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What guitar does Nick Valensi play?

Nick Valensi still plays the 1995 Epiphone Riviera he got from Albert Hammond Jr., and has used a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a white Fender Telecaster on later records. Lately he uses a Roland JC-120 with a Magnatone Twilighter Stereo, and he has said a JHS Colour Box and a Klon Centaur cover all his overdrive sounds.

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What guitar does Nick Valensi play?

His main guitar is a 1995 Epiphone Riviera with two hotwired P-94 pickups. Epiphone based his signature Riviera on it, but he told Scenecoco he only uses his original.

What amp does Nick Valensi use?

In the early 2000s he and Albert Hammond Jr. both played Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12s. Mixdown reports that lately he uses a Roland JC-120 with a Magnatone Stereo Twilighter.

What overdrive pedals does Nick Valensi use?

He said on Reddit that a first-gen Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde was his early sound, and that lately he has been using a JHS Colour Box and a Klon Centaur for all overdrive sounds.

What other pedals are on Nick Valensi's board?

Mixdown lists a Demeter Tremulator and an Electro-Harmonix Mel9 and Synth9 for synth-style parts, plus an MXR Micro Amp for solos on the first two records and a Deluxe Memory Man and Korg Pitchblack on earlier boards.

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Nick Valensi is the lead guitarist of The Strokes, from Is This It to Reality Awaits, and the frontman of side project CRX. This guide covers the 1995 Epiphone Riviera he still plays, the Les Paul Custom and white Telecaster from later records, his Roland and Magnatone amps and the overdrive, tremolo and synth pedals on his board.

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