James Valentine

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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."

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

At 0:35 in this video of Maroon 5 performing in São Paulo in 2012, Valentine can be clearly seen holding a Fano Alt de Facto TC6. This particular model is black, with a blue pickguard and a P-90 pickup at the bridge.

In this video from Ernie Ball, James Valentine discusses his signature Valentine guitar from Music Man.

In this Instagram post James is seen tuning an Asher T Deluxe in a recording studio.