Eric Cannata

A two-pickup Shorthorn in a copper finish is featured in this October 22, 2018 Instagram post and is visible in this October 8, 2018 Instagram post.

At 0:59, Cannata is seen using an Epiphone guitar. It can be distinguished as a Casino by its natural color and frets.

At 1:54, Cannata is seen with an American Standard Stratocaster in Sienna Sunburst.

At 1:07 Eric Cannata talks about how he uses his 63 Jazzmaster that he bought in New Jersey.

In this video, he told the Reverb guy that he uses a 50th Anniversary Fender Jaguar.

Eric's longtime No.1 used to be an early 60s Jazzmaster (which he felt was a bit too bright through a Fender amp), but replacing it now is this '60s non-reverse Gibson Firebird that is favoured because of its meaty mini-humbucker in the bridge position.

A 1952 model was sold on Reverb.com.

From YTG: This is the first vintage guitar I bought. I used it to record the Young the Giant song Firelight on our album Mind Over Matter. It plays beautifully, and sounds incredible. The original pickup sounds great. I got it professionally set up, so it has new tuners, but i’ll include the original tuners. It also comes with the original case, which is in excellent condition, and has pink interior!

Sold on Reverb.com.

From YTG: This was Eric's touring acoustic during the Mind of Matter and early Home of the Strange album cycles. It sounds great acoustic, or plugged in, and is in very good condition.

Featured in this February 20, 2019 Instagram post by Revelator Guitars.

A Revelator NitroJet built for the amazing Eric Cannata of @youngthegiant featuring a really cool stagger swagger humbucker from @mcnellypickups

This Pinterest post, also by Revelator Guitars, reveals it to be in a "Competition Yellow" finish.

ERIC CANNATA OF YOUNG THE GIANT'S COMPETITION YELLOW REVELATOR NITROJET OFFSET GUITAR

The guitar is also mentioned by Cannata in this May 8, 2017 Reddit response for the Young the Giant AMA and is visible in this October 8, 2018 Instagram post.

ethorthedinosaur Hi. Huge fan, recently saw you guys on the Home of the Strange Tour in Houston, TX. My question is about musical equipment itself. What pedals or guitars are particularly your workhorses? Listening to your albums, all of them have such particular sounds and I'm curious as to how you garnered such specific sounds. Much love, thanks.

YoungTheGiantBand Helllloooo. its eric. I play a revelator guitar onstage. its like a small bodied fender with one humbucker/ one tele pick up. I love eventide, earthquaker, moog, jhs and greer pedals. in the studio i usually play fender guitars but recently got an old Gibson firebird which is my go-to studio guitar now. It has two mini humbuckers.

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Visible in this Instagram post by bandmate Payam Doostzadeh.

happy birthday to this guy #35mm

It is specified by Cannata in this February 25, 2020 Instagram post, while this January 3, 2015 post reveals that the guitar is nicknames "Hercules".

January 3, 2015

My good Friend rod Kashani playing my new guitar 'Hercules'!!! Weeeoooohhhh

February 25, 2020

Here’s some of the gear I used on the Lonely Beast EP. #gibsonlg2 #mellotronmicro #moogclusterflux #suprolapsteel #lonelybeast

The LG-2 can also be seen in this April 9, 2020 Instagram post and this April 15, 2020 Instagram post.

Visible in this June 25, 2014 Instagram post and this July 9, 2013 Instagram post from the Mind Over Matter sessions.

Featured in this April 25, 2014 Instagram post.

'66 Coronado II. Thanks @bernunziouptownmusic

Used for Young the Giant's cover of James Brown's "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" for the band's Spotify Sessions (among other performances), as featured in this April 21, 2014 Instagram post.

It's a mans mans world. James brown cover today! This is my set up. #firebird #princeton #squidcloud (...) @nelstrevi it's a Gibson firebird (...) '66, it's a non-reverse firebird

At 2:06, you can see Eric using a Seagull Entourage Rustic, by the size and the color.

Cannata uses the Performer E Acoustic/Electric throughout the In the Open Session for Your Side. It is clearly seen at 0:15, but is noticeable in many shots of the video.

He plays it in this video and in several other "In the Open" videos such as Eros and It's About Time.

This Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster provides Cannata with all the classic sparkle and spank he needs. It comes out during "Repeat" off their latest album, Home of the Strange. Its tuned to open-D and is capo'd on the 4th fret.

A red 1980s MIJ model was sold on Reverb.com.

From YTG: Bought this at Main Drag Music shop on Brooklyn NY, a few years back. The neck has bowed a bit, but it is still playable. I took off the lower octave, so right now it is set up similar to Nashville tuning, but just the higher octave strings. Cool guitar!

Visible in this September 19, 2018 Instagram post and slide 5 of this January 24, 2019 Instagram post.

Visible in this September 22, 2015 Instagram post.

In the Fender Sessions YouTube series featuring Young the Giant, Eric stands with his Thinline Telecaster at :26 of the video. He uses the Thinline in the tracks Wake Up, The Walk Home, and Dollar $tore from the album American Bollywood featured in the video. Eric is seen holding and playing the Thinline throughout the video.

Listed by Cannata on Young the Giant's Reverb.com shop in 2020.

Great Yamaha NTX900FM classical electric/acoustic guitar! I've owned this guitar since around 2013. It is unique because although it is a nylon string guitar, the neck is the size of a standard acoustic, which makes it a great guitar for new players, or someone who is looking for a classical sounding guitar, with a slightly smaller neck. It also plugs in, and has a tuner/ EQ, with a new battery in it. Cosmetically there are a few small scratches around the body that don't effect the sound, and aren't very noticeable.

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Listed by Cannata on Young the Giant's Reverb.com shop in 2020, under the title "Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1970's Tobacco Burst Owned By Eric Cannata of Young the Giant".

Great condition 1970's Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in Tobacco Burst. I bought this guitar from a little vintage shop in Venice Beach, Ca called the Perfect Piece a couple years ago. It plays and sounds amazing. The pickups are original mini-humbuckers, which I think sound somewhere between full range hum buckers and single coils. The action is low and there's no noticeable fret wear. Cosmetically there a few tiny scratches or dings that mostly aren't really noticeable. The back of the headstock has a scratch, as you can see in the pics. There is also some light corrosion on the tailpiece, but it doesn't effect the sound or playability. I never toured with this guitar, but have used it in the studio, and it's mostly been in my home studio. Im selling it because I don't find myself using it very often, and want someone to play it! I tend to play more fender single coil style guitars, and want this to get into the hands of someone who wants the Les Paul vibe! Comes with a nice fitted case as well.

Eric