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James Taylor Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Saturday, 07 February 2009 16:51

James Taylor is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Many are curious about what guitars James Taylor plays. Taylor has most often been known to play acoustics, mainly his Olson guitars, but there also are surprise electrics he has used too.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in James Taylor's guitar rig.

James Taylor and Telecaster guitar 

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Guitars

Acoustics
- James Olson guitars -  SJ, an SJ cutaway, Dreadnaught, James Taylor signaure model
- L.R. Baggs LB6 pickups

LR Baggs LB6 Acoustic Guitar Pickup


- Gibson J-50

Gibson J-50 Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural


- Whitebook guitars
- Yamaha guitar

Electrics
- Line 6 Variax 600

Line 6 Variax 600 Guitar Blue

- Fender Seymour Duncan Esquire (maple neck, sunburst)
Fender American Vintage Series '62 Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst


Preamps
- Pendulum SPS-1 preamp



Strings

- John Pearse Strings "slightly Light" .011 gauge

John Pearse 150 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings

- Kaman Adamas light phosphor bronze strings

James Taylor Variax 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 August 2009 10:31
 

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0 #4 RE: James Taylor Guitar Rig Gear and Equipmentcl2 2012-02-06 15:05
The guitar with a "W" on the headstock is a Mark Whitebook - I believe no longer building
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+1 #3 james taylor´s guitarsDavid Van Nynatten 2011-05-12 20:07
I saw Videos of James Taylor at RockNrio 85 I think, he was playing a guitar that had a large "W" on the headstock. Don´t think he was playing a washburn, maybe a Warwick? If anybody knows, I would be interested. David
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0 #2 james 2009-09-08 01:49
i read in guitarist recently that he has also acquired a '63 (i think) fiesta red stratcoaster
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0 #1 Scott Dobie 2009-08-26 10:26
Hi,
This might be old news, but the Telecaster that you quote as being played by JT is actually a Seymour Duncan Esquire. James had the neck pick-up to it.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Scott.
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