Frank Zappa – Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1981 album Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar.
Music from Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Artists on Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Gear Used On Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Frank Zappa – Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Frank Zappa on Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar
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Frank Zappa began playing a Gibson Les Paul Cherry Sunburst in the late 1970s. While it started as a standard version, he of course modified it over time, according to this article from Gibson.
Guitar Player writes : "Pictured on the Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar cover (right), this Les Paul Custom was originally loaded with (white) Dimarzio pickups but were later changed to (black) Seymour Duncan humbuckers that are in it today, and has been outfitted with a Dan Armstrong Green Ringer circuit (which was installed in the control cavity) and an XLR output jack. An extra knob located in the midst of the stock controls is a nine-position rotary switch that allows for single-coil/humbucker and out-of-phase options. The mini-toggle switch selects between series and parallel operation."
