Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Swirling chorus and flanger, warm tape echo repeats, and lush hall reverb. These effects are paramount in recreating the definitive guitar sounds of Adam Granduciel from The War On Drugs. Today we're exploring how to get these iconic guitar sounds from just one pedal...and it's only $119!
Here's the secret sauce:
The ZOOM MS-70CDR+ features a robust collection of modulation, delay and reverb effects and the ability to string 4 effects together in a concise yet dynamic signal chain. Boasting 43 Chorus and Modulation sounds, 29 Delays, 33 studio quality Reverbs and 44 additional dynamic effects are packed into this compact stereo pedal. [ LEARN MORE AT : zoomcorp.com/en/us/multi-effects/multistomp-pedals/ms-70cdr-plus ]
Of course, the right instrumentation and production are important too, and we'll touch on that along with my choice of guitars and amps. While I don't get too obsessive over 100% accuracy, the gear listed below gets me pretty dang close to The War On Drugs sound. If you're shopping for any of them, please consider using the Reverb.com affiliate links below!
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GEAR LIST
Guild OM320 Acoustic Guitar tidd.ly/4fD90X7
Fender Player II Jazzmaster tidd.ly/415NZOY
Fender The Edge Signature Strat tidd.ly/418ySV0
ZOOM MS-70CDR+ tidd.ly/45uVIY9
Supro Airwave Amp tidd.ly/3V3do8o
🎤 : Warm Audio WA-19 on acoustic tidd.ly/3UwiDgL
🎙️ : Soyuz 1973 on voice tidd.ly/41K99lU
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro Sketch
04:43 Composition & Production Notes
05:26 Guitars & Amp
06:56 Effects
Swirling chorus and flanger, warm tape echo repeats, and lush hall reverb. These effects are paramount in recreating the definitive guitar sounds of Adam Granduciel from The War On Drugs. Today we're exploring how to get these iconic guitar sounds from just one pedal...and it's only $119!
Here's the secret sauce:
The ZOOM MS-70CDR+ features a robust collection of modulation, delay and reverb effects and the ability to string 4 effects together in a concise yet dynamic signal chain. Boasting 43 Chorus and Modulation sounds, 29 Delays, 33 studio quality Reverbs and 44 additional dynamic effects are packed into this compact stereo pedal. [ LEARN MORE AT : zoomcorp.com/en/us/multi-effects/multistomp-pedals/ms-70cdr-plus ]
Of course, the right instrumentation and production are important too, and we'll touch on that along with my choice of guitars and amps. While I don't get too obsessive over 100% accuracy, the gear listed below gets me pretty dang close to The War On Drugs sound. If you're shopping for any of them, please consider using the Reverb.com affiliate links below!
. . .
GEAR LIST
Guild OM320 Acoustic Guitar tidd.ly/4fD90X7
Fender Player II Jazzmaster tidd.ly/415NZOY
Fender The Edge Signature Strat tidd.ly/418ySV0
ZOOM MS-70CDR+ tidd.ly/45uVIY9
Supro Airwave Amp tidd.ly/3V3do8o
🎤 : Warm Audio WA-19 on acoustic tidd.ly/3UwiDgL
🎙️ : Soyuz 1973 on voice tidd.ly/41K99lU
. . .
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro Sketch
04:43 Composition & Production Notes
05:26 Guitars & Amp
06:56 Effects
