Fred Frith

"QRD – What was your first guitar & what happened to it?

Fred – Hofner Senator, 1963. Charles Fletcher took the neck & made it a part of the double neck guitar he constructed for me in 1974."

"QRD – What’s your main amplifier & why?

Fred – Fender Blues Deluxe, because it sounds good, is reliable, & when rented at different venues you know it will always sound the same."

"QRD – What’s your main guitar & what are the features that make it such?

Fred – 1958 Gibson 345, stereo switch removed, original pickups, mountable/removable pickup over the nut end of the neck."

Fred Frith was using this pedal at the Stone in NYC on 9/25/19 performing with the Fred Frith trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith was using this pedal at the Stone in NYC on 9/25/19 performing with the Fred Frith trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith was using this pedal at the Stone in NYC playing with the Fred Frith Trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith was using this pedal at the Stone in NYC playing with the Fred Frith Trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith was using this guitar at the Stone in NYC playing with the Fred Frith Trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith was using this pedal at the Stone in NYC on 9/25/19 with the Fred Frith Trio, Ikue Mori speacial guest.

Fred Frith was using the eBow at the Stone in NYC playing with the Fred Frith Trio, Ikue Mori special guest.

Fred Frith famously used a Gibson Kalamazoo K-11 for the recording of his 1974 solo debut Guitar Solos.

Fred is credited with playing a 1961 Burns Black Bison on his live album Live In Japan (The Guitars On The Table Approach Vol. 1), which he often favored for heavier guitar tones such as his work in Massacre

Fred Frith has made frequent use of a double-neck guitar custom made for him by luthier Charles Fletcher.

Fred Frith can be seen playing a Ron Tracy T92 Telecaster in this photo.

Fred can be seen here playing a Fender Precision Bass onstage.