Chris Traynor

"I have a historic Les Paul Standard and a refinished Explorer. Right now on tour, I have three Les Pauls and an Explorer, and then Gibson just sent me a black American Explorer that I’ve been playing at the Staples Center in Vegas, which I really love. I grew up playing Gibson and fell in love with the shape, and that’s what feels most natural to me and looks the best and sounds the best."

"I experiment with lots of gear but the stuff I rely on most is my 73 Les Paul custom, which has been on every record I have ever recorded, and my 66 ES 355."

"I experiment with lots of gear but the stuff I rely on most is my 73 Les Paul custom, which has been on every record I have ever recorded, and my 66 ES 355."

you can see in the comments below that image on Instagram that he confirms it was a blacktop baritone telecaster... and you can see him using it in here https://www.instagram.com/p/BEwNKeOLiVS/?taken-by=ct3guitar

1965 Jazzmaster in good condition. with OHSC. Very early 65? this neck has clay dots.

"That's my 1969 Stratocaster. The real deal."

One of his current favorites is a Les Paul Standard that was stripped and refinished by his friend Dave Johnson and Area 59 Hysteric Parts

"I just bought a 1968 Martin D-35. I bought it from my friend Doug at Mountain Cat Guitars. The guitar is the rarer 12-fret model with a slotted headstock. I've wanted a D-35 ever since I saw Bernard Butler of Suede play one at an acoustic performance in the Bowery Ballroom.

It's got a beautiful three-piece Brazilian rosewood back and a super-slack tension that's great for fingerpicking or a deep Norman Blake-like bluegrass tone. Normally these guitars are pretty pricey. I've seen them at Guitar Center for upwards of $7,000, but that’s for a super-clean one. Mine's dirty, and I like it that way — a real "player’s guitar."

When I say "player’s guitar" I don't mean it in a "Pimp My Ride" sort of way; nor is it a value judgement on the level of skill a guitarist has. A player’s guitar is a familiar term in the vintage guitar business that means a great-playing vintage guitar that's probably cosmetically messed up with swapped-out parts.

Many guitarists prefer "player’s guitars," because they were mostly likely played to death for a reason; they are great guitars to play. The ones that sat underneath someone's bed in pristine condition for 25 years were obviously not all that inspiring to pick up.

My newly acquired, yet beat-up old Martin is inspiring to pick up and to play. Each crack, ding and dent on it adds more character; just like your favorite pair of jeans or that threadbare T-shirt your girlfriend loves to sleep in."

"I have 2 Kurt Cobain road worns. This is one where I tried to put a gold foil in but I had to change the neck angle and didn't like the way it plays. I love these guitars but I haven't found one that sounds the way I want it to. I'll keep experimenting with different pick ups."

Used during Institute era.

You’re stranded on a desert island – which three (3) of the following do you want to have? I’m assuming the Island has electricity, so… Instruments: I want to say my 63 SG junior with a P90 in the bridge, but I’m afraid that would be hard to fix if something happened to it, so I am going to bring a parts telecaster that I put together with a vintage gold foil in the neck. You can drag a tele off the back of a pickup truck and it will still be playable.

In this article, by Premier Guitar, it says, "[Traynor] uses a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (first revision) with a Divided by 13 FTR 37…"

Traynor uses a Marshall EL34, according to this article, which says, "He likes combining the characteristics of multiple amps to achieve his tone, also using a Marshall EL34 100/100…"

This article, by Premier Guitar, states that Traynor "uses a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (first revision) with a Divided by 13 FTR 37 (not pictured), which he also relies upon heavily in the studio. He likes combining the characteristics of multiple amps to achieve his tone, also using a Marshall EL34 100/100 and a Marshall JMP-1…"

As told in an interview to the Dunlop blog.

He uses Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (first revision) with a Divided by 13 FTR 37 (not pictured), which he also relies upon heavily in the studio. He likes combining the characteristics of multiple amps to achieve his tone, also using a Marshall EL34 100/100 and a Marshall JMP-1 that was being modded for his rig by Voodoo Amplification. These amps go into Rivera Silent Sister isolation boxes loaded with Eminence speakers.

My live rig with Bush is a monster. My guitar runs through volume pedal, then a Jerry Cantrell wah, into the front of a Fractal AXFX XL II+, it splits out of the FX loop into a Voodoo amps modded Marshall JMP-1with a gold Marshall EL34 100/100 and into a first revision Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. Both amp signals send to 2 separate Rivera silent sister iso cabinets loaded with Eminence EJ1250’s. Each speaker has 2 microphones, and modded Sure Sm 57, and a Sennheiser 421.

According to Maxon's website, Traynor uses the Maxon FL-301 Flanger.

This article states, "Traynor controls the Axe-FX with a Voodoo Lab Ground Control (the same one he's used on tour for 10 years). He also uses a Boss TU-2…"

This article says that Traynor "also uses a Boss TU-2, a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby…"

According to this article, by Premier Guitar, Traynor "also uses a Boss TU-2, a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby, and an Ernie Ball VP JR Volume Pedal.

Chris uses a Dunlop UV-1 Univibe. Source.

Another proud owner of the MXR M-101 Phase 90 Pedal is Chris Traynor according his official artist page on Dunlop's site.

According to Dunlop's official artist page for Chris he uses a MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver.

"I started using this pedal in Helmet because it was the only pedal that would give a clear, good quality gain...They're super road worthy and I've used it on every single record I've recorded," says Chris Traynor, at 0:35 in this video.

"I always carry a Dunlop wah, Phase 90 (Re-issue), whammy pedal, vintage 808, Blue Box and a box full of delays, compressors and choruses"

"I always carry a Dunlop wah, Phase 90 (Re-issue), whammy pedal, vintage 808, Blue Box and a box full of delays, compressors and choruses."