“I usually play '65 Twin Reissues and send it out loud and clean.”
What guitar does Steve Von Till play?
Steve Von Till has said he played Warmoth based Tele and Jazzcaster builds with Lollar P-90s and a Bartolini neck pickup, through '65 Twin Reissues and a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, switched by a Bob Bradshaw system, with a Keeley Rat, Fulltone OCD, Mu-Tron Phasor II and Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth.
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Guitars
“I've always played Warmoth parts put together by friends.”
“The P-90s have way more frequency to them, less compression and much more open.”
“I've always used a Bartolini neck pickup”
Amps
“I usually play '65 Twin Reissues and send it out loud and clean.”
“It's got the best tube tremolo you've ever heard”
Pedals
“It's this really bizarre fuzz that I really love”
“That's the mother of all phasers”
Home studio
About Steve Von Till's gear.
What guitar does Steve Von Till play?
He told MusicRadar in 2016 that he has always played Warmoth parts guitars, at the time an unfinished swamp ash Telecaster put together by Keith Holland and an identical spec Jazzcaster with an MJT finish, both with Fatback necks.
What pickups does Steve Von Till use?
He has said he always used a Bartolini neck pickup and switched to slightly overwound Lollar P-90s in the bridge, giving up humbuckers.
What amp does Steve Von Till use?
He has said he usually played '65 Fender Twin Reissues alongside a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, and at home Garnett Session Man BTO 2x12 combos.
What pedals does Steve Von Till use?
He has named a Keeley modded Rat, MXR Distortion+, Fulltone OCD, Fridgebuzzz Land Of The Rising Fuzz, Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth, Chicago Iron Parachute wah, DryBell Vibe Machine, MXR Carbon Copy, Mu-Tron Phasor II and Retro-Sonic Chorus.
Steve Von Till is the guitarist and singer of Neurosis and a solo artist. This guide covers his Chain Of Death rig as he walked MusicRadar through it in 2016: Warmoth based guitars, Fender and Mesa/Boogie amps, a Bradshaw switcher and his pedals.
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