Al Di Meola's Gear

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The pedalboard guitar tech Sean Haines assembled for Al Di Meola is pictured in this article of Premier Guitar.

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Al Di Meola is seen in a studio setting with a Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar in a photo posted on his official Instagram account.

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He showed his guitars in his home studio

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Al Di Meola playing "Cerreto Sannita" from his 2018 album Opus, he gives a brief look at his home studio

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D'Addario website states these are the electric guitar strings Al DiMeola uses.

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According to the D'Addario website, these are the Acoustic Guitar strings that Al DiMeola uses.

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About an hour in the video you can see a Guild 12 string acoustic, said to be used in the beatles tributes album

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In an interview with Rick Beato on YouTube, Al Di Meola is seen with a Fender Precision Bass in the background at the 43-minute mark.

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Al uses Taurus Silver Line effect pedals: Zebu (Reverb/Dealay) and Dexter (Octaver).

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Al uses Taurus Silver Line effect pedals: Zebu (Reverb/Dealay) and Dexter (Octaver).

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“I play mostly acoustic guitar and I’m very happy using this one amp called AER, which is made in Germany. I like the two models but I prefer the smaller acoustic one. I use an [Electro-Harmonix] Oceans 11 reverb with that, too.

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“I kind of shied away from my pedalboard because I used to a use a Roland VG-88, and at times I will go back to the VG-88 which enables me to MIDI interface some sounds with my nylon acoustic – a signature model made by Felipe Conde in Madrid. It combines an RMC pickup and it also enables me to also activate sounds that I can blend in with a foot pedal from the VG-88 unit.

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A photo on Al Di Meola's Facebook profile shows him using the Lehle Little Dual Amp Switcher Guitar Pedal.

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In a user-uploaded photo, Al Di Meola's TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor is visible in the corner, with a sticker partially covering the logo beneath the central knob.

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At a concert in Seattle, WA, in October, guitarist Al Di Meola was observed using two Two Rock amplifier heads, specifically a Two Rock Classic Reverb for clean tones and a Bloomfield Drive for overdrive/crunch tones. This was confirmed through a conversation with his guitar technician, who stated, "Al stopped using Mesa amps a while ago." An image supporting this observation can be found on Equipboard.

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According to the truss rod cover he uses the "Standard" Les Paul by Gibson in black / ebony finish .

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Al Di Meola is confirmed to use the PRS Custom 24 10-Top Electric Guitar, as evidenced by a YouTube video titled "Al Di Meola - One Night Last June (Live) Leverkusen 2006," where he is seen playing a Faded Whale Blue Custom. Additionally, this guitar also appears on the cover of his "Consequence of Chaos" CD. The video was provided by Orbs2009 and is part of the "Speak a Volcano: Return to Electric Guitar" DVD, recorded in Leverkusen, Germany in November 2006.

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