Gear Rankings of Popular Jazz Guitar Gear

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Ever wonder what gear jazz guitarists use to get their sweet tone? Here, you can find what gear is popular among jazz guitarists. Gear Rankings updated often. (Updated 8/16/16)

Effects Pedals: (used by 3 or more artists)

(effect pedal name) – (number of people who used or uses it) – (name of guitarists who use it)

 

  1. Ernie Ball Volume Pedal – 7 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Adam Rogers, Ben Monder, John Abercrombie, Nels Cline
  2. TC Electronic Polytune – 6 – Nir Felder, Mike Moreno, Lage Lund, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Al Di Meola
  3. Pro Co RAT Distortion – 6 – Bill Frisell, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Monder, John Scofield, Lionel Loueke, Nels Cline
  4. Boss TU-3 Tuner – 5 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lage Lund, Mike Moreno, Matthew Stevens, Mike Stern
  5. Line 6 DL4 Delay – 5 – Nir Felder, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bill frisell, John Scofield, Lionel Loueke
  6. Boss OC-3 Octave – 5 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gilad Hekselman, Ben Monder, Mike Stern, Nels Cline
  7. Boss DD-7 Delay – 5 – Nir Felder, Jonathan Kreisburg, Matthew Stevens, Stanley Jordan, Nels Cline
  8. Boss DD-3 Delay – 4 – Ben Monder, Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers, Mike Stern
  9. Electro-Harmonix Freeze – 4 – Gilad Hekselman, Mike Moreno, Lage Lund, Bill Frisell
  10. Elextro-Harmonix POG – 4 – Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline
  11. Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb – 4 – Gilad Hekselman, Lage Lund, Adam Rogers, Nels Cline
  12. Dunlop Crybaby Wah – 4 – Adam Rogers, John Scofield, Lionel Loueke, Nels Cline
  13. TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb – 4 – Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Stanley Jordan, Al Di Meola
  14. Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo – 3 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lage Lund, Mike Moreno
  15. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer – 3 – Nir Felder, Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers
  16. Strymon Flint Tremolo – 3 – Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Matthew Stevens
  17. Strymon Blue Sky Reverb – 3 – Mike Moreno, Matthew Stevens, Ben Monder
  18. Digitech Whammy – 3 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Lionel Loueke
  19. Electro Harmonix Memory Man – 3 – Julian Lage, Adam Rogers, Nels Cline
  20. Klon KTR / Centaur – 3 – Mike Moreno, Nir Felder, Nels Cline
  21. Neunaber WET Reverb – 3 – Nir Felder, John Scofield, Al Di Meola

Guitars: (by brand used by two or more artists)

(guitar brand name) – (number of people who used or uses it) – (name of guitarists who use it)

  1. Gibson (Hollow / Semi-Hollow) – 9 – Grant Green, Lage Lund, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gilad Hekselman, Jonathan Kreisberg, Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers
  2. Fender (Tele or Strat) – 7 – Nir Felder, Gilad Hekselman, Bill Frisell, Matthew Stevens, Adam Rogers, John Scofield, Nels Cline (Jazzmaster)
  3. Moollon (Strat or Tele) – 3 – Gilad Hekselman, Nir Felder, Matthew Stevens
  4. Ibanez – 3 – Gilad Hekselman, Ben Monder, John Scofield
  5. Sadowsky – 3 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lage Lund, Lionel Loueke
  6. Collings (Acoustic and Archtop) – 2 – Julian Lage, Bill Frisell
  7. D’Angelico – 2 – Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lage Lund

Amplifiers: (by brand used by two or more artists)

(amplifier brand name) – (number of people who used or uses it) – (name of guitarists who use it)

– Fender – 12 – Grant Green, Lage Lund, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gilad Hekselman, Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Ben Monder, Adam Rogers, Peter Bernstein, Mike Stern – Fender is widely available, so amps such as the deluxe , Princeton or twin reverb are popular

– Polytone Brute – 6 – Lage Lund, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Nir Felder, John Abercrombie – A solid state amp popular among jazz guitarists

-Vox Amps – 3 – Matthew Stevens, John Scofield, Stanley Jordan

-Roland Amps – 3 – Stanley Jordan, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie

– Gibson Amps – 2 – Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers

-Mesa Boogie – 3 – Mike Moreno, John Scofield, Al Di Meola

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