Noel Gallagher’s Vox AC30 Bass

Noel purchased this amp sometime before the Morning Glory sessions and used it to record Don’t Look Back in Anger from Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. For that song, he paired the amp with a 1965 Fender Stratocaster for the solo, and an 1983 Epiphone Riviera for the rhythm parts.

I bought it from a guy who worked for The Hollies, and they got it from the Cavern—it was a Cavern house amp. When we went to record Morning Glory, I reached that point where you say to yourself, ‘I think I’m ready for a Stratocaster.’ So, I bought this Vox, and I’ve had it ever since. This is the Don’t Look Back in Anger Vox, and I only ever used it for the Morning Glory sessions.

The Noel Gallagher Guitars & Gear Interview

According to Noel, the amp came from someone who worked for The Hollies and, before that, belonged to The Cavern Club—a famous music venue in Liverpool, England, best known as the birthplace of The Beatles’ early career.