Pat Metheny may perhaps be the most well-acclaimed jazz guitarist today. He became well-versed in jazz in his teens touring with Gary Burton. More recently, he has worked with his Pat Metheny Unity group expanding the boundaries of modern jazz.
Guitars:
- Ibanez Pat Metheny Signature PM-100 – Pat’s current main guitar which he has used for many years
- Gibson ES-175 – The classic jazz hollow-body guitar. A guitar he used mainly in the 1970’s and 80’s.
- Roland G-303 Guitar Synth – He uses this to create an interesting texture (see video at bottom)
- Manzer Acoustic Guitar
- Manzer Picasso 42-String Guitar
Amps:
- Acoustic 134 Combo Amp – Used for 20 years until the mid 1990’s
- Digitech GSP-2101 Preamp – His main amp after the Acoustic 134
Effects:
While Pat Metheny doesn’t use many effects, he does use a pair of Lexicon Delays:
“the output of the Digitech is run into 2 lexicon prime-time digital delay lines, one on my left at 14 ms delay, one one my right at 26 ms delay. each delay has a very slight “pitch bend” controlled by the VCO (sine wave) inside the prime-time. this is what gives it the “chorused” thing…”
-Metheny
- Lexicon Prime Time II Digital Delay Model
- Roland GR-300 – Plays in conjunction with his synth guitar
- Roland FC-300 Midi Footswitch
Sources: Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, GuitarWorld 1, Guitar World 2, Pat Metheny Website, Guitar Player Interview Transcript
Apparently he is using a Kemper Profiler now.
I’ll look into it, thanks.
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Don’t recognize the archtop Pat is playing on the following utube video:
Pat Metheny with Antonio Sanchez – Farmer‘s Trust – Live at Stoneybrook, NY (09-29-18) – HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0OVTTF4krw
Check out the video from the tour with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh & Gwilym Simcock
His tone is simply the best.
Ya gotta admit the guitar sound on the song end of the world by him is spot on. Reminiscent of an older sound but somehow updated. Well done.
I’ve followed him for 30 years he is amazing. Simply a master at accustic sound