Bill Connors

Bill Connors is confirmed to use a Pensa Suhr Custom Made guitar, as evidenced by a Reverb listing detailing a custom guitar built in 1987 specifically for him. This guitar, which was played on Connors' album "Assembler," features a solid figured maple body, a figured maple neck by Tom Anderson, a 22 fret 25 3/4 scale length, a 1 5/8 neck width, a 12' compound radius, a Floyd Rose Bridge & locking nut, and pickups including a Velvet Hammer 54 Neck and a Humbucker Bridge. This information is supported by the source on reverb.com.

In a 1974 interview with Guitar Player magazine, Bill Connors stated, "The reason I use a Les Paul is because it has a function. It doesn't have a traditional sound, but it's rapidly becoming a tradition," confirming his use of the Epiphone Les Paul guitar. This information is documented on a Bill Connors fan page.

In an interview featured on the Bill Connors Fan Page, Bill Connors reveals his preference for Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Guitar Strings (10-46) for his Les Paul, stating, "The strings he chooses for the Ovation are D'Angelico acoustic light gauge, and the ones he favors for the Les Paul are Ernie Ball regular Slinky; he substitutes a .018 for the G string."

Guitarist Bill Connors is confirmed to use the Marshall 6040 200 Watt Power Amplifier, as evidenced by a 1985 interview in Guitar Player where Connors stated, "I did my first solo album in 1974, and just decided on the spur of the moment to do it all on acoustic. That was just such a contrast from blowing people's ears off with my 200-watt Marshall that it really started to capture me." This information is supported by a Bill Connors fan page.

In an interview with Virtual Guitar Magazine, Bill Connors stated, "I had that big Marshall with at least one 4X12 bottom. I had a Maestro Phase Shifter, a Maestro full-range booster, and a volume pedal," confirming his use of the Maestro Phase Shifter PS-1.

In an interview with Virtual Guitar Magazine, guitarist Bill Connors stated, "I had that big Marshall with at least one 4X12 bottom. I had a Maestro Phase Shifter, a Maestro full-range booster, and a volume pedal," confirming his use of the Maestro FRB-1 Full Range Booster. This information is corroborated by the Bill Connors Fan Page.

In a review of Bill Connors' solo album "Return," Jim Newsom writes, "The sound Connors gets from his hollow-body Gibson L-5 guitar is clean and unadulterated, his articulation, even in speed demon unison passages with pianist Bill O’Connell, pure and crisp," confirming Connors' use of the Gibson L-5.

On the original Soldano order form, Bill purchased unit 17.