Lee Ritenour
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"On the road, we backline two Fender Twin 65 re-issue amps and a Mesa Boogie Road King with a 2x12 speaker in the middle" http://www.guitarworld.com/guitarist-lee-ritenour-discusses-his-new-album-twist-rit/24956
Take a look at this 1983 promo for Ibanez that shows Lee Ritenour's signature model LR10.
In a performance at NAMM 2018, Lee Ritenour played a Yamaha Revstar RS420 guitar, as seen in a video by 6stringtheorycontest on YouTube. Despite it not being the top model in Yamaha's lineup, Ritenour's choice of the RS420 highlights its unique appeal.
Yahama features Lee on their site and lists this guitar as the one he uses, as well as other Yamaha guitars.
During a live performance at Blue Note Milano, Lee Ritenour can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar, as captured in a video by Bluenotemilano.
The photo used for this article shows Lee using a Cherry Red ES-335. You can also find photos of him using this guitar in various other performances.
In an interview with Guitar World, Lee Ritenour discusses using his Gibson Custom Shop Lee Ritenour L-5, highlighting its role among his many guitars.
In his TC Electronics artist page Lee Ritenour of Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton, Fourplay, Maxi Priest And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Gerald Albright And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour & Michael McDonald, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Diane Schuur & Dave Valentin, GRP All-Star Big Band, Brass Fever, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, and Sparks, shows the TC Electronics equipment that he is using, one of the pieces of gear being the TC Electronic PolyTune Polyphonic Tuner Pedal.
This Facebook post reads, "Looks like musician, Lee Ritenour loves our new XW-1 pedal, check out what he has to say: 'Congratulations… It's really cool! I love how you can easily change the tone colors and the aggressiveness of the Wah.'"
Lee Ritenour can be seen playing the SynthAxe at 11:38 in the video.
In his TC Electronics artist page Lee Ritenour of Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton, Fourplay, Maxi Priest And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Gerald Albright And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour & Michael McDonald, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Diane Schuur & Dave Valentin, GRP All-Star Big Band, Brass Fever, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, and Sparks, shows the TC Electronics equipment that he is using, one of the pieces of gear being the TC Electronic G system Limited.
In his TC Electronics artist page Lee Ritenour of Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton, Fourplay, Maxi Priest And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Gerald Albright And Lee Ritenour, Lee Ritenour & Michael McDonald, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Diane Schuur & Dave Valentin, GRP All-Star Big Band, Brass Fever, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, and Sparks, shows the TC Electronics equipment that he is using, one of the pieces of gear being the TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay.
The photo used for this article shows Lee using a Cherry Red ES-335. You can also find photos of him using this guitar in various other performances.
He uses this pickup in many of his archtop hollowobody Gibsons.
In this magazine article from 1983, you can see an image of Lee's rig.
In this article, you can see that the Yamaha is part of his rack set up.
In this Article, you can see the Ibanez AD-230 is part of Lee's rack set-up.
In the image, you can see that the Harmonizer is part of Lee's rig.
In a discussion on Reddit, Lee Ritenour's 1983 rack setup is detailed, featuring the Lexicon M93 Prime Time Digital Delay Processor as part of his gear collection.
On his pedalboard, 1983, you can see the Boss Chorus.
In the article, you can see the overdrive in the bottom left corner of this pedalboard.
In a Reddit post by jtaylor2714, a photo of Lee Ritenour's 1983 pedalboard shows the Ibanez FP-777 Flying Pan prominently positioned on the left.
In the magazine article, you can see the goodrich at the bottom of his pedalboard.
In the article, you can see the mu-tron in the bottom right corner.
This is at the top of his pedalboard.
In the image, you can see that Lee has a TC at the top of his board.
Lee Ritenour used the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer on his pedalboard in 1983, as detailed in a Reddit post by jtaylor2714.
In this Youtube Video showing Lee Ritenour's guitar clinic, guitar store Bellevue American Music confirms that Lee is playing a Yamaha SLG110N that he uses for his music and makes recommendations.
In a video interview titled "Lee Ritenour Revisits his Biggest Sessions" hosted by Vertex Effects on YouTube, guitarist Lee Ritenour discusses his use of the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase pedal across numerous studio sessions, highlighting its role in shaping his sound during recordings.
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