James Valentine

Mentioned in Rig Rundown for Premier Guitar, at the 4:20 mark, James Valentine discusses his Fender Telecaster.

In this "Rig Rundown" video for Premier Guitar, James breaks down his extensive pedal board by first explaining that the "strangest thing about this is that I’m running through the Matchless head and the Divided by 13 head at the same time." James has both pedals set up next to each other so that he can switch between a clean channel and a dirty channel at the same time.

James Valentine got Ernie Ball's signature model in 2016. He possesses this one, but according to Music Man blog, this guitar will be released in June 2016.

During the late stages of Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane touring cycle, James used bandmate Jesse Carmichael’s black Fender Telecaster Deluxe. He can be see playing the guitar on the band’s 2005 live album and DVD ’Live - Friday the 13th’.

“That black Tele Deluxe was actually Jesse’s and the headstock cracked all the way down to the neck… [laughs] It was an old guitar and I’ve been looking for a good Deluxe since we retired that one from the road. I just really like the Deluxe because it has the best of both worlds—it cuts through the mix and it is so warm.”

According to the Martin & Co. website, James Valentine uses this guitar as one of their Martin Ambassadors.

At 10:19, Valentine shows his Suhr PT-100 Signature Edition amp saying “I wanted to try something that was really, really manly.”

At 3:33 in this video from 2012 Overexposed Tour, he can be clearly seen with the Fano TC6 Alt de Facto custom guitar while he took the lead vocals on "Seven Nation Army" and Adam took the drumset.

James Valentines Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal can be seen at 16:51 in this Rig Rundown. He says:

The Fulltone OCD is my main lead sound, it's awesome.

James used a Divided by 13 FTR 37 throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s. He can be seen using it in the music video for “If I Never See Your Face Again” (2008). He used a mix of a Matchless Independence 35 head and a Divided by 13 FTR 37 head to achieve his guitar tone on the ‘Hands All Over’ tour between 2010 and 2011.

According to the Martin & Co. website, James Valentine uses this guitar as one of their Martin Ambassadors.

The MojoMojo Overdrive is one of the TC Electronic products used by James Valentine, according to their website.

"All of my delays and reverbs and everything else goes through the Axe-FX II." - James Valentine in this "Rig Rundown."

Valentine, shows his Suhr Stratocaster in Premier Guitar rig rundown, at around 5:35 minute mark. He says, "I haven't really been a strat guy but I've been playing this Suhr strat and it's been fun.

"It sounds great, it's really warm, it's got all those good 335 characteristics" - James Valentine at 9:16 of this "Rig Rundown". He also says he uses this guitar playing "She Will Be Loved".

"When I started my main guitar I had been playing since I was a teenager was a Gibson ES346, which I still have and it's a great guitar." -said James.

Faintly visible in this March 17, 2021 Instagram story post posted by bandmate Adam Levine.

In this video posted on Maroon 5's youtube page, James teaches a tutorial on how to play "She Will Be Loved" while playing this Gibson B.B. King guitar.

On this page of TC Electronic's website, it lists the Corona Chorus as one of the pedals used by James Valentine.

In this Rig Rundown for James Valentine, you can see his Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus Pedal

James Valentine shows us his Vertex Boost in this Premiere Guitar Rig Rundown, at 17:07.

You can see a MXR Slash Octave Fuzz SF01 at 16:51 of this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown for James Valentine.

Around 4:57, James mentions this custom guitar. Premier Guitar writes "For tunes where he needs a soaring lead sound, Valentine also plays a mahogany-and-maple semi-hollowbody built by Swedish luthier Johan Gustavsson."

A TC Electronic C 400 XL is seen at 16:22 of this "Rig Rundown".

Mentioned at 16:42 is the Origin Cali76.

At 4:02 James talks about the Rotovibe Pedal. "It's my favorite swirly type of effect," he said.

At 4:40 James talks about the Cry Baby Zakk Wylde signature wah. "Every wah has a particular range that it sweeps from, and this one just had a particularly good range. It just works for the type of stuff I use it for," he said.

At 7:42 you can see the Katana Pre Amp Pedal in James' pedalboard.

James uses an ISO 5 to power some effects in his rack off stage as seen in this rundown video at 16.42.

“My HD-28 is solid. We have no problem endorsing Martin guitars, because they are great!” - Valentine about his Martin HD-28.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, James Valentine of Maroon 5 discusses using the Menatone Blue Collar Overdrive during their 2011 Summer Tour with Train.