Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor's Gear
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"Both the Culture Vulture and the Rooster are totally awesome," says Chris Taylor, in this Sonic Scoop article, which states that Taylor owns a Thermionic Culture Rooster.
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In this interview with American Songwriter, Taylor states that he used a Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer.
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In this Electronic Musician article, it is stated that Taylor used a Shure SM57 microphone while recording Grizzly Bear.
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A Small Stone can be seen prominently in this picture of Chris' pedalboard
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Taylor can be seen in this photo playing a Rickenbacker 4001 bass.
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Chris Taylor states in this American Songwriter interview that he used a Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer.
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On the left you can see the EH echo next to a red pedal.
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We can see Chris Taylor with a Head Musicman amp.
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At 0:32 you can see a bunch of pedals he uses. One of them is the POG.
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The large purple pedal 3rd from the right in this picture is an Akai Headrush, likely used for it's looping functions.
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The brown pedal at the top of this picture is a Boss OC-3 Octave pedal
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In a Tumblr user-uploaded photo, Chris Taylor is seen with a Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb pedal, positioned to the right of a larger purple pedal. It appears he may use it to process his vocals via the Akai Headrush.
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At the far left of Chris' pedalboard is a Moog 101 Lowpass Filter pedal
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The Boss PS-5 is the blue pedal next to the large POG pedal in the top row
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At 27 seconds you can see a large pedal with 5 knobs, this is an original EHX Memory Man Deluxe. it looks like it's missing its paintwork.
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Chris Taylor uses the Sennheiser MD 441-U microphone during live performances with Grizzly Bear, as seen in their YouTube performance of "Mourning Sound."
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Chris Taylor is seen playing the Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass during Grizzly Bear's performance of "Three Rings" on KCRW. This bass was also used throughout the Painted Ruins tour, with additional photos from the recording sessions at Allaire Studios.
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In this article by Electronic Musician, it is stated that Taylor used a Neumman U87 microphone "set to various polar patterns."
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On the left side we can see Chris Taylor using an Ashdown cabinet 4x10.
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A Boss Tuner can be seen prominently in this picture, it's positioned high on the right of the picture
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The white pedal at the top of the picture is a Boss digital delay pedal
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In a Tumblr photo, Chris Taylor's setup includes a Moog Moogerfooger Bass MuRF MF-105B pedal, positioned prominently on the far right.
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Chris powers his pedals with a PP2+ which can just be seen in the center of this picture
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The pitchfactor can just be seen in the center of the top row of this picture. There are some pictures of his board without this so it may be a new addition.
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