Adam Granduciel

In a live performance video by FaceCulture, Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs is seen playing a Yamaha FG-460SA acoustic guitar.

At :36s in this video from KEXP, we can see that Adam is playing his '66 non-reverse Firebird. According to this article from Premier Guitar, Adam later added in a Bigsby to this guitar.

In a performance of "Eyes to the Wind" on Austin City Limits, Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs plays a Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar.

He used an ES335 with a Bigsby throughout his concert in Amsterdam in November 2017. Possibly a vintage one.

In this video Adam Granduciel talks about his use of the jazzmaster with The War On Drugs.

At 2:20 he says "I feel like the Jazzmaster's just your comrade on that journey or something, you know. It can be subtle, it can be angry, it can be chill, it can be anything you know."

A Gibson Les Paul Deluxe is listed as part of Adam's guitar arsenal in this Premier Guitar interview

He doesn't have a Vintage Edition Gretsch Falcon as stated on his equip page, instead, he has the Players Edition, as this version has one single three way switch and a different headstock graphic.

In this interview in Premier Guitar, Adam Granduciel's gear is discussed and listed, including a 1963 Harmony Bobkat Electric Guitar.

He plays a Gibson Hummingbird Standard, year is not determined.

At 7:45 mnute mark, Adam talks about '56 Reissue Stratocaster.

“It’s so sick, and it plays so sweet,” Adam Granduciel told Guitar World about the 12-stringer. “I went into this guitar store in town to pick up some strings for a friend and I saw this white 12-string. I was like, ‘You gotta be shitting me!” I had to get it.'”

In a live performance of "Holding On" by The War On Drugs, Adam Granduciel can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. This guitar, which appears to be new, features an oxblood-red finish and a distinctive squared-off headstock, differing from the typical Stratocaster design. The performance video highlights the guitar throughout, showcasing its unique characteristics.

As played at the only 2 shows of 2019 by the War on Drugs at the second annual Drugcember in Philadelphia to benefit the Philadelphia school system.

1:54 in the video, refers to his Gretsch as having a center-block construction (this is different than a larger White Falcon’s construction) to help feedback.

In the article: “When we were making this last record we did a benefit show with Neil Young. For about two years, I’d had one of these new Gretsch White Falcons but it didn’t have the Bigsby on it and I didn’t really think too much about it. When we played this thing with Neil and he had the Bigsby going on his White Falcon, I just thought, ‘Why don’t I have a Bigsby on my White Falcon?’ It just sounded like the most expressive thing ever.

“So I had Fender put a Bigsby on it for me and that was the day before we recorded Thinking Of A Place and Pain. That’s what I used on those recordings. I’d used one before but not on that axe and it was just so fresh. I think I was over-using it, but I was just so excited!

"Although his array of Fender-related axes skews towards the modern side, Granduciel’s goes vintage for his collection of Gibsons. The oldest one is a totally stock ’64 Gibson SG Jr."

In this YouTube video of a NPR Tiny Desk concert by War On Drugs, you can see Adam Granduciel playing a white/turtoise Fender Jaguar (for example at 0:26).

In this video you can see Adam playing Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher strat, starting at 11:33

Adam played this on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and talks about it on the 2022 War on Drugs Rig Rundown.

In the video of The War On Drugs' performance on September 13, 2024, in Forest Hills, NY, Adam Granduciel can be seen playing a white 1966 Fender Telecaster.