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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