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What guitar does The Black Angels play?

The Black Angels' Christian Bland has been seen playing a 1978 Rickenbacker 345 with D'Addario Pure Nickel strings. The band's 2018 rig also showed an Epiphone Casino, a Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar, a Gretsch Country Gentleman, a Fender Twin Reverb, an Ampeg SVT-VR and pedals from Catalinbread, Death By Audio, EarthQuaker and Strymon.

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What guitar does Christian Bland play?

His main guitar since the band formed is a 1978 Rickenbacker 345 he bought on eBay, strung with D'Addario Pure Nickel .011 sets and played with Dunlop Orange Tortex .60 mm picks.

What pedals do The Black Angels use?

Premier Guitar's 2018 Rig Rundown listed a Catalinbread Fuzzrite, Death By Audio Echo Dream 2, EarthQuaker Ghost Echo, Gurus Echosex 2, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter, Strymon El Capistan and a Vox wah.

What amps do The Black Angels use?

The 2018 rundown named a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue for guitar and an Ampeg SVT-VR for bass, with a Radial JDI direct box.

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The Black Angels are the psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. This guide covers Christian Bland's Rickenbacker and the guitars, amps and fuzz and echo pedals named in Premier Guitar's 2018 Rig Rundown of the band.

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