James Valentine is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the pop rock group Maroon 5.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Marron 5's James Valentine's Guitar Rig.

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Guitars

- Fano Alt De Facto JM6 guitar (red/white, P90s)

- Fender Telecaster Deluxe (mid 70's)

- Fender Telecasters (many mid 70's models)

- Gibson Les Paul Custom

- Gibson ES-346

- Gustavsson Bluesmaster Custom 59

- Martin GPCPA1 with Fishman F1 Aura System

- Collings I-35 guitar (hollowbody)
- Fano custom guitar (black, with blue pickguard, P-90 and TV Jones pickup)

Amps and Cabinets

- Matchless rig - consists of a DC-30, HC-30 and an Independence 35. Also Matchless cab

- Divided by 13 amplifiers and cabs
- Divided By 13 FTR 37 two-channel head
- Fender Dual Professional

Note: Royer 121 on the Matchless cab and Shure SM-58 on the Divided by 13 cab

Effects and More

- Divided by 13 Overdrive

- Line 6 DL4 Delay

- MXR Phase 90

- Dunlop Rotovibe

- Fulltone Full Drive 2

- Lovepedal Eternity Overdrive

- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 plus + (x2)

- Divided by 13 Switchazel pedal

- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Pedal

- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

- Keeley Compressor

- Shure UR1 Wireless (in the past)

- Fulltone OCD pedal

- Boss FV500L Volume pedal

- Electro Harmonix Micro POG pedal

- Fulltone Octafuzz

- Keeley Katana pedal

- ZVex Octane 3 pedal

- Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah pedal

- Menatone Blue Collar pedal

- Korg Pitchblack tuner

- Framptone Amp Switcher

- Providence Anadime Chorus 2

- bypass pedal (appears custom)

Picks and More
- Dunlop Tortex Pick (black, custom printing)

- Dunlop Ultex Jazz pick (for leads)

- Mogami cables (he doesn't use wireless anymore)