Nathan Watts scored his biggest bass hits on his ’74 Fender Precision Bass and ’79 MusicMan StingRay (which he still pulls out for recordings). He also plucked early Aria Pro and Yamaha 5-strings, a Fender Jazz, and a B.C. Rich.

His present road rotation features Bossa 4- and 5-strings, a Coppola LG-5 Classic , and fretted and fretless Crewes 5-strings.

His strings are GHS Boomers and Elixir Nanowebs (both .045, .065, .085, .105, .130).

In the studio Nathan plugs into an Avalon U5 preamp/DI. Live, he stands in front of his Hartke rig, consisting of a 5500 head with 410XL and 115XL cabinets. Although Watts has used chorus and delay pedals, he currently prefers no effects.