Chris Stapleton

In the hero photo of this rolling stone article, Chris can be seen with a black Fender Telecaster Custom playing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVII.

In this video from Epiphone, Chris Stapleton discusses his signature Epiphone Frontier model with a double pickguard.

On the 2023 CBS Sunday Morning feature, they include a clear shot of Chris Stapleton’s pedalboard at 0:44, which includes the Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger.

On the 2023 CBS Sunday Morning feature, they include a clear shot of Chris Stapleton’s pedalboard, which includes the MXR univibe.

In a 2023 CBS Sunday Morning segment, Chris Stapleton's pedalboard is shown featuring a TC Electronic Arena Reverb.

In the 2023 CBS Sunday Morning feature, there is a shot of Chris Stapleton’s pedalboard which includes a MF Delay by Moog, possibly modded with extra controls from the 2010s model.

In the official live performance video "Chris Stapleton - I Was Wrong (Austin City Limits Performance)," uploaded by ChrisStapletonVEVO on YouTube, Chris Stapleton is clearly seen utilizing a 1964 Fender Jazzmaster with a sunburst finish. This evidence conclusively demonstrates that the artist employs this specific model of electric guitar in his musical repertoire.

In his Saturday Night Live musical guest appearance, Chris Stapleton plays a Gretsch Roc Jet 1972 to perform his single, "White Horse," as evidenced by the video titled "Chris Stapleton - White Horse (Live From SNL)" on ChrisStapletonVEVO's YouTube channel.

During the 2025 ACM, Chris covered “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and used what looks to be a Custom Shop Jazzmaster with a matching headstock.

In this video, filmed at Stapleton HQ, Chris Stapleton talks about his Bicentennial Firebird at 14:22 saying:

'76, the Bicentennial, and you can tell by the eagle on it.

He then plays the guitar through a Rickenbacker Transonic amp.

In a video interview with Billboard, Chris Stapleton discusses his use of the Rickenbacker Transonic. At 14:03, he confirms, "Well, the Transonic is that amp right there. That was behind Led Zeppelin when they toured America the first time. ... That one."

Chris Stapleton is known to use a Gibson ES-335 electric guitar, as evidenced by his live performance at the 2016 CMT Music Awards. During the performance of "Parachute," he played this distinctive blonde, semi-hollow-bodied guitar. The natural wood finish of the Gibson ES-335, which has become roadworn, complements Stapleton's style. He typically employs the bridge pickup to achieve a biting, treble-heavy tone and warm sustain, which enhances his melodic solos and riffs. This information is corroborated by a video provided by CMT on YouTube.

Chris Stapleton used the Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster during his performance at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards, as reported by Ultimate Guitar in their article titled "Chris Stapleton Rocks Squier Baritone Jazzmaster at 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards, This Is What It Sounds Like."