Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy can famously be seen with this guitar on the cover of the album "Dance With The Guitar Man"

I was playing the red Gretsch for the first two albums, and then the third album, just before I did that, 1959, I walked into the Music City store in Hollywood, on Sunset and Vine, and I saw this guitar sitting there, $140 or $150, something like that, a Danelectro [4623 Long Horn six-string bass in bronze-and-white burst]. It caught my eye, the shape's so funny and it looked so cheap and weird and different. I looked it over and realized it had six bass strings on it, so I plugged it into some amp they had there, to see what it was like, and I thought, Hey, maybe somebody who likes my sound has made a whole guitar based around it? You know [laughs]? It was interesting. I thought, These pickups are cheap. They can't possibly have a good sound. But it was only $140 or $150, so I figured I'd just buy it, take it home, and try it out. And I did, and I thought the pickups were great. They had this sharp edge. It was wonderful!

In the video "Duane Eddy In Sheffield (Best Quality)" by RGM304 on YouTube, Duane Eddy is seen using the Rivera Duane Eddy combo guitar amplifier, highlighting his association with this piece of gear.

Duane Eddy explains his signature guitar from Gretsch in this video.

“I was about nine and my aunt sent me a little lap steel with an amp – I guess it appealed to her. So I learned to play it, then my folks gave me an old Kay they found somewhere – I had that until I was 14 or 15. Then I bought a Les Paul Goldtop in 1954," says Duane, in Music Radar's article.

'"I like the MXR M159 Stereo Tremolo pedal, like the Dunlop one I used to have. '

Duane Eddy is seen playing on this amp in the video.

Mentioned semi-anecdotally in this Gibson article.

I guess we can reasonably say, therefore, that the legendary rock and roll rig isn’t just one set-up, but an evolution of pairings: the music set forth from big-bodied Gibson archtops like those played by both Bill Haley and Comets guitarist Danny Cedrone, or—a couple years later—the Gretsch 6120s Eddie Cochran and Duane Eddy played.

This guitar would later inspire Eddy's signature model, a modified version of the original.

"Associated with a few Signature guitar models throughout [Duane's] career, one staple has been the Bigsby B6 vibrato," states Bigsby's website.

By that time I had bought a black Danelectro [UB-2 six-string bass], which looked a little better [laughs]. I got that one at the same store, just a few months later, I think, in 1960, maybe late '59. Had a real long neck on it—but it was black [laughs].

Duane Eddy, a renowned guitarist known for his contributions to rock and surf music, is confirmed to use the Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. This is evidenced by a photograph shared by the Duane Eddy Circle on their Facebook page, where Eddy can be seen playing this iconic guitar. (Year of the photo is unknown but probably late 50s)

Duane Eddy can be seen playing Gibson Duane Eddy Signature Model Electric Guitar in this video. According to the guitar list, it says "The Gibson Duane Eddy Signature model was introduced in 2004 by the Gibson's Custom, Art & Historic division - marking Eddy's 50 years in the music business." https://www.guitar-list.com/gibson/electric-guitars/gibson-duane-eddy-signature-model

According to an article by Chris Kies in Premier Guitar, Duane Eddy famously used the DeArmond 601 Tremolo Control on his track "Rebel-’Rouser."