Chris Stapleton

In this tweet, Chris Stapleton responds to a fan saying he uses a Fender '62 Jazzmaster Reissue as one of his preferred electric guitars while performing.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. In the picture, you can clearly see two AmpRx BrownBox's behind his amps, supplying their power.

When asked what guitars he plays live, Chris Stapleton responded he plays a 1950s Gibson LG-2 in this tweet.

You can see the small stone nano on the left side of his board from the instagram shot.

He was asked on twitter what guitars he uses, and this was the first of the 4 he listed.

When asked about guitars that Chris Stapleton uses when performing live, he responded saying that he uses a new Gibson J-45 True Vintage guitar in this tweet.

You can see the pedal on his board on this instagram post.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. A Fender "80 Proof" Blues Junior can be seen clearly in this picture.

At 24:56, Chris Stapleton is using a Epiphone Frontier with 2 pickguards

In this episode of Saturday Night Live, Chris Stapleton performs using a Gibson ES-355 Electric Guitar.

Chris has been seen using a D-18 as his preferred acoustic during live performances while touring and promoting the Live From A Room Volume 1 & 2 records.

This is a Martin D-28 herringbone. It's probably not a 1939 since the nut width seems to be 1 11/16". Please update if you know what year it is.

You can see the pedal on the board from this instagram shot.

“For tuning, reliability, and tone, there is simply no better electric guitar string than the D’Addario XL’s. Period.”

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. In a 'Gear Talk' Facebook group, one person claimed to have previously owned this amp and said that it is a '62.

D'Addario's website has quoted Stapleton as saying, “D’Addario strings are the only strings I play, and they are the only strings I will ever play.” The EJ17 Phosphor Bronze strings are listed as strings that he uses.

In this video Chris Stapleton introduces his new signature Fender Princeton amplifier saying

It’s a reissue of a 1962... It has taken me a long time to get to this amp. I have gone through several incarnations of using amplifiers.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. Two of the Avalon VT-737sp Mic Preamps can be seen in Chris' rack setup.

According to sE Electronics' website, Stapleton uses the V7 live.

Mentioned in this February 12, 2015 article from the Vintage King website.

2015 was a remarkable year for Vintage King clients involved in the music industry, as we had over 30 artists, producers and engineers we work with nominated for Grammy awards. While we all know how secretive sonic creators can be about their work process, we asked a few of our favorite studio workhorses to divulge the secrets of their Grammy-nominated vocal chains.

While Chris Stapleton may be a new face for many music fans, producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson/Jason Isbell) and engineer Vance Powell (Jack White / JEFF the Brotherhood) are no strangers to creating amazing records. When deciding what gear to use during the recording of Stapleton's Grammy-nominated album, Traveller, Cobb asked Powell to select what would be used in the vocal chain.

The end results saw Vance opting to use a vintage U47 and running them through vintage Neve 1073 and an Esoteric Audio Research 660 for compression/limiting. The vocals were all cut live with the rest of the band playing in the same room at RCA Victor Studios. The only exceptions were two albums tracks that were recorded outside the front of The Castle studio, thus the sound of passing cars and crickets.

You can see the TU-3 on the board along with a Waza Craft tuner in this instagram shot.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. Shure SM57's are seen clearly in front of both of his amps.

According to the D'addario website Christ Stapleton exclusively uses D'addario strings.

“D’Addario strings are the only strings I play, and they are the only strings I will ever play.”

Mentioned in this February 12, 2015 article from the Vintage King website.

2015 was a remarkable year for Vintage King clients involved in the music industry, as we had over 30 artists, producers and engineers we work with nominated for Grammy awards. While we all know how secretive sonic creators can be about their work process, we asked a few of our favorite studio workhorses to divulge the secrets of their Grammy-nominated vocal chains.

While Chris Stapleton may be a new face for many music fans, producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson/Jason Isbell) and engineer Vance Powell (Jack White / JEFF the Brotherhood) are no strangers to creating amazing records. When deciding what gear to use during the recording of Stapleton's Grammy-nominated album, Traveller, Cobb asked Powell to select what would be used in the vocal chain.

The end results saw Vance opting to use a vintage U47 and running them through vintage Neve 1073 and an Esoteric Audio Research 660 for compression/limiting. The vocals were all cut live with the rest of the band playing in the same room at RCA Victor Studios. The only exceptions were two albums tracks that were recorded outside the front of The Castle studio, thus the sound of passing cars and crickets.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. The API 2500 Stereo Compressor can be seen in Chris' rack setup.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. The Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo can be seen clearly on top of Chris' rack setup.

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. The Eventide H3000-D/SX UltraHarmonizer can be seen on the left side of Chris' rack setup.

Chris and Morgane Stapleton performed at the Country Music Awards in 2020 using a AEA R44CX Microphone.

Photo : John Russell/CMA*

A FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. The Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor can be seen in Chris' rack setup.

Mentioned in this February 12, 2015 article from the Vintage King website.

2015 was a remarkable year for Vintage King clients involved in the music industry, as we had over 30 artists, producers and engineers we work with nominated for Grammy awards. While we all know how secretive sonic creators can be about their work process, we asked a few of our favorite studio workhorses to divulge the secrets of their Grammy-nominated vocal chains.

While Chris Stapleton may be a new face for many music fans, producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson/Jason Isbell) and engineer Vance Powell (Jack White / JEFF the Brotherhood) are no strangers to creating amazing records. When deciding what gear to use during the recording of Stapleton's Grammy-nominated album, Traveller, Cobb asked Powell to select what would be used in the vocal chain.

The end results saw Vance opting to use a vintage U47 and running them through vintage Neve 1073 and an Esoteric Audio Research 660 for compression/limiting. The vocals were all cut live with the rest of the band playing in the same room at RCA Victor Studios. The only exceptions were two albums tracks that were recorded outside the front of The Castle studio, thus the sound of passing cars and crickets.