Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen's Gear
In this photo, Bruce Springsteen can be seen with his Takamine EF341C guitar.
In this photo, Bruce Springsteen is playing a Takamine P6N Acoustic-Electric Guitar.
According to the Takamine website, which has an article on the Springsteen on Broadway performance:
You’ll just have to watch the show to appreciate its power… and the role Takamine plays. Look for Bruce’s favorite P6N-BSB, EF341SC, EF381SC 12 string and perhaps a ghost or two from his acoustic vault.
In this image of Bruce Springsteen's pedalboard, his Boss BF-3 Flanger can be seen. Photo originally from the MESA/Boogie's website.
This article by Gibson, talks about Bruce Springsteen's Fender Esquire. The article reads, "One of the most deserving of Legendary Guitar status of any electric on the planet, Bruce Springsteen’s ’50s Fender Esquire is both a cover star and a lifelong “No. 1” pick for this rock and roller. Springsteen has played other guitars, and naturally takes plenty of spares on the road with him, but the image of The Boss will forever be linked with that blackguard maple-neck Esquire, a guitar that he has consistently stated is the best he has ever played."
Here, Bruce Springsteen is pictured with his Gibson J-200 Acoustic-Electric Guitar. This guitar is a 1958 model, given to Bruce as a gift from E-Street crew members Mike Batlan, Marc Brickman and Bob Chirmside.
Bruce Springsteen can be seen holding a Gibson J-45 guitar in this photo
In this photo, Bruce Springsteen is using a Gretsch Country Gentleman.
On Mesa Boogie's website, this picture of Bruce Springsteen's gear shows that he uses a Fulltone Fulldrive2.
In this photo, Springsteen can be seen playing this guitar
On this picture of the Boss' pedalboard, we can see a double Boss pedal on the right side above the Boss purple flanger. The light-gold colour, the 'rotary led' on the top and the 8 knobs make immediately thing of the RT-20 Rotary Speaker Sound.
Bruce Springsteen can be seen playing a Danelectro 56-U2 in this photo.
In this photo, and during the days of his early band Steel Mill, Springsteen played a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
Bruce Springsteen played an Epiphone Wilshire with Tremotone Vibrato during his early days with The Castiles, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on WordPress.
In this photo of Bruce Springsteen's pedalboard, on Mesa Boogie's website, a Fulltone GT-500 can be seen.
"Robbie Robertson... gave me a beautiful Strat I play on occasion in the studio."
During "Price You Pay" he plays a Fender 12 string, believe it's a Tele. Also at The Spectrum, Philly, 2009 (search Youtube for) he played same song with the same guitar. Also used it during same song 1/27/16 at Madison Sq. Garden.
'Amps: Four pre-CBS Fender Bassman amps, ca. 1958-1962; two Peavey Vintage amps (imitation Bassmans) -- one of each is used onstage under the drum riser. Also: a prime time digital delay and harmonizer and an MXR distortion box. The Fender Esquire is modified with a battery operated impedence transformer for long cable lengths. Information supplied by Mike Batlan, who also notes that there is an asterisk in front of the Esquire's serial number, indicating that is was a factory reject, probably originally sold as a reject.'
Bruce Springsteen can be seen holding a Takamine EF381C 12-String Guitar in this photo.
Bruce Springsteen is seen with a Martin D-35 Acoustic guitar in a photo on the Acoustic Guitar Forum, where he is writing music.
Mesa Boogie's website claims that Bruce Springsteen uses the Trem-O-Verb head as one of his amps here.
On this page of Mesa Boogie's website, it states that Bruce Springsteen "recently swapped out his Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ touring heads (for over 20 years) with ElectraDynes..."
In this performance of The Rising at the Lincoln Memorial in 2009, Bruce Springsteen used a Takamine TF450SMSB.
According to Just Guitars, Bruce Springsteen played a Gibson ES-335 12 String.
Bruce Springsteen is seen playing a Gibson 1957 Yellow Les Paul Special Electric Guitar in a user-uploaded photo.
Featured in an article on Tascam's own website (& mentioned within the albums booklet) , Bruce's classic 'Nebraska' was recorded on the 'Teac Tascam Series 144 Portastudio'
This article, by Tascam, includes words from Bruce's mix engineer, Toby Scott, who says that they used Shure SM57 microphones.
On Mesa Boogie's website, there is a page that lists the Mesa Boogie gear that the performing artists of the 2012 Grammys use. It states that Bruce Springsteen uses Electro-dyne heads.
Was talking with Analog Mike today thru e-mail, Springsteen has been using his comprossor.
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Discography
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
1973
The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
1973
Born To Run
1975
Darkness On the Edge of Town
1978
The River
1980
Nebraska
1982
Born In The U.S.A.
1984
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85
1986
Tunnel Of Love
1987
Human Touch
1992
Lucky Town
1992
In Concert/MTV Plugged (Live)
1993
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Western Stars - Songs From The Film
Bruce Springsteen · 2019
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