Bob Marley & The Wailers – Kaya
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1978 album Kaya.
Music from Kaya
Artists on Kaya
Gear Used On Kaya
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bob Marley & The Wailers – Kaya (1978). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Bob Marley on Kaya
Avg price: $1,614.79
The guitar which Marley was most often seen playing; there are several modifications on the instrument, probably the most notable being that the original wraparound bridge was replaced with the more common Gibson setup of Tune-O-Matic and Stopbar. The switchwasher and pickguard on Marley's instrument were aluminium replacements, too. Headstock binding and Schaller machine heads are other modifications believed to have been made to the guitar.
In 2002, Gibson built a limited run of copies of this guitar closely mimicking both the hardware and wear on the original instrument, which is currently owned by the Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica.
Avg price: $875.00
According to a fact sheet from Christie's auction house "a 1972 Guild F112 acoustic 12-string guitar (has been) used by Bob Marley on the 'Kaya' album, 1978, Serial No. 64026... According to the accompanying documents, Marley asked Junior Marvin if he could use this guitar during the recording of the 'Kaya' album at Island Studios and played it specifically on 'Is This Love?' and 'Time Will Tell.' Aston "Family Man" Barrett also recalls Marley using this guitar during these sessions. According to Marvin, this was the only 12-string acoustic that Marley used in his recordings, although he certainly owned a Hohner 12-string that he used at home for composing purposes around the time of the 'Survival' album in 1979".
