Jay Graydon

Jay Graydon is associated with the Rivera Rake Head, as highlighted by Rivera Amplification in their signature reissue series.

From website; "For recording guitar Jay uses a Massenburg eq and a Massenburg limiter. ...and two Shure SM57 microphones..."

In this YouTube video [https://youtu.be/Ghp88V3Qm8w?t=79], Jay Graydon points out that he was using the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer he was playing through while doing the solo to "Peg" during the recording sessions for Steely Dan's "Aja" album. Note the logo on the unit - it is specifically from Mu-Tron, a company that was active in 1970s, not Grafton Electronics.

I've got two of 'em. And this was probably the one, and [then] Fender modded it to the Max Deluxe.

Jay is pictured on his website jaygraydon.com in the gear section playing a red ES-335 and says on his website, “The guitar is a Gibson 1963 335 that I played for many years. I love that guitar! It needs a fret job real bad but I am hesitant to get the frets replaced since the guitar "feel" will change.”

On his offical website jaygraydon.com, in the gear section Jay says, "This is a MUSIC MAN Ed Van Halen guitar but one of a kind as it has an ebony fingerboard. The rear pickup of this guitar is the best sounding pickup I have ever heard. I think that pickup is used on the MUSIC MAN sports model if supplied with the humbucking style. I used this guitar on the AIRPLAY FOR THE PLANET "Roxann" solo."

In this interview with Jay on his offical website jaygraydon.com Jay says, “ERNIE BALL strings and a custom set. 010, 012, 017, 024, 036, 046.“

Jay Graydon confirms his use of the Gibson 1932 L-5 guitar on his official website, where he states: "I recently bought a 1932 L5 (small body). The high 'E' string is so mid-range fat and the rest of the guitar sounds so sweet!"

On Jay Graydon's official website, he displays his studio setup at Garden Rake Studios, where the Eventide H3000 D/SE Ultra Harmonizer is visible and mentioned on the page.

On Jay's website, he showcases his recording setup at his studio, Garden Rake Studios, where in the photo the EQs are are shown and labeled on the page.

A photo on Jay Graydon's official website shows the setup of his studio, where a controller for the MCI JH24 1" 8 Track is visible at the bottom, confirming his use of this specific music gear.

In the photo from Jay's website, a DX7 is shown in the photo.

On Jay Graydon's official website, Jay writes that the guitar he played for many years is his 1963 Gibson ES-335.

"The guitar is a Gibson 1963 335 that I played for many years. I love that guitar! It needs a fret job real bad but I am hesitant to get the frets replaced since the guitar "feel" will change."

On Jay's official website, he is pictured here using his Ibanez Geroge Benson model.

"It is an IBANEZ GEORGE BENSON MODEL. A very good archtop jazz guitar with floating pickups. The lower strings are bright sounding compared to a guitar like a Gibson 175. I really like this guitar and have been playing it for fun when practicing bebop stuff."

On Jay's website, he is seen here using his Gisbon The Paul.

"That guitar is a Les Paul model called "THE PAUL" (I think). I never played Les Paul Models in general as the neck hum does not allow easy playing on upper frets. This guitar sounds big and I strung it up with heavy strings as to play low 5ths for rock stuff."

On Jay Graydon's official website, he showcases his synthesizer collection, which includes the Moog Minimoog Model D. Jay mentions the Minimoog in the description.

On Jay Graydon's official website, a photo of his synthesizer setup includes the Oberheim Xpander. In the description, Jay mentions using two of these units.

On Jay Graydon's website, he shows a photo of his synthesizer setup which shows the Linn 9000. He also mentions the unit in the description.

Jay Graydon confirms on his official website that he owns an ARP 2600 synthesizer, which was used in the production of the Airplay album.

On Jay's website, he shows a photo of his second synthesizer setup which shows the QuadraSynth.

A photograph on Jay Graydon's official website, specifically on the "Synthesizers 2" page, clearly shows an Alesis HR-16 as part of his second synthesizer setup.