Al Di Meola

According to this article Al uses the GR-1 guitar synth.

"Last night I rediscovered my very first Les Paul which was basically buried behind a wall of other guitars that I hadn’t actually touched in more than 30 years. I bought it when I was 17 years old, I ordered it from the famous Manny’s Music on 48th street. It was used on the first three RTF albums, Land of the Midnight Sun and exclusively as well on Elegant Gypsy. I completely forgot how this guitar sounds! Now I’m going to use it on my new studio album, Beatles tribute II. Then I recalled in the day when I was using this guitar that I was adamant against using any effects and I was one of the purists that preferred going direct. Then it dawned on me that somewhere deep in my warehouse of stuff may be two or three 50w Marshalls from the 70s which made that sound an iconic sound of the time. Luckily, after tearing through a ton of stuff, I was blown away to find that one of the Marshalls in particular sounded as good as it did in the heyday. I think there is no more powerful combination. What an epiphany!" (June 2,2019) - Al Di Meola

From Mesa site "Al has used and enjoyed Mesa tone in previous electric forays in recent years with his Stiletto Ace and Stiletto 4×12 cabinets."

The official PRS site listing for the Al Di Meola signature model.

In the video "Al Di Meola Live - Midnight Tango on Elegant Gypsy 2015 US Tour," Al Di Meola is seen performing with a Gibson Les Paul Traditional Ebony.

Al Di Meola has his own signature acoustic-electric by Ovation.

Al Di Meola has a signature model made by Felipe Conde.

According to the Unique Guitar Blog, Al Di Meola uses the Godin Multiac Nylon SA guitar.

From Mesa Website "In support of his latest record release Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody in March 2011, Al has again taken to the road. The amp-of-choice for his latest tour is a Mark V 1x12 combo."

in this photo you can see al playing a gibson les paul custom.

In this Premier Guitar article Al Di Meola's pedalboard is explained.

In this article Al Di Meola's complete gear, including this amp is covered.

In this article Al Di Meola's gear is covered, including this borrowed amp used in studio.

According to this article Al Di Meola is known to play through this amp on the road.

He uses Hall Of Fame on tour.

According to the Fulltone website, Al Di Meola uses their OCD pedal.

According to this article Al uses the VG8 to control the GR30.

According to this article Al uses the GR-30 guitar synth.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar. The caption says "The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola. Top row, left to right: Diamond Halo Chorus, Xotic Effects EP Booster, Fulltone OCD...""

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

After some searching of what kinds of guitars Al DiMeola used in his arsenal, I stumbled across this picture of what looked like Al playing a Martin. After some looking into this it turned out to be a Sigma that he used for recording on his Beatles Tribute album All Your Life. Though it's listed in Spanish, it says the same thing in the link.

The link mentions that the guitar is a SDR-28H Limited Edition which is the SDR-28MLE.

"Also rediscovered in my collection: An Al Di Meola prototype model Gibson Le Grand from the mid 80's used on my "Orange & Blue" recording and tour." - Al Di Meola

"I’ve known of George Gruhn since I was a teenager. This is the first time we met at his store in Nashville. What a thrill! And I actually bought this beauty here!" - Al Di Meola This is the guitar he bought if you need to check it out https://guitars.com/inventory/am8357-new-veillette-avante-elan-12 Description: solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge, 20" scale (six unison string pairs tuned to B to B), piezo and transducer with preamp, lightweight canvas case, custom design sold exclusively by Gruhn Guitars

According to this article Al plays an 1948 Martin D-18 acoustic guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.