Kid Congo Powers

"Despite being ‘a Strat guy’, Kid Congo moved over to a Gretsch for the new album, citing problems with clashing with his bandmate’s Mosrite as the reason. “He’s very twangy and very high end-ey and I think we were just torturing people with high end… I always wanted to try a Gretsch, and I love their sound,” he says. In his search for a more complementary guitar the Gretsch seemed like the perfect fit, and whilst he’s still finding out all its particulars it is firming as a solid replacement for his beloved Strats. “It’s a much warmer sound, so it’s different.”"

In this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78FVQFX0QU), you can see his spitfire guitar.

In this live video on KEXP, you can see Kid Congo and his squier stratocaster (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6a5_zdLNKI).

"The Strats that Kid Congo likes specifically are the original Fender Squier’s from the mid-‘80s, the Japanese made E Series. “They just sound amazing, they’re great. I’ve tried other ones and they just never sounded the same, so I always seek them out when I can.” Though he enjoys the warmer sound of the Gretsch, there is a clear preference for these guitars, as he has used them for many years." https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/gear-rundown-kid-congo-powers/

In this Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKx9bz4eSmg), you san see at 1:24 Kid Congo playing with his Danelectro 67 Dano.

According to the Eastwood's website, Kid Congo Powers uses the Eastwood Sidejack Baritone.

Kid Congo can also be seen playing with this Gibson ES-175 Arctic White on this picture : https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/kid-congo-powers-performs-in-congo-norvell-at-the-palace-in-news-photo/1190914290 But also on this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPVSeXl0FRY

Du spieltest da eine Gitarre mit einem Fledermaus-Stencil.

Oh ja, das war eine Ibanez Explorer oder eine Destroyer oder so was in der Art. Es war die Kopie einer Gibson, mit so einer Art Biker-Fledermaus als Deko. The CRAMPS hatten diese Gitarre bereits, ich habe sie also nicht gekauft, sie wurde mir überlassen. Und sie hatten eine Gibson Explorer mit derselben Form. Die Ibanez war nur eine andere Marke und ich hatte sie während meiner gesamten Zeit mit den CRAMPS.

https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/kid-congo-powers-5773

In this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI6_LBHR8nc&t=914s) at 19:04, Kid Congo can be seen (despite the poor quality) playing with this Ibanez Destroyer.

Kid Congo Powers is seen using a Fender Jaguar in the YouTube video “Fur Bible 1,” uploaded by MarcoHG1, from a March 1986 performance at Paard van Troje in The Hague, Holland.