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The Cranberries guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 4 The Cranberries songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's or Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster) into Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp.

Guitars The Cranberries used

Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's or Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster)1 song
Fender Telecaster (likely 1967, as used by Noel Hogan in early Cranberries recordings)1 song
Fender Telecaster1 song
Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s, possibly Noel Hogan's own or producer Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster)1 song
Fender Telecaster (likely 1967, as used by Noel Hogan in studio)1 song
Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s or 1970s, used by Noel Hogan in studio)1 song
Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's main electric for studio recording of 'Zombie')1 song
Wal Mk I Bass1 song

Amps The Cranberries used

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp4 songs
Fender 'Black Panel' Twin Reverb (1963-1967)1 song
Vox AC301 song
Marshall 30th Anniversary 6101 Combo (studio recording, 1994)1 song
Unknown (likely DI or studio preamp; no explicit amp cited for studio recording)1 song
Ampeg amp (likely SVT or similar), possibly GK1 song

9 The Cranberries tones

Song	Part	Guitar	Amp	Gain
Zombie · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's main electric for studio recording of 'Zombie')	Marshall 30th Anniversary 6101 Combo (studio recording, 1994)	6
Zombie · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s or 1970s, used by Noel Hogan in studio)	Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp	0
Dreams · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s, possibly Noel Hogan's own or producer Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster)	Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp	2.5
Linger · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's or Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster)	Fender 'Black Panel' Twin Reverb (1963-1967)	3
Ode to My Family · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Telecaster	Vox AC30	3
Ode to My Family · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass or Jazz Bass (likely Fender, unspecified exact model)	Ampeg amp (likely SVT or similar), possibly GK	0
Zombie · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Telecaster (likely 1967, as used by Noel Hogan in early Cranberries recordings)	Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp	6.5
Zombie · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Telecaster (likely 1967, as used by Noel Hogan in studio)	Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp	0
Zombie · clean	Clean · clean	Wal Mk I Bass	Unknown (likely DI or studio preamp; no explicit amp cited for studio recording)	0

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did The Cranberries use?

Across 4 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp (4 songs), Fender 'Black Panel' Twin Reverb (1963-1967) (1 song), Vox AC30 (1 song), Marshall 30th Anniversary 6101 Combo (studio recording, 1994) (1 song).

What guitar did The Cranberries use?

Most often: Fender Telecaster (Noel Hogan's or Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster) (1 song), Fender Telecaster (likely 1967, as used by Noel Hogan in early Cranberries recordings) (1 song), Fender Telecaster (1 song), Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s, possibly Noel Hogan's own or producer Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster) (1 song).

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