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What gear does Sigur Rós use?

In Premier Guitar's 2013 Rig Rundown, Jónsi was seen bowing a custom guitar through a Marshall JCM2000 with a Power Brake, a Keeley Katana boost and TC Electronic M350 reverbs. Georg Hólm was seen with EBS bass pedals and a Mesa/Boogie Walkabout, and Kjartan Dagur Holm with a Vox AC30 and Strymon reverbs.

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What gear Sigur Rós uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does Jónsi play?

Premier Guitar saw him with a custom guitar called Bird, handcrafted by former tech Dan Johnson with a single Seymour Duncan '59 pickup and a built-in treble boost circuit. He plays it with a cello bow, in front of and behind the bridge.

What amp does Jónsi play through?

A regular Marshall JCM2000 on the clean channel without much gain, with a first-generation Marshall Power Brake between the amp and a 4x12 cab, according to Premier Guitar.

What pedals does Jónsi have on his board?

Premier Guitar lists a Boss RC-20XL looper, a Keeley Katana used as a volume boost, an Ernie Ball volume pedal and an EBS ValveDrive, plus two TC Electronic M350 reverb processors (one for backup) for reverb only.

What bass gear does Georg Hólm play?

Premier Guitar shows a 1990s Japanese Fender Jazz Bass with flatwounds and a 1975 Fender P bass, through a modded Mesa/Boogie Walkabout combo, with EBS OctaBass, MultiComp, MultiDrive and two ValveDrive pedals.

What does touring guitarist Kjartan Dagur Holm play?

He was seen with a Jazzmaster, a 1976 Les Paul and a 335-style semi-hollow, through a Vox AC30 with Celestion Greenbacks, with Strymon blueSky and El Capistan, Electro-Harmonix Cathedral and Freeze, and a DigiTech Whammy.

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Sigur Rós are the Icelandic band of Jónsi Birgisson, Georg Hólm and, on tour, Kjartan Dagur Holm. This guide covers the amps, reverbs, loopers and bass pedals from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown of the band.

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