Christian Bland

2.29 'I'm a big fan of Lennon... he had the 325 and this is a 340'

'This guitar it's one of my first...' 2.09 in to the video

0.53 seconds in to the video.

In a YouTube video by Premier Guitar, Christian Bland of The Black Angels discusses his preference for 11-gauge strings on his 1962 Les Paul Gibson SG Custom. He mentions starting with lighter strings but switching to 11s around the time the band formed, indicating his consistent use of this setup.

Christian Bland is pictured with a southpaw Tom Cat on his official PureSalem Guitars artist page. He can be seen using a guitar of this model in some handpainted psychedelic finish at ACL Fest in 2013; time stamps are 2:34-2:36, 3:10-3:14, 3:25-3:30, 22:30-22:34, 27:00-27:03, and 27:10-27:17.

In their NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, Christian Bland of The Black Angels plays an Epiphone E442t Century 1963, adding a distinctive vintage sound to the performance.

In this video Christian Bland talks about his Univox Coily 12-String

In a live performance of "Blue Glue" by Christian Bland & The Revelators, Christian Bland is seen playing a Fender Custom Shop 1950 Vintage Custom Pine Esquire, as featured in the YouTube video by Ether Wave.

Christian Bland can be seen playing this unorthodox 12-string violin-shaped guitar made by Italian manufacturer EKO circa late 60's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AkAYsOiijY

Here's the guitar fully visible during "You on the Run" performance. Time stamps are 28:05-28:12, 28:22-28:24, 29:19-29:26, 29:54-30:01, 30:27-30:36, 30:52-31:02, 31:29-31:40, 31:52-31:58, 32:23-32:29, 32:56-33:02.

He'd been using this guitar circa '11-'12 both with the Black Angels and the Revelators.

Black Angels Do512 Lounge Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-CNG6ip8JA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWKguze6d0

Christian Bland and the Revelators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAWkxggmtwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8QUETBuoI0

Here are the videos of both his solo performance and the Revelators one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0tqXZQY-gw

The guitar is seen throughout the entire video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peecthwn8Q8

The guitar is clearly visible at 1:14-1:23, 3:17-3:22, 5:21-5:25, 8:13-8:15.

The 12 string guitar is what he goes for when performing "You On The Run". He used that one for the song too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpkp7-Adjik

The guitar is clearly visible at 0:47-0:54, 0:59-1:08, 1:23-1:29, 1:43, 2:31, 3:01, 3:18-3:20.

One can see Christian Bland playing a Rick 360 at the Black Angels' Rockpalast performance in '11.

The guitar is well visible at 14:42-14:44, 15:15-15:19, 16:10-16:12, 17:58-16:00, 19:05-19:10, 19:23-19:28, 21:12-21:17, 21:21-21:25.

Christian Bland is seen using a Vox Super Lynx Deluxe Electric Guitar in open G tuning, around 2004-2005. It's unclear if the guitar was his own or borrowed, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.