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- Fender Jazzmaster
- Fender Bass Vi
- Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman
- Schecter Ultracure
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When you think of The Cure, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? It’s probably Robert Smith’siconic look of scraggly hair, makeup and gothic gloominess. Undoubtedly, Smith’s aesthetic influenced generations of fans and the goth scene in general. Importantly though, Smith is a criminally underrated guitarist in his own right. Robert Smith’s gu...
For a career that’s spanned more than four decades, you might think Smith would have a huge guitar collection. In reality, he’s only ever really been seen with a handful of guitars. Up until around 1990, much of The Cure sound was made with single-coil equipped guitars. After that Smith switched to predominantly humbucker-equipped instruments. Bear...
Robert Smith’s first guitar was purchased from the British discount department store Woolworth’s. The Top 20 model was in fact made in Japan by the Teisco company and sold by Woolworth’s as an entry-level guitar in the UK. The story goes that upon turning up to record their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, the producer, Chris Parry despised the g...
The Fender Jazzmaster became Smith’s main guitar with The Cure and was originally finished in Olympic White (although it changed colour a number of times in Smith’s hands). Other modifications included the addition of a pickup from Smith’s Woolworth Top 20 in the middle position. This guitar, with that pickup, is the sound of early Cure albums and ...
Question: When is a guitar not a guitar? Answer: When it’s a Fender Bass VI! If you were to take a quick look at a Fender Bass VI you might think it’s a Fender Jaguar or Jazzmaster. Look closer though, and you’ll notice three pickups and a very long scale-length. Sometimes called a “Baritone Guitar”, the Bass VI is tuned a whole octave below a regu...
As The Cure entered into the 90s, so too the sound of single-coil Fenders gave way to humbucker-equipped Gibsons. Listen to The Cure’s “Wish” album and you’ll hear a mixture of two Gibson guitars. A Gibson ES335, which was used extensively and, for the first time, Smith picked up his famous Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman. You’ll have to look ...
In 2005 Robert Smith hooked up with Schecter resulting in a range of signature guitars; if you watch any recent Cure live shows, you’ll see that Schecters have replaced all of his Fenders and Gibsons. Smith was a fan of the Schecter Ultra model, and so Schecter modified that guitar with features Smith loved from his offset Fenders and Gibson Chet A...
Put in mind one of your favourite guitarists; chances are their tone is closely linked to their choice of amplifier. If you look at the history of Robert Smith’s backline however, you’ll find that he runs his amps clean, and basically as a platform for effects. What’s doubly unusual is, that solid-state amplifiers feature just as prominently as val...
Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120Peavey Musician MkIIIRoland Cube 80-GXLine 6 FlextoneVOX AC-30Orange AD30Selmer Zodiac Twin 30Fender Twin ReverbAug 2, 2016 · Smith for his part has played a number of guitars throughout his career, including a range of Fender offsets, various map-shaped Nationals, and a Gretsch Country Gentleman. 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 ...
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Feb 17, 2010 · As a guitarist, Robert Smith is very much into creating atmospheres using various modulation effects as well as delay. Starting with the disintegration album released in 1989, the Fender Bass VI, a baritone guitar, became an essential part of his sound and he is one of the rare users of the instrument in the realm of rock.
In this video I'll take a look at the guitar playing of The Cure's Robert Smith. I am using my The Cure Preset for the Line6 Helix, which can be downloaded ...
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What type of guitar does Robert Smith play? Robert Smith, the frontman of The Cure, plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. He is known for his trademark use of heavy chorus and delay effects pedals along with tremolo bar techniques.
The Cure - Robert Smith.A quick overview of the guitars of Robert Smith 1978-89 used on tour.
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