Brian Fallon's Guitars

This photo posted to Instagram by fenderguitar shows Brian Fallon performing live and playing his Fender American Vintage ’64 Telecaster in Aged White Blonde finish.

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"I've wanted a Les Paul Junior for about five years now, and it always seemed to escape me, either I didn't have the money, or I couldn't find the right one. But recently I found a 1988 Junior that a friend had and I bought it off of him, and then I got one of the USA Juniors that I bought from Gibson last month, I adore these guitars, it's like their extensions of my hands. I always had a lot of problems with other guitars where they never fit me right, I have a weird frame, short arms and wide shoulders, so I can't play certain guitars or I get cramps in my wrists. But when I started with the Juniors it was like they were custom made for me, and they sound amazing, probably the most versatile guitars I've ever played, the sounds you can get from one volume and one tone knob and a P90 are classic!" - Fallon on Gibson.com

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"The only thing I regret is I didn't have them for the album, but on the next one it's gonna be full of them, and maybe a Gibson Blues King acoustic, and a Gibson ES-335 or two, but the Juniors are my main guitars for sure." - Brian Fallon on which guitars he'll use on the next records

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“The main guitar that I use is a ’56 VOS Goldtop Gibson Les Paul. I flip the volume knobs, so that the bridge volume is closer to my finger – then I can grab it with my pinky and do volume swells.”

  • Brian Fallon, April 2011

Presumably used around the time of American Slang and Handwritten.

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In a 2013 video by Gibson Germany, Brian Fallon is seen playing a Gibson J-45 during an acoustic performance of "Handwritten" while in Germany.

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"The only thing I regret is I didn't have them for the album, but on the next one it's gonna be full of them, and maybe a Gibson Blues King acoustic, and a Gibson ES-335 or two, but the Juniors are my main guitars for sure." - Fallon on which guitars he'll use on further records.

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Fallon uses at least two Les Paul Customs. According to The Music Zoo, where Fallon got those, he had used the ebony one (Ebony 58 LP with a walnut colored back) on "Handwritten". The other one is a Gibson Custom Shop Orange Sunset Fade Heavily Aged R9. More details and pictures on http://www.themusiczoo.com/blog/2013/brian-fallon-of-the-gaslight-anthem-visits-the-zoo/

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"Also - this little gem is a @martinguitar D-41, I was inspired by Neil Young to try one and convinced when I heard @jasonisbell likes them. Anyway, it rules. They rule. And I use a @fishmanmusic Infinity Matrix pickups system with a @lrbaggsofficial floor preamp. Ok - end nerd rant. Love to everybody."

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Brian Fallon's instagram: "post thebrianfallonGuitarmagedeon with the good folks @russomusicnj - always a good time. This one's mine, but it's slightly more flamed top twin is still available.Thanks everybody!" There is a custom shop sticker resting on the pick guard of the les paul still.

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In a performance for CFOX Uninvited Guest, Brian Fallon played a Gibson J-35 Reissue during his rendition of "1,000 Years."

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March 2016 - Brian Fallon and the Crowes Tour - Brian can be seen holding a Gretsch White Penguin on stage.

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To accentuate this aspect of Local Honey, the album’s palette is considered and largely acoustic. Fallon played his Martin 00-42, a custom model he picked up at Russo Music in Asbury Park, New Jersey throughout the recording.

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In this video posted to Instagram, Brian Fallon is playing a Gretsch White Falcon.

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In this photo, Brian can be seen using a Jaguar.

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A modified ES-345 is featured in this January 30, 2013 post on Fallon's Tumblr blog.

Someone asked me about my guitar rig recently, so here it is… Now, this changes ALL the time, so it’s different from tour to tour, sometimes from show to show. I like to try new stuff and keep revolving things in and out.

There’s a few things missing… for shows we use a Fender Eric Clapton Twinolux set to half power with this 1956 Fender Deluxe shown here.

Sometimes the Deluxe gets replaced with a Penn Amp Tremlux built by Billy Penn at 300 Guitars.

They’re both on all the time and they run just on the clean side of dirty.

For pedals, I usually use that Lovepedal Eternity there, or for any leads I use the Fulltone Soulbender. The Pedal looking thing is a Fulltone Deja Vibe, which I got from listening to way too much Tom Petty. It’s awesome, and it’s always set to Chorus.

The main guitar I use is a Gibson ES -345 that Nash Guitars converted into a 335 and painted Pelham Blue. (thanks Brendan O’ Brien) it has Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups in it.

So that’s what I’m using most of the time, subject to change at any moment…

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In the video titled "Brian Fallon 'A Wonderful Life' Martin Guitar Museum Sessions," Brian Fallon performs using a Martin D-28 (1945) acoustic guitar.

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In a YouTube video by Fender, titled "Exploring the Limited Edition Brian Fallon '59 Telecaster Custom | Fender Custom Shop" Brian Fallon dives into his influences and plays his limited edition signature Tele.

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This is a community-built gear list for Brian Fallon.

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