Joan Jett's Gear

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"This is the number 1 guitar, she plays this for most of the set. She's been using Melody Makers since the runaways," Jett's guitar tech says, at 1:00 in this rig rundown video.

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As mentioned by her guitar tech, at 1:18 in this rig rundown, Jett uses Red Rhodes Velvet Hammer pickups.

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"Nagy says that a big part of Jett's sound comes from using the broad, serrated edge of her D'Andrea Delrex Sharkfin 1.0 mm picks" - Premier Guitar.

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"She's been using this she's recorded through this it's a Music Man HD 130 and she's recorded everything on this amp, 'I Love Rock 'N Roll', 'Hate Myself' this has been her number one amp" - Zach Nagy, guitar tech for Joan Jett at 8:50. This amp also comes with JJ EL34 power tubes.

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The photo shows Joan Jett playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, captured in December 1977.

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In the Premier Guitar's "Rig Rundown" video featuring Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Joan Jett discusses using D'Addario EXL110 Nickelwound Guitar Strings (10-46) for their distinctive bright tone, achieved with round wound nickel-plated steel.

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"Basically she goes right into a tuner and then it comes back out into this Ibanez Tube Screamer and right into the amp. A lot of really all the Blackheart sound just comes from their hand, they're very plug and play" - Zach Nagy, guitar tech for Joan Jett at 10:00.

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In this photo you can see a Mesa/Boogie Mark III (Blue Stripe) head on top of a Vox Ac30. In an interview with Premier Guitar, Joan Jett’s tech explained that it was her main head until they retired to studio .

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"For her spring 2015 tour opening for Heart, she's also been playing a brand-new signature Melody Maker prototype with a Burstbucker 3 pickup, a metallic redburst finish, and red dot inlays" - Premier Guitar. Also seen at 2:43 in this "Rig Rundown".

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used as a backup for her original melody maker

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In this photo, you can see Joan Jett playing Les Paul guitar.

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"Carefully developed in close cooperation with Jett herself, Gibson's Joan Jett Double Cutaway Melody Maker features a lightweight, slab mahogany body with a Worn White finish."

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BB 3 is in bridge position of her signature model ES 335.

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Joan Jett has been using the Gibson 2016 ES-335 Figured Cherry during her live performances since at least June 2017, as documented in a photo gallery by The Oakland Press.

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Developed in collaboration with Jett.

Joan Jett is an undeniable icon for all that is righteous in rock ‘n' roll. From her pioneering spirit, to her visionary outlook on what it means to be an artist, Joan continues to inspire human beings from all walks of life. Gibson is honored to introduce the Joan Jett Signature ES-339. Calling on nearly two years of touring R&D with Joan, this guitar features a thermally-engineered chambered maple centerblock and thermally-engineered Adirondack Spruce bracing, a first for Gibson ES guitars. The control assembly is hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors, and is paired with our Burstbucker 2 and Burstbucker 3 humbucking pickups. From sweet to rude, the tonal capabilities of this guitar are truly limitless. The stunning AAA figured maple veneers are finished in Wine Red for a look that will always make a statement. The Joan Jett Signature ES-339 will be produced in a very limited run of only 150 guitars available worldwide, with the first 50 hand-signed by Joan. Each instrument will come with a Gibson Joan Jett Signature hardshell case and custom Joan Jett certificate of authenticity.

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Joan Jett's signature Gibson ES339 guitar features a Burstbucker 2 pickup in the neck position, as detailed by Manchester Music Mill.

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At 9:20 you can hear Joans Tech mention they use a HD-130 head as backup and is used on fly dates with a rented Vox AC30 and can be seen in live photos and videos. Joans looks to be an HD-130 reverb based on the numbers knobs but it can’t be said for sure with no markers. Joans tech also mentioned it was made so this also could be a head made from a combo.

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In this https://youtu.be/W2nEe005VbA video Joan Jett is discussing her modded 1965 Gibson Melody Maker

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Joan originally used a Marshall during her time with The Runaways, but later switched to this amp, which she used to record songs like “I Love Rock ‘N Roll.” Joan uses Music Man amplifiers to this day.

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A user-uploaded photo on Pinterest from 1982 shows Joan Jett playing a Gibson Sonex 180 Standard.

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Joan Jett used Marshalls during her time with The Runaways and the beginning of her solo career as seen in the music video for I Love Rock ‘N Roll. At 2:08 you can see it’s a JMP because of the Plexi front plate and two rectangle toggle switches.

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In Joan Jett’s Rig Rundown her tech says they run her Music Man head paired with a rented Vox AC30 with Celestion Blues at 9:35.

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The original article of soundonsound doesn't load,but it's cited on the official wikipedia page of the mic to explain that it was chosen for recording the lead vocals and guitar in "I Love Rock N' Roll"

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Joan Jett is confirmed to use the H.S. Anderson HS-A2 guitar, as evidenced by a post on Facebook featuring her with the instrument.

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