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Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Monday, 16 June 2008 08:14

Alexander Turner is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. He is the band's lead vocalist and plays lead guitar for the band, as well as being the songwriter.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Alex Turner's guitar rig.

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Guitars

- Fender Jazzmaster

Fender '62 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Brown Shell Pickguard

- Fender Arctic White American standard Stratocaster (maple fretboard)

Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Olympic White Maple Fretboard

-  black Mexican standard Fender Stratocaster guitar (maple fretboard)

Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard

-  black Fender Bronco with a black pickguard and rosewood fretboard

- Gretsch Spectra Sonic

- Ovation Viper

- Martin GT-75 guitar (red)

- Steve Met custom made Jazzmaster style guitar

 

 

Amps and Cabinets
-  Orange AD30T amplifiers (used in the past)

Orange Amplifiers AD Series AD30HTC 30W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black


-  Fender Vibroverb for clean tones

Fender '64 Vibroverb Custom Guitar Combo Amp

-  Selmer Zodiac 30 watt for more distorted tones

 

 

Effects and More
- Pro Co Rat 2 distortion pedals

Pro Co RAT2 Distortion Pedal


- Boss TU-2 tuner

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Stompbox Tuner


- Ibanez TS-808 Vintage Tubescreamer overdrive pedal

Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue


- Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere MK2

Hughes & Kettner Tube Tools Tube Rotosphere MKII


- Danelectro Reel Echo

Danelectro Reel Echo Tape Simulator Pedal


- Boss LS-2 Line Selector

Boss LS-2 Line Selector/Power Supply


- Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Pedal


- Dunlop DC Brick Power Supply
Dunlop DC-Brick Multi-Power Supply

- Boss DM-1

- Dunlop Univibe

Dunlop Uni-Vibe Effect Pedal
- Cornell First Fuzz

- Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1

Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble Pedal

- Morley Power Wah

Morley Power Wah Pedal

- Coopersonic Valveslapper or Fender Blender

Fender Fender Blender Custom Octave/Fuzz Pedal

- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Plus pedal

Electro-Harmonix XO Holy Grail Plus Variable Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal

- MXR Micro Amp pedal

MXR M-133 Micro Amp Pedal
Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 January 2012 12:14
 

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0 #25 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Roy 2012-01-03 03:06
Quoting Jack268:
Just want to know that effect used in the teddy picker solo and i think the same one is used in plastic tramp, some sort of delay is it?


He used a H&K Rotosphere
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0 #24 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Jack268 2011-12-27 22:17
Just want to know that effect used in the teddy picker solo and i think the same one is used in plastic tramp, some sort of delay is it?
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0 #23 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — jamelian 2011-12-25 05:18
what about alex's custom "jazzmaster"?
I think he made it with steve met guitars
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+2 #22 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Rocknroll20thcentry 2011-07-02 14:54
on teddy picker in the studio alex playes his fender bronco and jamie playes alex's gibson les paul custom but at the radio big weekend gig jamie plays a fender telecaster 72 custom and alex plays the les paul custom. he also owns a gison j 45
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-1 #21 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — PopOut 2011-06-18 10:52
He uses an Orange amp
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+1 #20 RE: Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — stoner_muff 2011-06-18 10:10
Quoting j:
those are a lot of pedals... and some of them are very expensive.
is there any multieffect pedal wich emulates those effects or at least that crazy sounds alex and miles do?
thnxs


if you use the memory boy and the rat distortion it will sound very close
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+4 #19 Strings — JC 2011-01-19 18:38
what strings does he use?
they seems very trebly and I like that
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0 #18 effects — j 2010-07-24 05:30
those are a lot of pedals... and some of them are very expensive.
is there any multieffect pedal wich emulates those effects or at least that crazy sounds alex and miles do?
thnxs
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+1 #17 Tom 2010-06-09 03:58
He no longer has the white stratocaster with the maple fretboard (as seen in the video for "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor"). It was auctioned on ebay to raise money for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake (sold for around £4400 if memory serves).
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0 #16 guitar reply — Robert 2010-01-25 06:14
the guitar used on this is a gretsch spectra sonic.
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0 #15 black guitar on if you were ther beware — john 2010-01-24 21:38
on live at the apollo he uses this black guitar when hes playing 'if you there,beware'. i think its a gretch but does anyone know which model it is?
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0 #14 Robert 2010-01-01 10:55
Gibson J-45
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0 #13 acoustic gear — john 2009-12-29 09:42
does somebody know what acoustic guitar alex uses with the last shaddow puppets, i thinks its a gibson, its sunburst but i dont know the type

thanks
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+1 #12 Rob 2009-12-18 08:18
some one a wile ago referd to alexes red guitar and that is a martin gt 75 as a pose to the f65 i mentioned in past comments if you wish to put that on his gear list :-)
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0 #11 Mr.KowItAll — Josh 2009-10-21 11:22
alex uses a morley power wah, the 'butterscotch' is an Ovation Viper in crying lightning video. he also uses a Boss CE-1 for Vibrato, and Coopersonic Valveslapper or Fender Blender for solos on the new album such as crying lightning, dangerous animals and fire and the thud.
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0 #10 Red guitar similar coppies — Rob 2009-08-25 01:49
as im aware i no of no reissue of it but if youre looking for something that looks very similar i would take a quick look at a Gretsch G5122DC that looks verry like it but im not sure about anything similar to get those tones :-)
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0 #9 Red Guitar — psz 2009-08-24 08:02
Yeah you`re right...
It´s an amazing guitar.. i´ve chenking some webs and it´s also a bit expensive...a relic from 1965 :sad:
Do u know if they`re making any reissue or if any brand is making a copy???

by the way thank u very much!!! :cheer:
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+1 #8 guitar alex uses at appolo red one answer — Robert 2009-08-18 23:54
this guitar is a martin F-65 has a wounderfull sound to it :-)
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+1 #7 RED GUITAR — psz 2009-08-03 12:34
anyone knows what´s the guitar that alex uses on the dvd Live at the Apollo, the red one used by miles kane too(not the telecaster). it´s used at daframe2r by alex and 505 by miles
I think it´s gretsch by i dont know.
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0 #6 Noirie — NOIRIE 2009-07-29 08:11
Hes using a natural black guard ovation vipe solid body guitar aswell.
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0 #5 new gear — Robert 2009-07-26 09:57
i have done some digning and i have found some of new equptment alex now uses he also is now useing a new gutiar aswell as his jazzmaster the following are the new items you do not have listed if you wish to publish on the website and they are ,
the guitar is a , ovation viper. and the new pedals i can identify from photographs are a , corrnell - first fuzz. , Morely - ABY
this is acurate information i have taken from photographs thanks
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0 #4 new guitar — Rob 2009-07-26 06:27
alex has now started useing another new gutiar on certain tracks if you look at some pictures on there website youll see it looks like a les paul in a butterscotch clouor very similar thethe butterscotch style of the telecaster if any one could identify that one for me thanks
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0 #3 Gear — JTWalker 2009-07-09 14:57
As Already pointed out there are a few images of him using Jamie's Les Paul for recording. I've also heard a rumor that he is using a Wah now (Unsure of Which Model) on some new tracks.
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+1 #2 new guitars for new album — BTommo 2009-05-10 11:23
as someone has already pointed out he's now playing a fender jazzmaster, he's also playing/recording with a gibson les paul custom in ebony.
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+1 #1 alex turners gear — robert 2009-04-07 12:38
alex turner of the arctic monkeys now plays a fender jazzmaster if you whant to put it on his page
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