Andy Summers' Gear

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In this photo posted under Summers' gear section, the Gibson ES-150 can be seen in his guitar arsenal.

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In this photo found on Summers' official website, the Gibson ES-175 can be seen with the "Zig Zag" tailpiece.

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This guitar is found on Summers' official website, it's highly likely that this is the 1951 model.

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In this photo, which can be found on Summers' website, the Gibson Nick Lucas acoustic guitar can be seen.

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In this photo posted on Summers' website, the Guild F-20 can be seen in his guitar collection.

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In this photo, which can be found on Summers' website, the Guild F-212 can be seen.

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In this photo, which can be found on Summers' website, the Godin Multiac ACS-SA can be seen.

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In this photo, which can be found on Summers' website, the Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins signature hollowbody.

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According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the pedals Summers is using is the EHX Superego synth engine.

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According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the pedals Summers is using is the Red Panda Raster.

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Andy Summers' guitar tech, Dennis Smith, discusses the gear Andy uses both in the studio and on tour, including the Diamond Memory Lane 2 delay pedal, as noted in Realrock's featured gear list.

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Andy Summers' guitar tech, Dennis Smith, details the use of the Boss FV-500L Volume Pedal in both studio and live settings, as noted in the gear list on Realrock.

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Wrote the foreword for the original edition of the book. His appears alongside those of Robert Fripp and Lee Dickson in subsequent editions.

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In this image posted to Andy's Instagram account, we can see an MF-103 on the shelf, at the far-right side of the image (next to the H9). It's identifiable by the two knobs in the middle and the four at the corners of the faceplate.

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In this image posted to Andy's Instagram account, a Rotosphere is visible on the lowest shelf, to the right of the stringed gourd-shaped instrument. It's identifiable based on the knob configuration (one on the far right, two on the left).

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This undated advertisement show's Andy's rig with an SRE-555 visible in the tall rack directly behind him. It's the fourth unit down from the top.

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This undated advertisement show's Andy's rig with two SIP-300 units in the rack directly behind him. They are the second and third down from the top.

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This image, posted to Andy's Instagram account, shows an RC-505 in the middle-right area of the picture.

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Andy Summers playing Electro-Harmonix Walking on the Moon effect in this video.

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"I've got two new synths, the Roland JX3P which interfaces best with the GR700, and the Jupiter 6. I'm also trying to get a Yamaha DX7, but you've got to be careful not to collect too much at once, or your life becomes dominated by buttons. The JX3P is coming out in a little rack mounted unit in August without the keyboard and I'm waiting for that as well." The JX-3P was also credited as one of the synthesizers used by both Andy Summers and Robert Fripp on the Bewitched LP, released 1984.

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TC Electronic's artist page for Andy Summers includes the TC Electronic Polytune 2 pedal tuner.

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This Guitar Player article details Andy Summer's signal path on the Police song, "Can't Stand Losing You." It includes an Eventide Eclipse on the solo.

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Andy Summers is shown using a Coral Sitar in a photo from his official website.

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According to his website, Summers also used this copy of an D'Angelico Excel - D.J. Argus Excel.

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According to Summers' website, he also used this Coral Sitar.

This is not the first time he is noted to play a sitar, it is also visible in this clip.

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He plays this guitar, according to his website.

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According to his website, Summers also plays Clifford Essex banjo.

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Summers also incorporated Marshall amps and a Roland guitar synthesizer into his rig. Of course, times have changed and so has Summers’ gear. For the ’07/’08 Police reunion tour, he used an elaborate two-piece Bob Bradshaw switching system, the right wing of which includes three Boss FV-500H Volume/Expression pedals, one used to control a rack-mounted Lexicon PCM 70 and two for an Eventide Eclipse, a Moogerfooger Analog Delay, and a Boss Loop Station and Chromatic Tuner. The left wing houses the main Bradshaw switching unit, plus another FV-500H and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah. Summers’ off-stage rack also contains his main Custom Audio OD100 amp and a Carvin DCM150 used to power stereo effects (each amp feeds two Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 2x12 speaker cabs), plus additional signal processors, including a T.C. Electronic TC1210 Spatial Expander/Stereo Chorus/Flanger, Bob Bradshaw V-Comp Tube Compressor, D-Two Multi-tap Rhythm Delay…

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In this photo, which can be found on Summers' website, the Steve Klein electric guitar is featured.

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According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the pedals Summers is using is the MWFX Judder.

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