Gear Profiles of Guitarists
Stanley Jordan is a jazz guitarist who can play two guitars at the same time using his unique tapping technique. It blew me away the first time I saw a video of him playing Autumn Leaves with his trio. Stanley uses a very specific gear Read More …
Mike Stern is a jazz guitarist who’s work spans through a multitude of genres making him one of the most influential guitarist. He has performed and recorded with many greats such as Miles Davis, John Scofield, and Eric Johnson. Mike plays telecasters and mostly uses Read More …
Lionel Loueke is a guitarist from Benin, Africa who incorporates African percussion and jazz along with other genres. He uses drumming techniques and fingerstyle picking along with his vocals to create a very unique style. Lionel Loueke’s Gear consists modern effects and gear to create Read More …
John Scofield is one of the most recognized guitarist in jazz and other genres. He has performed with Miles Davis and many other great musicians. John has used the same guitar for the past few decades and has a pretty heft pedalboard. Read more to Read More …
Adam Rogers is a guitarist who is just as comfortable at playing other genres as he is at jazz. He is drawn to and loves to play any music with improvisation. Adam has a number of different gear he uses. Read more to find out Adam Read More …
Ben Monder is an eccentric guitarist who has released creative solo albums and many albums as a sideman. He has worked with jazz greats such as Paul Motian as well pop legend, David Bowie. He has used the same or similar gear for years Read More …
Guitar Faces Photo credit : Ssirus Pakzad A photo posted by Matthew Stevens (@matthewthomaswyatt) on Apr 2, 2016 at 11:04am PDT Mathew Stevens is a modern jazz guitarist who has worked with notable contemporaries such as Christian Scott and more recently, Esperanza Spalding. He has Read More …
Bill Frisell may be the biggest gearhead in jazz. He is a jazz guitar maestro known for experimenting with effects and incorporating many different genres with jazz. With the amount of gear he’s used I could only expect Kurt Rosenwinkel to match him in terms of gear. Read More …
Nir Felder is a jazz guitarist from New York who is inspired by musicians such as John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix. In his album, Golden Age, you can hear a blur of genres incorporating jazz, rock, and other music. Nir mainly uses a Stratocaster and has Read More …
Updated Dec 2, 2018 Gilad Hekselman is an Israeli guitarist based in NYC. He has recorded albums as a trio as does much of his work as a trio. He uses an array of gear with several different guitars and effects. Read more to find out Gilad Hekselman’s Read More …