Lenny Kravitz's Guitars

In this photo, you can see Lenny Kravitz playing with this limited edition Gibson SG-3 guitar.

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Lenny used this one for a while, this is cream white one, he used this one in Pinkpop festival in 1993. for "Are you gonna go my way" and others. This one is used frequently by Kravitz.

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In this photo, you can see Lenny Kravitz playing with this guitar.

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Lenny is shown here playing a traditional Les Paul.

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In this photo Lenny Kravitz can be seen playing his signature Gibson Flying V. According to this article:

"Kravitz also plays a variety of Gibson ES-335s to 355s and ES-5s. But he is most closely associated with the Gibson Flying V, and got his own Gibson Flying V signature in 2002 (albeit a very limited edition of only 125). The Kravitz is essentially a 1967 historic reissue with a black and gold flake finish, and the pickguard and truss rod cover were gold mirror. Bling!

"He said of his ’67-styled signature, 'The neck size is the dimension that I like. The paint, the hardware, the finish, the sound, the pickup, the weight - that's basically it.'"

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Lenny played this Gibson Les Paul Studio live at Rock in Rio, in Madrid, 2012, as seen in this source image.

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In this photo, taken from Jennifer Lopez’s instagram stories on August 22, 2021, Lenny Kravitz can be seen playing a Les Paul Standard with Emme.

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Kravitz using a vintage Gibson SG in Pelham Blue which typically turn green with age.

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Lenny can be seen here playing a custom Les Paul.

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A Fender Jazzmaster was the first guitar Lenny Kravitz bought, according to this Guitar Center interview:

"GC: Have you shopped or do you shop at Guitar Center at all? What do you think about it?

Lenny: I bought my first guitar at Guitar Center! A Fender Jazz Master. Then I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe. I've been shopping at Guitar Center before it was even a big chain. It was the one place."

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Gibson writes in this article "Ah, you’ve gotta love a killer guitar dropped into the middle of a massive sporting event. Prior to taking the stage at the Superbowl half-time performance with Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz posted a picture to his social media accounts of himself holding a black Gibson Les Paul with the caption 'The guitar I'm playing tonight is the first of Gibson's 59 Black Over Flame Top series. Thank You @gibsonguitar. LK'"

Gibson writes about how this guitar came to be by writing "what is this guitar based on? Well, the story goes that once upon a time - a time called 1959 - a guitarist wanted a ‘Black Beauty’ Les Paul but he couldn’t stump up quite enough cash. So instead he had a 1959 Les Paul Standard painted black by Gibson. On close inspection the subtlest hints of the flamed maple underneath the black are visible. Mr. Joe Bonamassa has toured with this particular guitar. And now Lenny Kravitz has rocked the Superbowl with a replica of it."

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In this video for Black And White America, Lenny Kravitz can be seen playing a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar.

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Lenny Kravitz traded the first guitar he bought, a Fender Jazzmaster, for a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, according to this Guitar Center interview:

"GC: Have you shopped or do you shop at Guitar Center at all? What do you think about it?

Lenny: I bought my first guitar at Guitar Center! A Fender Jazz Master. Then I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe. I've been shopping at Guitar Center before it was even a big chain. It was the one place."

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Clearly at 0:10, the Candy Red Fender Stratocaster can be seen being used by Lenny Kravitz.

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0:23 minutes can be seen lenny kravitz using the Fender American FSR Special Edition Stratocaster with Matching Headstock

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10:00... Gibson Black Beauty with 3 pickups...

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Used on "Let love rule", according to this interview for Guitar World:

"I love the guitar tone on your early albums, like Let Love Rule and Are You Gonna Go My Way. What was your setup in the studio on those records? — Grayson Malloy

On Let Love Rule, it was primarily a tweed Fender Deluxe cranked to 10. When you turn that amp all the way up, it compresses itself and makes this beautiful tone. That’s pretty much the dirty sound on the album. I think I also had a Fender Twin Reverb for the cleaner stuff.

The guitar, for the most part, was actually an Epiphone Sorrento."

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this photo shows him playing his Gibson Lenny Kravitz 1967 Flying V Limited Edition, plus this guitar name has the artists name in it

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Lenny praises his 1959 model of this guitar in his Guitar world interview:

"What gear did you use on Strut? — Josh Lind

'It was very simple. I only used two guitars. One was a ’59 Les Paul 'Goldtop' that’s really muted and faded and has the most brilliant-sounding PAFs I’ve ever heard.'"

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Lenny used the Black Beauty on tour for the album "Strut" as seen in the video

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In this Tiny Desk (Home) Concert from NPR, Lenny Kravitz performs using a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar.

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This article from Gibson talks about Lenny Kravitz owning a ES-5 Switchmaster Electric Guitar.

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This is a community-built gear list for Lenny Kravitz.

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