John Squire’s Fender Twin Reverb

John Squire used a Fender Twin Reverb amp during the recording of the Stone Roses debut album, and on the following tour. The particular amp that he used on the studio sessions was loaded with JBL D120F speakers, and was actually rented.

Inside this setup, Squire used a Fender Twin reverb with JBL speakers, rented from Dreamhire, and played lead parts on the Hofner and rhythm on the Strat, captured with either a Shure SM57 or SM58 together with a Neumann U67.

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On the Tour

The amp that Squire used for live gigs was also a Fender Twin Reverb, but it was not the exact same amp as the one used in the studio sessions. Actually, it’s most likely that he used at least a few different Twin Reverbs for gigs, one of which was the 1970s model that was modified by his father. This particular amp was sold by Squire at some point at Denmark Street Guitar, and it was recently put on sale again on Reverb.com.