibanez auto wah, Moogerfooger pedals and the Electro-Harmonix MEL9.
In a 2024 Tape Notes episode about What Happened to the Beach?, Declan McKenna has said they use a Shure SM7B.
Declan McKenna has said they use a Roland Juno-60 and a Mellotron, both mentioned in the 2024 Tape Notes episode.
Declan McKenna has said they love MGMT's Congratulations and Oracular Spectacular and Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram, and has said they love Cage the Elephant's Melophobia, the record that led them to producer Jay Joyce.
Declan McKenna is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist known for Brazil and the albums Zeros and What Happened to the Beach?. This guide covers the guitars, pedals, studio tools and records Declan has talked about in interviews.
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