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What guitar does The War on Drugs play?

In Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown, Adam Granduciel has been seen using a Swart STR-Tremolo and a Marshall 1960BV cab, with a Strymon TimeLine, Eventide Space, TimeFactor and H9 and a Fulltone OCD on his board. Bassist David Hartley plays a Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass, and the band runs an Akai MPC Live II on stage.

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What guitar does The War on Drugs play?

The War on Drugs has said they use the Gibson Les Paul 70s Deluxe (premierguitar.com, June 2014).

What guitars does Adam Granduciel play?

Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown shows a 1969 Gibson SG, his main recording guitar, plus a 1963 and a 1966 Fender Jazzmaster, a 1965 Firebird and a Fender American Vintage '57 Strat. In 2014 he told Premier Guitar he loves his '76 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe.

What amps does Adam Granduciel play through?

In 2022 he ran an Alembic F-2B preamp powered by a Mesa/Boogie Simul-Class 295 into a Marshall 2041 cab, plus a 1960s Fender Bandmaster into a Marshall 1960BV 4x12. A 5-watt Swart STR-Tremolo handles his 1969 SG.

What pedals are on Adam Granduciel's board?

His 2022 board, run from a Custom Audio Electronics MIDI controller, includes a Strymon TimeLine, Eventide Space, TimeFactor and H9, a Fulltone OCD, a JHS Bun Runner, a J. Rockett Archer, an MXR Flanger, an Electro-Harmonix 1440 looper and a Boss TU-3S tuner.

What bass does David Hartley play?

Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown shows a 2002 Fender Precision named Clovis, a 1983 Fullerton '62 reissue P-Bass and a Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass, strung with La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats, into Ampeg Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT heads.

What strings are on Adam Granduciel's guitars?

Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown says all of his electrics take Ernie Ball 2220 Power Slinkys (.011 to .048).

Which Bob Dylan albums inspired Adam Granduciel?

He told Premier Guitar in 2014 he was super into Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde in his early 20s, got into Blood on the Tracks after a breakup, and had lately been listening to Time Out of Mind and Oh Mercy.

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The War on Drugs is the Philadelphia band led by Adam Granduciel, behind Slave Ambient, Lost in the Dream, A Deeper Understanding and I Don't Live Here Anymore. This guide covers Granduciel's guitars, amps and pedals and bassist David Hartley's rig from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundowns and interviews, plus the Bob Dylan records Granduciel has named.

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