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Guitars
Note: Bruce Springsteen has played a ton of different guitars. We'll try to give you a good feel for what he's played here, but aren't going to show them all.

Fender Stratocasters (cherry red, white, natural, silver)

Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Electric Guitar Lake Placid Blue Rosewood Fretboard

Fender Jazzmaster (natural)

Fender 62 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Brown Shell Pickguard

Fender Mustang (natural)

Fender '65 Mustang Reissue Electric Guitar Olympic White

 

Fender Telecasters:
 - '52 Fender Telecaster Esquire (natural)

Fender '50s Esquire Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard
 - '52 Re-Issue Fender Telecaster butterscotch blonde (this is one of Springsteen's best known guitars)

Fender American Vintage Series '52 Telecaster Electric Guitar Butterscotch Blonde

 - '53 Fender Telecaster (natural)
 - '53 Re-Issue Fender Telecaster (2-color-sunburst)

Fender American Deluxe Series Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard

 - '63 Re-Issue Fender Telecaster (black)

Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '63 Telecaster NOS Electric Guitar Candy Apple

 - Fender Telecaster 12 string (brown-sunburst)

Gibson guitars:
 - Gibson ES-335

Gibson ES-335 Satin Finish Electric Guitar Faded Cherry

 - Gibson J-45

Gibson Acoustic J-45 True Vintage Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

 - 1958 Gibson J-200 (3-color-sunburst)

Gibson Acoustic Pete Townshend J-200 Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural

 - Gibson J-40 (natural)
 - 1967 Gibson Les Paul (cream)

Gibson Custom Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Alpine White


Gretsch Country Gentleman

Gretsch Guitars G6122-1959 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Electric Guitar Walnut Stain

Rickenbacker 330-12 1967 (natural)
Rickenbacker 330-12 (black)
Danelectro 56-U2 (maltshop creme)

Acoustics:
Takamine EF341C guitar (black)

Takamine EF341SC Acoustic-Electric Guitar Black

Takamine EF350SMCSB guitar (3-color-sunburst)

Takamine EF-350SMC-SB Acoustic-Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

Takamine EF381C guitar
Takamine EF-381C 12-String Acoustic Electric Cutaway Guitar


Amplifers and Cabinets
- Fender Twin Reverb amps (Springsteen has many of these amps in his rig)

Fender 65 Twin Reverb Amp

- Marshall Cabinets 4x12"

Marshall 1960A or 1960B 300W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Angled

- Mesa Boogie Mark 3 amps
- Fender Bassman

Fender 59 Bassman

- Rivera Chubster amp
- VOX AC30 amplifier
Vox Custom Classic AC30CC2 30w 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp


Effects and pedals
- BOSS BF-3 Flanger

Boss BF-3 Flanger

- BOSS CS-3 compressor

Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer Pedal

- BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive

Boss SUPER OverDrive SD-1 Pedal

- Boss digital delay DD-3

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal

- BOSS OD-3 Turbo Overdrive

Boss OD-3 OverDrive Pedal

- BOSS PSM-5 (power supply and masterswitch)
- Lexicon LXP-15 Delay
- Boogie Mark 2
- MXR distortion box

MXR M-115 Distortion III Pedal

- Petillo Dist / Boost / Treble Boost
- Rockman Chorus
- Hohner Marine Band Harmonicas
Hohner 364/24 Marine Band Harmonica Key of G


Microphones
- Audix OM-3

Audix OM2 Dynamic Hypercardioid Microphone

- Shure SM57

Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal Mic



Strings and picks
- D'Addario Strings (used on Springsteen's acoustic guitars. Not sure what gauges.)

D'Addario EJ17 Phosphor Bronze Medium Acoustic Strings 3-Pack

- Dean Markley Strings (used on his electrics) Gauges: .010, .013, .016, .030,.038, .048

Dean Markley 2503 NickelSteel Regular Electric Guitar Strings

- Fender Heavy Guitar Picks (white)

Fender 351 Standard Guitar Pick White Heavy 1 Dozen
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Michelle Kermes  - the Boss   |2008-06-08 11:18:41
I can't thank you enough for this info. Great work, and wonderful overview.
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