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The Blackout

Stage Gear

Published in PM July 2009
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People + Opinion : Stage Gear
Hailing from South Wales, the Blackout are a rock band formed in 2003 and signed in 2006 to Fierce Panda Records. Following this, they were nominated for Best British Newcomers at the Kerrang! Awards, and released their debut album, We Are The Dynamite, in 2007. After various highly successful worldwide tours, the band signed with the influential Epitaph label, and their new album, The Best In Town, was released in May of this year.
The Blackout
29th May 2009
The Forum, Kentish Town, London
Capacity: 2350
Photographer: Kelda Hole
James Davies — guitar
Gibson Les Paul Traditional.
PRS Custom 24.
Fender Esquire.
ENGL Powerball 100W amp head.
ENGL Pro Vintage 4 x 12 cab straight.
Boss TU-2 tuner pedal.
Boss Noise Suppressor pedal.
Jim Dunlop Cry Baby wah-wah pedal.
Sennheiser EW300 wireless instrument set.
Ernie Ball strings.
Jim Dunlop Tortex picks.
Gavin Butler — vocals
Shure SM58 microphone.
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Sean Smith — vocals
Shure SM58 microphone.
Gareth Lawrence — drums
Yamaha Stage Custom drum kit: 13-inch and 16-inch toms, 22-inch bass drum, 14-inch snare, Yamaha hardware.
Zildjian cymbals: 19- and 20-inch Z Custom crashes, 21-inch A Custom ride, 20-inch A Custom china, 14-inch Z Custom Dark hi-hats.
DW 5000 double kick drum pedal.
Roland SPD-S sample pad.
Vic Firth 8D drum sticks.
Rhys Lewis — bass
Fender USA Deluxe Jazz.
Fender USA Deluxe Precision.
Ampeg SVT-VR amp head.
Orange AD-200B Mk3 amp head.
Ampeg SVT-810E bass cab.
SansAmp Para Driver DI preamp.
Boss TU-2 tuner pedal.
Sennheiser EW300 wireless instrument set.
Ernie Ball strings.
Jim Dunlop Tortex picks.
Matthew Davies — guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard.
Gibson SG Standard.
Fender USA Standard Telecaster.
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay pedal.
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser pedal.
Boss TU-2 tuner pedal.
Boss NS-2 pedal.
Line 6 FM4 filter modeller pedal.
Orange Rockerverb 50 amp head.
Orange AD30 combo.
Orange 4 x 12 cab.
THD Hot Plate power attenuator.
Sennheiser EW300 wireless instrument set.
Ernie Ball Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 strings.
Jim Dunlop Tortex picks.  0

Published in PM July 2009