Jimmy Smith

In this picture from a live performance, Jimmy Smith is playing on a Fender Jazzmaster Classic Player electric guitar with a black finish.

“It’s a rhythm machine that has a clean sound with depth to it. I stick to the rhythm pickup.” - Jimmy to Guitar & Bass magazine

In this picture, Jimmy Smith is playing a guitar that very closely matches a Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cutaway Electric Guitar in Worn Cherry finish.

In a live performance captured on YouTube, Jimmy Smith is seen playing an Epiphone Dot during the Foals concert at the Visions Party on May 26, 2008.

jimmy can be shown playing it at glastonbury around 1:15 in the video

Smith’s Jazzmasters are all supplied by Fender, and the company has even made him his own bespoke range with original colours and matching headstocks.

“I’ve had quite a few Jazzmasters from Fender, all Mexican Classic players, and I had a problem with the strings coming off,” says Jimmy. “We played Lollapalooza in Chicago. It was my birthday and they gave me a Mexican Sunburst Jaguar and told me it was specifically designed so I could play it really hard, and I plugged it in on stage, and on the first note the three bottom strings all came off! Now my guitar tech is on it and sorts it all out for me.

“My guitars are super-cool. I requested that I repaint some of the guitars Fender give me, and wanted to paint them the original surf colours – Sonic Blue and Surf Green – and Neil [Whitcher, Fender’s European head of artist relations] said ‘how about we just make them for you?’. I’ve got four now – two of each. It’s pretty great!

“I like the fact that Jazzmasters are pretty loud. I always play them on the neck pickups, and they’re big and warm, and for the studio they’re pretty versatile. You can get a lot of different sounds out of them. They’re nice to play, and I like the size of the body and the way it’s cut. If I’m playing it every single night, sometimes I struggle with other guitars. I used to really want a Mustang but I just couldn’t get to grips with the body. It’s strange, the Jazzmaster just seems to totally suit me… and I really love Sonic Youth. I grew up looking at those old beaten-up Jazzmasters.”

“Jimmy has been playing Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special guitars since the Holy Fire album cycle,” says Whitcher. “He was looking for a robust touring instrument, the Classic Player suited him well due to the nature of the tune-o-matic bridge and the break angle over the saddles being increased, as the trem system is moved slightly closer to the bridge than on vintage and traditional Jazzmasters.

“He’s pretty hard on his guitars, I’ve seen them go through stage ceilings, strung up on lighting rigs, even being kick flipped… amazingly they always seem to be able to put the guitars back together.

“For the new album campaign, we decided to do a couple of custom colour guitars for Jimmy to take out on the road – he wanted matching headstock models, which are not available in the Classic Player series, so I commissioned the factory in Ensenada to build him a Surf Green and a Faded Sonic Blue (with tortoise shell guard), both are Classic Player Jazzmasters, both with matching headstocks.”

Smith’s currently playing Limited Edition Olympic White, Black and Sunburst models and Surf Green and Faded Sonic Blue guitars specially made for him by Fender, through an Orange Rockerverb head.

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In the music video for "Hummer" Jimmy is playing a Danelectro 56 Pro Sp You can clearly see the screenshot here: https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/69576727.jpg?mw=1920&mh=1080&q=70

In this Instagram posted by Jimmy Smith, his Fender American Professional Jazzmaster in Sonic Gray with a maple fingerboard can be seen. He says:

After acquiring a new category of hangover on a stag in Ibiza, this here new gizmo should soften the blow as i sail into the pit of despair. Thanks @fender and Neil. #americanpro ????

Jimmy SMITH can be seen playing a Gretsch G117 Double anniversary in this video at 6:30 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCbHbfL3H8o

Jimmy uses a heavily worn 1980s lead 2 in the video for In Degrees

Foals' Cardiff castle gig on the 12th August, Jimmy used a Jag for most if not all the songs

You can see the Jazzmaster in a white finish at 0:06

In this Instagram post, Jimmy Smith shows his Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster. He says:

This here gizmo is gonna carry me to the rings of Saturn and beyond. Big thanks to @fender and true source of inspiration Ed O’Brien for inventing this beauty.

In the live KEXP performance of "2 Trees," Jimmy Smith plays a Fender CD-140SCE acoustic-electric guitar.

**Jimmy Smith uses this guitar for the cover of Everybody wants to rules the world

Used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost".

When it came to recording in the studio, both guitarists were free to experiment a little more with Jimmy using a vintage Telecaster, ES-335 and Les Paul Custom, with a Jazz Chorus, Fender Twin and Yannis’s Selmer head providing the oomph for both.

Used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost".

“I used a 1967 Gretsch Country Gent, which I picked up in Cincinnati, largely based on its smell!” he laughs. “It was a proper ponger! We were in some musty old shop and I was just absolutely bowled over by its odour! And so I just had to take it home.”

This picture was taken from Jimmy's Instagram profile with the quote: "Thanks @neil_deluxe65 for my badass starcaster"

In this Instagram story from Jimmy Smith, he shows his Fender Yellow Competition Mustang, with red stripes. The yellow finish has been known to turn more orange with age. He captions the photo:

I'm in love already and its only been a few hours

In this picture Jimmy is playing on a Fender Jaguar Reissue.

Jimmy Smith is associated with the Fender Jazzmaster Classic Player, as highlighted on Fender's official website under the Classic Player Jazzmaster Special section.

Around the middle of this video clip from Jimmy Smith's Instagram story, his Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar can be seen. It appears to be black/ebony, with a black pickguard, gold hardware, and the humbucker cover has been removed in the bridge position.