Chris Rea

In an interview with MusicRadar, Chris Rea discusses his preference for tube amplifiers, highlighting the Fender Blues Junior III 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp as an essential part of his setup.

In this photo, Rea is seen with his (thought to be 1962) Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is called "Pinkey" by him, and it also has a lot of stickers on it, and duct-tape made guitar pick holder.

“This is my concert setup, a pair of Fender Blues Juniors. I set them up with two delays, a Tube Screamer and a Boss chorus. People are surprised how small the setup is. I use the Boss chorus as a preamp, and when it slightly overloads you get this lovely sustain.” And the Tube Screamer? “I bought four of them, just in case anything happens.”

Exact model is found on here... https://www.groundguitar.com/chris-reas-guitars-gear/

In this video he uses it for slides and explains that he uses it commonly https://youtu.be/hS0O0LtgWMc

"I would save the blue Italia Maranello. Funnily enough, it's the cheapest guitar I've ever bought. "When I plugged it in and played slide on it, it was just beautiful. It's got great sustain and obviously the strings are quite high off the frets but that doesn't matter, but it sounds like you wouldn't believe. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/chris_rea_its_funny_my_favorite_guitar_is_the_cheapest_one_i_own.html

In the video by Fenderado, Chris Rea plays his 1962 Fender Stratocaster, known as "Pinkey," and discusses its role in his slide guitar technique.

You can see him play “Josephine” in the video on it at Nürburgring, Germany on June 15th 1988.

In the left picture you can see Chris Rea holding a red Höfner 176 Galaxy.

In a Songfacts interview, Chris Rea discusses the creation of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" and mentions an unexpected rhythm box that contributed to the track. This rhythm box is the Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 drum machine, which played a role in shaping the song's sound.

In an article by The Guardian, Chris Rea is mentioned performing at the Baloise Session in Basel, Switzerland. The accompanying photograph by Georgios Kefalas shows him using the Heil Sound PR 35 Dynamic Microphone.

In the video he perform Stainsby Girl live in the Peters-Popshow in 1985.

In the right picture you can see Chris Rea holding a 1962 Höfner 500/1 Bass.

Chris Rea is in the ad of BOSS effect pedal (Boss DC-3 Digital Dimension) in this post.