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What gear does Dinosaur Jr. use?

J Mascis was seen with vintage Fender Jazzmasters and has said he turns his Ram's Head Big Muff all the way up. Lou Barlow has said he plays an old Ampeg SVT through an SVT cabinet and was seen with Gibson Grabber basses, and Murph has said he plays a Tama Superstar Classic kit.

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What gear Dinosaur Jr. uses: a sourced gear guide

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J Mascis: guitar and vocals

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Lou Barlow: bass and vocals

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What guitar does J Mascis play?

Fender Jazzmasters: Premier Guitar's 2016 rig feature showed a '63, a '65 and a modded Squier signature with Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups. He has said he usually plays through a 1959 Vox AC15 or a Tweed Deluxe, and live he runs late-'60s Marshall Super Bass heads.

What bass does Lou Barlow play?

Gibson Grabbers, including a '70s Grabber with the sliding humbucker, plus a Rickenbacker 4001. He has said he plays an old SVT through a regular SVT cabinet, a Marshall guitar head through a 4x12, and a transistor Peavey head through a 1x15 for the band's original sound.

What drums does Murph play?

Murph has said he plays a Tama Superstar Classic because it is consistent wherever he goes. He started on Gretsch and loves old Gretsch kits, but says live the Tama just really cuts through.

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Dinosaur Jr. are the Amherst, Massachusetts trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph, behind You're Living All Over Me, Bug and Freak Scene. This guide covers the whole band's documented gear: Mascis' Fender Jazzmasters, Ram's Head Big Muff and wall of Marshalls, Barlow's Gibson Grabbers through an Ampeg SVT and Marshall heads, and Murph's Tama Superstar Classic kit.

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