Annie Clark, also known as St. Vincent,
draws on disparate influences such as
jazz, electro-pop, punk and metal when
writing her music. She embraces the use of
effects wholeheartedly to create complex
sonic soundscapes, and her expansive
rig would make any pedal hound jealous.
Also, she made an album with freaking
David Byrne. St. Vincent has used a
number of guitars in the studio and on
stage, including funky vintage axes such
as the Harmony Bobkat and a variety of
Kays and Silvertones. After playing various
Albert Lee signature models, she received
the honor of designing her own signature
guitar with Music Man. The St. Vincent
signature model is visually striking, with
an ergonomic offset body, three mini
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humbuckers, and a modern vibrato arm
for dive bombing. It features a mahogany
body and an all rosewood bolt-on neck,
and looks amazing in black or the vibrant
Vincent Blue, a finish Clark personally
mixed by hand.
Continuing through the signal chain, there
is a Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver
Deluxe, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, Eventide
Space, Eventide PitchFactor, and Z. Vex
Mastotron, all controlled with an RJM Mini
Effect Gizmo and Mastermind. For amps,
she’s been known to use a ‘70s Fender
silverface Princeton Reverb, as well as the
venerable Kemper Profiler, a Music Man
bass amp, and a TRVR Amplifiers Little Boy
and Trinity.
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