What guitar does Robert Smith use?

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What guitar does Robert Smith use?

Nowadays, Smith relies on a Schecter UltraCure VI, essentially a baritone version of his signature model, when performing his Fender Bass VI parts live.

What Flanger does Robert Smith use?

A Boss BF-2 Flanger (now replaced by the BF-3 but easy to find on the second hand market).

Who plays guitar for the Cure?

Robert SmithReeves GabrelsPearl ThompsonPerry BamonteMark Ceccagno
The Cure/Guitarists

What scale does the cure use?

A major scale
The lead part uses the A major scale mostly played on 1 string.

What instrument does Robert Smith play?

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert Smith
Genres Post-punk gothic rock new wave alternative rock
Occupation(s) Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instruments Vocals guitar bass keyboards tambourine
Years active 1972–present

What chorus pedal does Robert Smith use?

According to Guitar Geek’s 1996 rig diagram, Smith used the Boss CH-1 super chorus pedal.

What key does the Cure play in?

The Cure is written in the key of A♭ Major.

What tuning does The Cure use?

Sometimes called a “Baritone Guitar”, the Bass VI is tuned a whole octave below a regular guitar. The Bass VI is one of the “secret weapons” in getting that Cure sound.

What scale does the Cure use?

What instruments does Steve Smith use?

In recent years, he’s almost exclusively used a set of signature instruments built by Schecter, including the electric UltraCure (in both traditional and Bass IV-esque configurations) and the acoustic RS-1000. As for effects, Smith primarily uses Boss pedals with the odd EHX or Dunlop option tossed in.

What guitar does Robert Smith play in the cure?

After he was convinced to buy a ‘real’ guitar as The Cure entered the studio to record their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (released in Australia as Boys Don’t Cry), Smith purchased a Fender Jazzmaster and installed the bridge pickup from his Woolworth Top 20 to retain its unique spanky sound, which he detailed in a chat with Guitar Player.

What guitar amp does Will Smith use?

Nowadays, Smith relies on a Schecter UltraCure VI, essentially a baritone version of his signature model, when performing his Fender Bass VI parts live. A true chameleon, Smith is renowned for constantly switching up his amps to suit whatever sound he’s aiming for in his head – no favourites here.

What kind of guitar did Jimi Smith play?

Even before that, Smith played a Jazzmaster modded with a pickup from a cheap department store guitar to record the group’s debut studio album, Three Imaginary Boys in 1979, and could be seen with a Fender Bass VI a couple years later.