Anssi Kela

In this Youtube video Anssi Kela told (in 0.45), that his first guitar was a Squier Stratocaster, about 1985. He has customized the guitar by changing the bridge microphone to unknown and removing 2 of 3 potentiometers.

In this video (4.39), Kela told that he loaned a Gretsch Tennessee Rose from Ile Jokinen to record his album Nummela, but had to buy his own guitar for the tour. He bought it from Halkan's Rockhouse, in Stockholm. Kela's song Milla, was recorded on this guitar.

Notable thing is this Merle Travis -Bigsby, I have never seen this kind of Bigsby outside this.

In this picture, Anssi is holding his main guitar (source, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Kz9wdv0oE&t: 8.09), a 1957 Gretsch 6120.

I bought it in the end of 2001 as a gift for an excellent tour to myself from London.

Anssi tells in the "Soitinratsia" -video (12.33), that he bought a B-bender Telecaster from his friend. He tried to sell it, but the guitar was returned to Anssi.

In this video (15.35) Kela introduced his Danelectro Baritone. He told he has used it for recording.

In Anssi Kela's YouTube video "SOITINRATSIA 1: Anssi Kelan kitarat," he discusses how he acquired a Rickenbacker 330/12 12-String Guitar. Originally owned by Jarmo Vähähaka of Frostbites, the guitar was frequently loaned to Kela before he eventually purchased it. Notably, Kela mentions that the guitar is missing its distinctive R-shaped bridge.

In this video (20.42), Kela told he bought a Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Nashville 1967.

I got it for a secondary guitar. I realized later that this was a bad choice. This has different microphones than my other Gretsch, and it sounded horrible.

This guitar has a built-in damper.

In this picture, Anssi Kela can be seen playing a Charvel Frankenstrat. Kela told in his video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Kz9wdv0oE&t, 26.21), that he got it for his 40th birthday from his friends.

Kela has customized the guitar by adding a neck pickup. The guitar was stolen once, but the thief was caught soon.

When the guitar was at the installation of neck pickup, Lottonen [luthier] had to engrave space for the pickup. The paint part is so hard, Lottonen's tools overheated, and the guitar almost got on fire.

In this picture, you can see Anssi playing a Gretsch White Falcon 2011. Kela told in his video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Kz9wdv0oE&t, 30.27) that he always plays his song Nummela on this exact guitar.

In this video (32.36) Anssi Kela told, that he got himself a Nile Rodgers Hitmaker 2014. Anssi got the signature of Nile Rodgers in the guitars headstock, when Rodgers was opening the concert of Duran Duran in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki.

This was my main guitar on the album Nostalgiaa.

Anssi Kela told in his video (41.13) that he got a Stratocaster, which belonged originally to Muta Manninen. The guitar was painted black in the 70s.

In this video you can see Anssi Kela playing his Gibson Firebird at Allas Sea Pool, Helsinki. Kela told in his Soitinratsia-video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Kz9wdv0oE&t, 44.47), that the neck has broke once.

In this video, Anssi Kela told (47.11) that he got a Gibson Explorer from Florida, after many tries.

Anssi Kela told in his video (51.14), that he bought Pave Maijanen's old Telecaster, when Maijanen sold his equipments.

I called to Pave that I bought your Telecaster, and he was happy of who got it. He tried to sell me too a 12-string Rickenbacker.

In this video (54.48), Anssi Kela told, that he got a synthentizator guitar from Italy.

In this video (59.01), Kela told that he got a ES-335, owned previously by Antero Jakoila.

The seller told me, that Jakoila sold this, and has regretted it since then. He has tried to find a new ES-335 as good as this one.

In this video (53.56), you can hear Anssi mentioning that he has identical Parker Fly's with Mikko Kosonen. Anssi plays his acoustic songs with this guitar.

During the live performance in Tuusula on July 14, 2022, Anssi Kela mentions acquiring a Steinberger GL4S guitar.

In this video (6.03) Anssi Kela tells that he uses Mad Professor's compressor.

In this video (7.10) Anssi told that he still uses his first whammy. He uses it for the song Nostalgiaa.

You can still see the price tag here, I bought it from Ms-Music-Shop by the cost of 1640 Finnish markka's.

In this video (8.20), Kela shows his modulator. He told, that a big problem with this is buttons on the same level, which was fixed by changing different size buttons to it.

I use the "Leslie" effect on the song *Mikan Faijan BMW, and a swellie sound.

Kela shows in his video (9.35) that he uses Strymons El Capitan echopedal on the song Milla.

In this video (10.00) Anssi shows his Mad Professor reverb pedal.

I use it on the songs Nostalgiaa, Mikan Faijan BMW, and Nummela.

Anssi Kela told in his rig video (10.15) that he uses a Mad Professor Double Moon modulator.

Anssi showed his Lemon Aid pedal on his rig video (11.35). He has customized it by removing some switches.

Anssi showed his Simble overdrive pedal on his rig video (12.39).

In this rig video Anssi Kela told that he uses his MXR Phase 90 pedal on the song Puistossa.

In this video (13.12) Anssi told he uses his Fuzz pedal on the song Mikan Faijan BMW.

In this video (14.40), he showed that he uses Dunlop's 1.0 mm grip picks.

I use the grip-part for some songs, it has it's own sound.

In this blog post, Anssi Kela confirms that he uses the Martin HD-28

Then I noticed a Martin HD-28 on the wall. I looked at the price tag: fourteen grand. Absolutely insane. But I had to try it, of course. And that was an expensive mistake. I played one chord and immediately went: “Holy shit…” In the end, the investment was worth every penny. I began writing new songs with my new guitar, and these songs eventually formed my solo debut album Nummela. I finally learned the art of storytelling in song format and found my own voice as a songwriter. The Martin provided the framework for the change.