John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin show his equipment on his website www.johnmclaughlin.com. He wrote on the page equipment of his website : "The New York Skyline Guitar built by Paul Reed Smith This instrument is a true work of art in every sense of the term."

"A great guitar played in many concerts and recordings. Excellent midi." - via John's personal website

"A great guitar that I played with the group ‘The Free Spirits’ in the early 1990’s."

"As you can see there are three tube Pre-amps. In the rig itself you will see the Zen Drive which is what I recorded with recently, but above you will see the Seymour Duncan Twin Tube which I also like very much, and to the right one of my oldest favorites, the Mesa-Boogie V-Twin. I like them all and it really depends on what mood I’m in which one I use.In the middle of those two, you will see a prototype of the new wireless midi for guitar that was invented by Andras Szalay, and is distributed by Fishman Associates.The rig itself is self evident and needs no commentary from me other than it stays the same whichever pre-amp I use." - via John's personal website

"As you can see there are three tube Pre-amps. In the rig itself you will see the Zen Drive which is what I recorded with recently, but above you will see the Seymour Duncan Twin Tube which I also like very much, and to the right one of my oldest favorites, the Mesa-Boogie V-Twin. I like them all and it really depends on what mood I’m in which one I use.In the middle of those two, you will see a prototype of the new wireless midi for guitar that was invented by Andras Szalay, and is distributed by Fishman Associates.The rig itself is self evident and needs no commentary from me other than it stays the same whichever pre-amp I use." - via John's personal website

At 4:13 you can watch John McLaughlin's pedalboard, which includes the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus

"A white Strat, reminding me of the 1968 white Strat I gave to Jeff Beck in the mid-1970?s, which was stolen…"

"Perhaps the greatest steel string acoustic guitar ever built: on condition you like that Gibson sound, Martin Guitar players will no doubt disagree with me…" - via John's personal website

"This is one of my all time favorite guitars that I bought in 1978.This instrument has been modified with a scalloped fingerboard and of course the Bigsby. I played this guitar in the One Truth Band."

"A large part of m y career has been dedicated to the acoustic guitar. With this instrument, again recently acquired, I want to experiment with the nylon string tone which I love, coupled with the Synth access, and last but not least, it’s ‘FRETLESS !!!!!."

John McLaughlin used a Gibson EDS-1275 Double-Neck Guitar in the early 1970s, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.

At 4:50 John McLaughlin says about the MXR Carbon Copy Delay: "It is really nice on the clean sound"

At 4:17 you can see the Line 6 Relay G30 on John McLaughlin's pedalboard. Then at 5:05 John says about the Line 6 Relay G30: "It's great!"

In this video you can see John McLaughlin using a Godin LGXT guitar.

"A similar Guitar to this one is featured on the Lifetime Recording ‘Emergency’ and also the first Mahavishnu Orchestra Album ‘The Inner Mounting Flame’. I’ve always loved this guitar."

On John's personal website, he mentions this guitar on his 'equipment' page. He says: "This guitar has an old Johnny Smith Humbucker with Richard McClish hardware and midi pickup. A great traveling guitar with a wonderful sound."

John McLaughlin utilizes the Dunlop DC-Brick Multi-Power Supply in his setup, as detailed on his official equipment page by blondsummer. His rig features a variety of pre-amps, including the Zen Drive, Seymour Duncan Twin Tube, and Mesa-Boogie V-Twin, indicating his preference for versatile sound options. Additionally, McLaughlin incorporates a prototype wireless MIDI system for guitar by Andras Szalay, distributed by Fishman Associates, showcasing his interest in innovative technology.

"Paul built me this guitar for my US Farewell Tour in 2017. I no longer have this magnificent instrument as it was auctioned directly after the tour and all proceeds were donated to Al-Mada, a non-profit organisation healing traumatized children through music therapy."

In this photo of John McLaughlin's pedalboard you can the Zendrive2

In this photo you can see John McLaughlin using Marshall Plexi 100w

In this photo from John Mclaughlin’s concert Line6 Hx stomp can be clearly seen.

In a discussion on thegearpage.net, it is confirmed through images that guitarist John McLaughlin uses a 1966 Fender Duo-Sonic II Electric Guitar. The thread also highlights that the instrument played by McLaughlin is the shorter scale version.

John McLaughlin uses the original Korg Pitchblack pedal, as evidenced by its presence on his pedalboard next to the Zen Drive pedal, according to the source provided by John McLaughlin's website.