John Oates' Guitars

Oates also brings this TV Jones Model 10 in Lake Placid Blue on the road. It features TV Jones pickups, Sperzel tuners, and a Bigsby B5 with Vibramate Spoiler.

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[In this article,] John Oates’ [discusses his] Prized Guild F-30

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"I use my vintage 58 [Fender] Stratocaster. I played a couple of songs on Daryls old [Fender] Telecaster that we had around the studio."

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"I used many different acoustic guitars some belonging to me. I used the Martin D-28, a baby Taylor, and my regular Taylor that I use live onstage. I [also] used a lot of guitars that belong to Jamie Rosenberg, the engineer who did the guitars and vocals in Aspen. He has an extensive guitar collection. I didn't use a lot of effects. I used a Marshall amp on the lead guitar solo in the heavy part of Color of Love."

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"I use my vintage 58 [Fender] Stratocaster. I played a couple of songs on Daryls old [Fender] Telecaster that we had around the studio."

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In the film you can see him using the red duo sonic obviously 60s

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In this interview, John Oates confirms using the 1967 Gibson ES-125.

“Dreaming About Brazil” is bossa nova translated through Philadelphia R&B! I played that on a ’67 Gibson ES-125 with a P-90.

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In this interview, John Oates confirms using a custom Martin 00-18 Acoustic Guitar.

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In this interview, John Oates confirms that he uses the Taylor GTe.

The Taylor GTe has been my go-to for live shows.

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In this interview, John Oates confirms that he uses the 1958 Fender Stratocaster

The ’58 Strat I’ve been using since the ’70s.

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In an interview with Vintage Guitar® magazine, John Oates confirms using the Suhr Classic S HSS electric guitar.

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