Darryl Jones

This is Darryl using a Fender J-Bass, his main bass before he got his signature from Lakland

This is Darryl with a PBass

Darryl Jones can be seen playing a Fender Mustang Bass while standing near Keith Richards, as depicted in the image.

Darryl Jones uses the Lakland Darryl Jones Signature bass, as evidenced by the image from Gstatic.

I was introduced to Roger Sadowsky when I arrived in New York to begin my tenure with Miles Davis. He did some repairs on my '66 Fender Jazz Bass. Soon after, I purchased my first Sadowsky J-style bass. Whenever I plugged in my Sadowsky the studio engineer or front-of-the-house mixer would say, "Great sounding bass!" That's why Roger is the man!

“The B-15 has always been a part of the studio experience for me. They were ever-present in all the studios I worked at in Chicago, New York, and L.A. No matter what kind of music you were recording, from R&B to jazz to rock, you could always find a suitable sound through it. In recent years, even with all of the other choices available, the B-15 has become more coveted, and now it’s exciting to see the release of the Heritage B-15. I hope I’ll be doing sessions for many years to come on both vintage and new models. Thanks, Jess Oliver and Ampeg, for getting it right from the jump.”

There are many other important and influential basses. Jack Casady's Epiphone bass is amazing for reggae, among other things. I used mine on a Ziggy Marley session and the sound put me in mind of a cross between Aston "Family Man" Barrett and James Jamerson.

I’m using chambered instruments on this tour much more than before. The F.B. bass by Fritz Brothers guitars and the Gretsch Electrotone G6073. These are great for things like Paint It Black,The Back Of My Hand and Ruby Tuesday and Angie respectively.

Darryl Jones uses a Pigtronix Philosopher King pedal, according to Pigtronix's website.

Darryl runs a 2 channel Shure wireless to Rocktron Patchmate switcher to a Radial JD7 Injector, which splits the signal to an early 70’s Ampeg SVT head through a pair of Ampeg SVT 810 Classic cabinets, and also to a pair of Ashly BP41 preamps (one for J bass, one for P bass) to the Meyer crossovers, to 3 Crown amps then to the pair of Meyer tri-amped speaker cabinets. Each of the two Meyer speakers consist of 2×15, 1×12, and a horn.

When Jones toured with Miles Davis in the early 80s, Hartke gave him Jaco Pastorius' original 810 cab, as they didn't have much stock at the time.

According to Boss' website, Jones uses Roland V-Bass system (VB-99).

One of the most iconic Bass players off all time plays through his new Seamoon Funk Machine

Darryl runs a 2 channel Shure wireless to Rocktron Patchmate switcher to a Radial JD7 Injector, which splits the signal to an early 70’s Ampeg SVT head through a pair of Ampeg SVT 810 Classic cabinets, and also to a pair of Ashly BP41 preamps (one for J bass, one for P bass) to the Meyer crossovers, to 3 Crown amps then to the pair of Meyer tri-amped speaker cabinets. Each of the two Meyer speakers consist of 2×15, 1×12, and a horn.

Darryl runs a 2 channel Shure wireless to Rocktron Patchmate switcher to a Radial JD7 Injector, which splits the signal to an early 70’s Ampeg SVT head through a pair of Ampeg SVT 810 Classic cabinets, and also to a pair of Ashly BP41 preamps (one for J bass, one for P bass) to the Meyer crossovers, to 3 Crown amps then to the pair of Meyer tri-amped speaker cabinets. Each of the two Meyer speakers consist of 2×15, 1×12, and a horn.

Darryl Jones is confirmed to use the Vemuram DJ1 Darryl Jones Signature Bass Overdrive, as he stated on the Vemuram site: "The DJ1 overdrive/distortion pedal is one of the latest offerings from stellar guitar effects company Vemuram. I worked closely with the team at Vemuram to bring you a pedal designed specifically though not exclusively for bass. It allows you to dial in anything from a subtle furry overdrive to a full blown razor's edge distortion. There are so many variations in between that I've yet to discover them all." This information is provided by Tri Sound Inc. on the Vemuram Custom Pedals page.

Darryl Jones can be seen using a Roland VB-99 V-Bass System in this photo on the official Boss website.