Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run album cover

Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run

Album 1975

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1975 album Born To Run.

Music from Born To Run

Gear Used On Born To Run

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run (1975). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Bruce Springsteen on Born To Run

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Bruce Springsteen's "The Mutt" Partscaster Esquire

A partscaster featuring a 50's Esquire neck and Telecaster body "The Mutt" was Bruce's primary guitar on countless classic recordings. Originally purchased from Luthier Phil Petillo for $185, after being owned by a record company. A hallmark of this guitar is how it was routed for 4 pickups, giving it an exceptionally light weight.

Studio Equipment used by Bruce Springsteen on Born To Run

Effects Processors

Maestro Echoplex EP-3

Avg price: $799.00

Bruce used an EP-3 Echoplex unit during the Born to Run, Darkness tours and No Nukes concert. In the attached image from the No Nukes concert, you can see the Echoplex to the left of his Tweed amplifiers.

An EP-3 Echoplex would also be used during the recording of Nebraska, being applied as an effect to the original cassette tape.

Amplifiers used by Bruce Springsteen on Born To Run

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Fender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6 (1958-1960)

Avg price: $1,849.15

In an interview by Dave Marsh from February 1981, highlighting the the E Street Band's equipment, Bruce's use of "four pre-CBS Fender Bassman amps, ca. 1958-1962," is confirmed, indicating that one such amp, a Fender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6, is utilized onstage under the drum riser.