Oasis hit Australian shores soon. Here's the gear they've been taking on stage for their much anticipated reunion tour.
Oasis is back and better than ever, with the gear to match. Since announcing their return in 2024, fans have been anxiously waiting to see if their favourite band would be able to pull off perhaps the most anticipated reunion in rock and roll history. Well, the tour is well underway, and fans have not been disappointed.
With their signature hollow body guitars and British amps in tow, Oasis have been sounding better than they have since their peak in the mid-90s.
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It’s fair to say the boys from Manchester have still got it, and are just about ready to make their triumphant return to Australian shores after a whopping twenty-year absence. The shows are likely not ones that will be forgotten by Australian audiences any time soon.
So, before it’s time to get the Adidas out and start practising your Poznan, let’s take a look at what gear the Britpop icons have been using on their record-breaking Live ‘25 tour.
Noel Gallagher
Primary songwriter and lead guitarist Noel Gallagher was always one to keep it simple when on tour with Oasis. His new rig is no exception, aside from some interesting new additions that have caught the eye of aficionados.
The elder Gallagher brother has mostly been alternating between his iconic number one guitar, a red Gibson ES-355 TDSV, and a Sunburst Gibson Les Paul standard on this tour. However, he has also unveiled a beautiful new black Murphy Lab Custom Shop Les Paul, heavily aged and loaded with P90 pickups. Noel is a huge Neil Young fan, and this guitar was likely inspired by Young’s famous ‘Old Black’ Les Paul.
For acoustic numbers, Noel has been favouring a lovely blonde Gibson J-150. In terms of amplification, Noel has been sticking with a pair of Hiwatt Custom 50s flanked by a pair of small Marshall combos, most likely 20-watt Studio Vintage models. This is more or less the rig he used in the early days of the band, the era that this tour seems very much focused on.
In terms of pedals, Noel’s board is definitely more elaborate than it was in the early days of the band. The board combines some of the basic units he used in Oasis from day one, some to help replicate his retired Roland Space Echo and some new boutique toys he’s picked up during his time with the High Flying Birds.
The board currently includes a Dunlop CBJ95 Junior Wah, Kingsley Page Tube Boost, Keeley Compressor Plus, BSM Model OR Finest Treble Booster, Pete Cornish SS-2 Soft Sustainer, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, TC Electronic Polytune 3, Strymon El Capistan, Strymon Timeline, SIB Echodrive, Empress Effects Echosystem, Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb / Delay as well as three ZVEX Lo-Fi Loop Junky, used to trigger the intro sound effects to “Champagne Supernova”, “D’You Know What I Mean?” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”.
Noel has been using the SIB Echodrive since the early days of Oasis purely as an always-on boost, taking advantage of the pedal’s internal tube and disregarding its delay effect. According to the man himself, the notoriously hard-to-find Echodrive is as crucial to his Oasis tone as anything.
Delays like the El Capistan and the Echosystem are likely present to make up for the absence of Noel’s beloved Roland Space Echo, a unit that was sadly retired due to its notorious unreliability. Understandably, old analog units are simply not conducive to one of the biggest and slickest touring operations in music history.
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs
Oasis fans have been thrilled to see founding member and rhythm guitarist Bonehead back on tour with the boys after he left the band in 1999, well before their eventual split. Bonehead famously has zero interest in doing anything but strumming power chords, but his immense wall of sound is the glue that held Oasis together in their golden era. Sadly, Bonehead will be missing the Australian leg of the Live ‘25 tour due to cancer treatment, but is due to be back on board in the near future.
Bonehead has mostly been sticking with his gorgeous 1984 Antique Burst Matsumoku Epiphone Riviera, the very same guitar he used during his original run with the band. Additionally, he has also been playing a 1964 Gibson ES-345 in Cherry Red and a spare. Riviera with a natural finish. Also spotted on his guitar rack are three acoustic guitars: a Martin 12 String, a Martin D28 and a Gibson J-45.
For amplification, Bonehead is using a combination of two Marshall JCM900 2×12 combos and two Cornell Plexi 1×12 combos. Cornell is a British boutique amp manufacturer based in Southend, which primarily makes Marshall clones. Bonehead’s pedalboard is predictably simple, consisting of a Boss TU-3W Chromatic Tuner, Hamstead Soundworks Ascent Clean Boost, ThorpyFX Heavy Water Dual Boost and an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Neo.
Gem Archer
Gem Archer originally joined Oasis in 1999 after the departure of Bonehead and has since been a part of both Liam and Noel’s subsequent projects. For the Live ‘25 tour, he has been playing an auxiliary role, playing both lead and rhythm parts to fill out the sound. Gem’s main guitar is an ebony Gibson Trini Lopez model equipped with a B7 Bigsby, a real stunner. Additionally, he has been playing a 1989 Ebony Les Paul Custom loaded with three humbuckers and a B7 Bigsby and a Cherry Red Epiphone Sheraton.
Similar to Noel, Gem has opted for two Hiwatt Custom 50 amps for the Live ‘25 tour, abandoning his traditional choice of a Fender ‘57 Twin.
Andy Bell
Andy Bell joined Oasis along with Gem in 1999 after the departure of original member Paul McGuigan. For the Live ‘25 tour, Bell has been using a nicely worn Sunburst Fender Precision Bass 1973 CBS F Series with both bridge and pickup covers installed. For amplification, Bell has been using a Fender 300W Bassman head with an 8×10 Fender Bassman Neo Cabinet.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher has a tambourine that he has been sticking on his head.
