Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock)'s Guitars

According to the article It was Ad-Rock's very first guitar. It had a now rare House Of Pain sticker on it, because they toured wth The Beastie Boys. He smashed it on July 4th, 1992 in Italy.

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"Ad-Rock always liked to play cheap guitars live on-stage, including a Hondo, while in the studio it was usually the Paul by Gibson"

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Ad Rock has been loyal to old Hondo guitars and often used the one his mother first got him as a teenager. In the sabotage live on Letterman he can be seen playing a Hondo H-77 HSS strat copy. This had been mistakenly identified as a fender Strat previously but the Hondo logo can clearly be seen on the headstock throughout the video particularly at 2:32.

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Ad-Rock can be seen here playing a 1963 Gibson Melody Maker Double Cutaway guitar onstage at Live Earth at Wembley Stadium in 2007. The guitar was used primarily on the song "Sabotage"

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Adam can be seen using his Fender Jazzmaster at their performance in Glasgow, Scotland. The Jazzmaster is seen at 22:19, a slight glimpse at 42:27, and a few clips starting at 45:17.

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Adam Horovitz, also known as Ad-Rock, is confirmed to use the Guild Starfire I SC, identifiable in a provided image where he is seen playing the instrument. The distinctive features of this semi-hollowbody electric guitar, such as its pickups, pickguard, and sunburst color, firmly establish its identification as a Guild Starfire I SC.

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seen in the gratitude music video

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In this photo, Horovitz is seen alongside Adam "MCA" Yauch at the "Get Out and Vote" tour 2008 playing a Fender Telecaster.

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This is a community-built gear list for Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock).

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