Bill Frisell's Guitars

In this Premier Guitar article Bill Frisell talks about his gear.

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In an interview with Premier Guitar, Bill Frisell discusses using his Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar.

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In this Premier Guitar article Bill Frisell talks about his gear.

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In this Premier Guitar article Bill Frisell talks about his gear.

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In the Premier Guitar article titled "Interview: Bill Frisell - Off the Deep End," Bill Frisell discusses using his Gibson LG-2 guitar.

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In the Jazzguitar article "Bill Frisell Guitars, Amps & Effects," it is noted that Bill Frisell uses a Gibson SG Standard.

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In a Premier Guitar interview titled "Off the Deep End," Bill Frisell discusses his use of the Fender Jaguar guitar.

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You can see Bill Frisell playing his Gibson Hummingbird throughout this video.

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In an interview with Premier Guitar, Bill Frisell discusses his use of the Gibson ES-125.

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In this article Bill Frisell’s gear is explained.

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In this article Bill Frisell’s gear is explained.

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In this article Bill Frisell’s gear is explained.

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In this article Bill Frisell’s gear is explained.

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In this video,Bill Frisell played the classic Roy Rogers tune on a Waterloo WL-14 (x-braced) guitar.

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Bill Frisell speaks about his '66 Tele in this article.

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This picture shows Bill Frisell and his '69 Thinline Fender.

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"It’s basically an ES-175 but the headstock is bound, the F-holes are bound and the neck is a five-piece maple neck, more like an L-5 neck. And the fingerboard is ebony and the bridge is ebony. I think the back is maple instead of mahogany, too"

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This guitar design arose from conversations I had with Bill Frisell concerning a guitar he could travel with. Since building the first “Little Archie” for Bill in 1996, I’ve found the appeal of a small, easily carried archtop to be wider than I had expected. The lower bout is 14?, and the body depth 2? or 2.5?. Yet the guitar is “full-sized” in the areas that really count: Scale length, neck size and shape, and bridge and soundboard design. Because I consider this a professional or performer’s guitar, a “floating” magnetic pickup is included. The “Little Archie” sounds incredible plugged in, and is surprisingly resistant to feedback.

Standard features:

Engelmann Spruce soundboard 2? or 2.5? body depth 14? body width 24.9? or 25.4? Scale length Waverly tuners Lollar Johnny Smith pickup Nickel plated Deco style tailpiece Includes a custom-made gig bag Price $8,500

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In this article Bill Frisell’s gear is explained.

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Bill Frisell uses a Custom Creston Guitar, which was built by Creston Lea. The guitar features a chambered Spanish cedar body, a mahogany and Indian rosewood neck, and a 24-3/4” scale. It is equipped with Lollar Special and DC-90 pickups, a modified Bigsby B5, and top binding. This information is confirmed by Creston Electric Instruments. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Ya-n3SJxQ https://crestonguitars.com/guitars/bill_frisells_sunburst_custom

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