“The guitar is very similar to my main one and that was the whole point,”

What bass does Khruangbin play?
Mark Speer has been seen using a Fender '70s Classic Series Stratocaster through a Boss DS-1, Holy Grail reverb and Strymon El Capistan into a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb. Laura Lee has said she plays an SX J-Bass through a Fender Bassman 10. Both have Fender signature models.
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Mark Speer's guitar
“The guitar is very similar to my main one and that was the whole point,”
Mark Speer's pedalboard
“With the DS-1 all the way up and the tone [and distortion] off, I’d put on the neck or the bridge of the Strat, then park the wah”
“I always use the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb pedal, on the spring setting”
“Right now, I have a Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl on it. It sounds really psychedelic and warpy.”
“I love phase shifter effects.”
Mark Speer's amp
Laura Lee's basses
“We’ve been trying to cultivate our music to be classic in the sense of not adhering to a specific year or point in time,”
“My main bass is an SX J-Bass that I got in college. Mark got it for me and changed the pickups to DiMarzio humbuckers.”
“I also have a Fender Bass VI, which is kind of an unloved, under-appreciated bass,”
“I also might play a P-Bass in the studio if I want that earthquakey boom”
Laura Lee's rig
“On stage, I play through a Fender Bassman 10, which is more of a midrange-sounding amp.”
“I also use the Simplifier Bass Station. I like to hear the high end of my fingers on stage, and it gives more definition.”
“I go through the Motown DI and I bring that in the studio with me as well.”
DJ Johnson's drums
“It was a Gretsch Catalina but recently, the summer of last year I had new shells made in the same dimensions in Nashville.”
“lately I have been using some 15” Meinl hi hats because I just like the shimmer that they give me.”
“I’m using an 18” Meinl crash cymbal that is also brighter than what I’d been using.”
Records that shaped me
“Whoever was playing bass on the Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg LP [1969] had a very peanut-buttery sounding tone.”
On my nightstand
“It’s a really beautiful way to think about any hobby or creative process.”
Studio
“It's on every song on everything we've ever released.”
About Khruangbin's gear.
What bass does Khruangbin use?
Khruangbin has been seen using the Fender Limited Edition Laura Lee Jazz Bass (youtube.com, June 2025). Khruangbin has said they use the SX J-Bass (guitarworld.com, June 2022). Khruangbin has said they use the Fender Bass VI (guitarworld.com, June 2022).
What guitar does Mark Speer play?
Mark Speer has been seen using a 2001 Fender Classic Series '70s Stratocaster, first with DiMarzio Cruiser pickups and now with DiMarzio Pro Tracks, plus Graph Tech TUSQ saddles. In 2025 Fender released his signature Mark Speer Stratocaster, modeled on that guitar.
What pedals does Mark Speer use?
His board has been seen with a Dunlop Cry Baby wah, Boss PH-3, Boss DS-1, MXR Dyna Comp Mini, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail and Strymon El Capistan with a Roland EV-5. In 2018 he said he added a Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl, and he has said he uses a ProphecySound PiPhase.
What bass does Laura Lee play?
Laura Lee has said her main bass is an SX J-Bass from college with DiMarzio humbuckers, plus a Fender Bass VI and a P-Bass in the studio. Her Fender Laura Lee Jazz Bass signature arrived in 2025.
What amp does Khruangbin use?
Mark Speer has been seen using a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb live and listed a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue in 2018. Laura Lee has said she plays through a Fender Bassman 10 on stage, with a Simplifier Bass Station and an Acme Audio Motown DI.
What drums does DJ Johnson play?
DJ Johnson has said his kit started as a Gretsch Catalina with an 18 inch kick, a 13 inch piccolo snare custom made by Diamond Drum Company and a 14 inch floor tom, with 15 inch Meinl hi-hats and an 18 inch Meinl crash. In 2018 the band named an Pearl piccolo snare.
What studio gear does Khruangbin use?
In 2018 the band said a Fisher Space Expander spring reverb is on everything they have released, alongside a Boss DM-300 chorus delay at mixdown, and that a Hohner Pianet appears on Evan Finds The Third Room.
Khruangbin is the Houston trio of guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa and drummer Donald 'DJ' Johnson. This guide covers the guitars, basses, pedals, amps, drums and records the three have named or shown.
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