Nick McCabe
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Background information
Born	July 14, 1971 (1971-07-14) (age 36) St. Helens, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Psychedelic rock Shoegaze
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1989 - Present
Label(s)	Hut Virgin
Associated acts	The Verve

Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon "Nick" McCabe on July 14, 1971 in St. Helens [1]) is the lead guitarist of The Verve. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs; especially LSD.[1] by using lyrics that describe dreams and refer to drug use using bizarre sounds created by altering the instruments and vocals with electronic effects such as heavy distortion... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a genre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... “Present” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Hut Records was started in 1990 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Records. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... St Helens is a town in Merseyside in North West England. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ...

Biography

Nick McCabe was the youngest of three children and was strongly influenced by music growing up. He led a normal life training to be a Quantity surveyor until, after leaving Haydock High School, he met Richard Ashcroft at Winstanley Sixth Form College in Winstanley, near Wigan, Lancashire. Ashcroft heard McCabe's guitar jamming and thought McCabe could "almost make the guitar talk". Along with Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury, Ashcroft and McCabe formed The Verve. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter born on September 11, 1971 in Billinge Maternity Hospital in Billinge Higher End, Lancashire (now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester). ... Winstanley may refer to: Winstanley (film), 1975 film Alan Winstanley, a UK record producer Gerrard Winstanley, a 17th century English religious reformer Henry Winstanley, a 17th century English engineer Michael Winstanley, late 20th-century English politician and MP Russ Winstanley, English DJ Billinge with_Winstanley, Greater Manchester Category: ... Simon Jones (born on May 29th, 1972, Wigan) is a highly accomplished musician, who played bass for top Britpop band The Verve. ... Peter Salisbury (born Peter Anthony Salisbury, on 24 September 1971, in Bath, England) is best known as the powerhouse drummer of The Verve, which he joined as a founding member in 1989. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ...

Tensions and power struggles between McCabe and Ashcroft would later cause the band's dissolution, twice. The first breakup happened when Ashcroft left after The Verve's unsuccessful second album, A Northern Soul. Shortly thereafter Ashcroft reformed the band, but at first McCabe refused to return, though he later returned for the band's third album, Urban Hymns. The Verve broke up for the second time when McCabe left after Urban Hymns. Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... A Northern Soul was The Verves second (and penultimate) album (or their third if you count the Verve EP) and was released on July 3, 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... Singles from Urban Hymns Released: 16 June 1997 Released: 1 September 1997 Released: 24 November 1997 Released: 2 March 1998 Urban Hymns is the highly acclaimed alternative rock/space rock album released on September 29, 1997 by English rock band The Verve. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ...

Musically, McCabe has always expressed his fondness of synthesizers and explained his "psychedelic" sound as trying to make a guitar sound like a synthesizer by using effects pedals and Valve Amps. For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ...

McCabe recently remixed a single for The Music ("Freedom Fighters" - September 2004). In 2001, he played on John Martyn's record, On the Cobbles. The Music are a rock band from England, originally formed in Kippax, Leeds in 1999. ... John Martyn (born Iain David McGeachy on September 11, 1948 in New Malden, Surrey, England) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

On June 26th 2007, The Verve announced they have reformed and are recording a new album with McCabe back on guitar. They will tour in November, and have not yet announced when the new material will be released.

Equipment

Amps (partial):

• Mesa/boogie Mk III combo
• Roland JC120 (daisy-chained to the boogie)
• Marshall solid state bass amp

Effects (partial):

• Alesis Quadraverb+
• Selmer (Wem licensee) Copycat
• Roland 201 Space Echo
• Boss od-1 pedal
• Ibanez analogue flanger
• Eventide H3000
• Roland GP-8

Guitars (partial):

• Gibson Les Paul
• Fender Strat (1979)
• Gibson 335.
• Fender Jazzmaster (1959) 70's
• Gibson Flying V
• mandolin
• Ovation acoustic

Discography

1992-1997

• Verve - The Verve E.P. (1992)
• Verve - A Storm in Heaven (1993)
• The Verve - No Come Down (1994)
• The Verve - A Northern Soul (1995)
• The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

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1997-2001

• The Beta Band - Champion Versions E.P. (1997)
• Mellow - Instant Love E.P. (1999)
• O.S.T. for Iain Banks' "Complicity" (2000)
• Neotropic (project) - La Prochaine Fois/An Ambient Road Movie (2001)

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2002-2006

• Faultline feat. Nick McCabe - Lost Broadcast (2002/2004, released on "Your Love Means Everything")
• John Martyn feat. Nick McCabe - Walking Home (2004, released on "On the Cobbles")
• Nick McCabe vs. The Music - The People (2004, released on "The Freedom Fighters E.P.")

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External link

• Fan site
• An Appreciation of Nick McCabe by Michael Leonard
• 1997 McCabe interview by AJ Sharma
• The Verve (official)