What effects did Johnny Marr use?

Amplifiers and effects Marr has used Fender Amplifiers almost exclusively throughout his career. During his time with the Smiths, he used a Twin Reverb, a Deluxe Reverb and a Bassman amongst others. He also used a Fender Champ with The The and the Cribs. When playing with the Cribs, he used a Super Reverb.

How do you get the Johnny Marr tone?

The key to the pulsating rhythm is to set the first amp’s tremolo speed to about 125 bpm then run it into a second amp with the tremolo speed set to about 375 bpm to generate a bouncing triplet pattern that pulsates in a somewhat random manner.

What reverb does Johnny Marr use?

Fender Twin Reverbs
In a moment of creative exploration during the session, Marr decided to re-amp the tracks using a quartet of Fender Twin Reverbs at high volume and stumbled upon perhaps one of the most instantly recognisable and inspired examples of amp tremolo in recorded history.

What kind of amp does Johnny Marr use?

Johnny recently sat down with us for Edition 39 of the BOSS Tone Radio Podcast. He talked about his long, prolific career, using the Roland JC-120 amp in his early days with The Smiths, and how he currently employs the GT-100 Amp Effects Processor to recreate his refined studio sound on stage.

How does Johnny Marr make his guitar sound?

He uses a ton of layering through additional guitar tracks and effects – both live and in the studio. Plus, he also places a lot of consideration into how the sound of his guitar will be affected by things like; tuning, the use of a capo, and especially how guitar effects like reverb, delay and chorus will shape his final sound from the speaker.

What kind of pedal board does Johnny Marr use?

Johnny is a big fan of the Boss effects line of pedals. Johnny Marr’s early pedal board: From right to left is a PSM-5 followed by a GE-6, OD-2, TW-1, HM-2 and the CE-2 on the end. In the 1980’s he moved into using more rack-mount effects. Below is a shot of his 1986 rig: Korg SDD 2000, 1000 and two 3000’s (top to bottom)

What’s the key to Johnny Marr’s pulsating tone?

The key to the pulsating rhythm is to set the first amp’s tremolo speed to about 125 bpm then run it into a second amp with the tremolo speed set to about 375 bpm to generate a bouncing triplet pattern that pulsates in a somewhat random manner.

What kind of reverb does Johnny Marr use?

The melodic single-string line during the chorus was recorded in a straightforward fashion with the Casino going into the Twin with generous reverb (and possibly additional digital reverb added) and a hint of overdrive to enhance midrange, body and sustain.