Guthrie Trapp

"When Trapp wants to change it up he goes with his stock 1969 Gibson ES-335 w/ trapeze tailpiece. Both guitars are strung with D’Addario NYXL .010–.046 strings."

-Premier Guitar; Rig Rundown with Guthrie Trapp

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

After the first Nobels overdrive pedal, Guthrie's signal hits a drive, specifically a Winford Drive by XTS.

"When Trapp wants to change it up he goes with his stock 1969 Gibson ES-335 w/ trapeze tailpiece. Both guitars are strung with D’Addario NYXL .010–.046 strings."

-Premier Guitar; Rig Rundown with Guthrie Trapp

"Trapp is a total blackface player. Most of his work is done with two '60s combos—shown here is his 1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb loaded with a Reverend All-Tone speaker."

"Although Trapp owns other guitars, he basically gets it all done with two very different axes. His No. 1 is his Floyd Cassista T-style with an ancient redwood body and a maple neck."

-Premier Guitar; Rig Rundown with Guthrie Trapp

Guthrie Trapp uses the Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus on his studio pedalboard, as shown in a photo from Xacttone.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

Guthrie's guitar signal steps into the RC Booster after the tuner.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

After the boost pedal, Guthrie's signal hits an ODR-1 Overdrive pedal by Nobels.

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Guthrie Trapp – studio pedalboard

"And his other classic Fender combo is a 1965 Fender Vibrolux Reverb that features the original speakers."

-Premier Guitar; Rig Rundown with Guthrie Trapp

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

After the third and final overdrive pedal, Guthrie's signal begins the next section of his pedal board. His signal hits a Flint Tremolo and Reverb pedal by Strymon.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

After the Flint, Guthrie's signal hits the second-to-last pedal, the Boss DD-5. This pedal was set on the reverse setting at the time.

Guthrie Trapp – studio pedalboard

Guthrie Trapp uses the Keeley Compressor 2-Knob on his studio pedalboard, as seen in a photo from Xacttone.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

The first pedal in Guthrie's chain is a TU-2 tuner by Boss.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

After the drive pedal, Guthrie's signal strikes his signature overdrive, made by J. Rocketts to his tailoring.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown.

The final pedal that Guthrie uses is the second delay pedal, this one being a tape and echo delay made by Strymon, dubbed the El Capistan.

"I love this boost pedal. It adds just the right amount of gain without changing my tone and works great in line with all my other pedals."

Guthrie Trapp offers guitar lessons on the website JamPlay. His artist profile and list of lessons can be found here.

Guthrie Trapp – studio pedalboard

Guthrie Trapp – studio pedalboard

Guthrie Trapp – studio pedalboard

In this photo, Guthrie is seen playing his Danocaster Tele.

Guthrie Trapp uses the J Rockett Audio Designs GTO overdrive pedal, which is his signature model. In a YouTube video titled "Pedal Demo! The 'GTO' Overdrive With A Strat, Tele and 335," Trapp mentions, "I do have a signature model pedal with J Rockett Audio Designs called the GTO. That stands for Guthrie Trapp Overdrive." This pedal can be seen on his board numerous times.

Featured in this September 3, 2021 Instagram post.

This is a hand signed and painted John Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive Pedal #11 made for me on 5/27/2000 in my hometown of Pensacola, Florida. John’s pedals became quite famous and sought after in the guitar world. He has since passed away and was a kind and gentle soul. He worked on and built amps and pedals out of Blue Angel Music and kept me dialed in for many years on the gulf coast. I didn’t move to Music City until 2 years later. I first heard about the Don Kelley band at the Blues Angel Music store in Pcola and that led to me searching them out at Roberts Western World when I moved here in 2002. The rest is history. I’ve misplaced this pedal a few times and luckily always got it back. It’s special to me for many reasons. It’s made by an old friend, it sounds amazing, it’s very rare and worth a ton in Japan! I’m so glad my buddy, Greg Voros, found it in a guitar case today. PS: That’s all the stuff that came in the box with the pedal. The adventure continues! 😎🎶🤘

In this video Guthrie Trapp posted to Instagram, you can see this Mono case while he is traveling through the Key West airport.

In an Instagram post from April 11th, 2025, guitarist Guthrie Trapp confirmed his use of the Nobels ODR-1 Plus 10th Anniversary Natural Overdrive, specifically a rehoused version. Trapp stated, "Out of all the overdrives I’ve tried, this one sounds the best to me. It also has the boost which is awesome. Xact Tone Solutions can rehouse it and add a proper switch for the boost. That’s the black unmarked box with 3 knobs and two switches you might have seen me use. It has to be the 10th Anniversary model though."

Guthrie Trapp uses D'Addario White Celluloid Custom Picks, Standard, 1-sided, Medium, as confirmed by the D'Addario website. Trapp states, "I love these picks' smooth rounded edges, which let the instrument's true tone shine. They feel great in my hands and on the strings, with perfect flexibility. I use medium for electric and heavy for acoustic and mandolin. They allow precise control over dynamics and attack." The medium pick is 0.70mm in thickness.