Marshall Crenshaw

"I've been playing Fender Stratocasters since 1972 and I love them. I love the way they look. Plus, they have this cool history about them -- that whole West Coast, post-war, one-man, artist-entrepreneur thing." - Guitar Player magazine interview

"I also have a really wonderful 1960 Fender Esquire. It's as minimal as you can get. It's two slabs of wood and a single-coil pickup. But when you have just the right pieces of wood and the right amount of coil on the pickup, then you have something magical. That's my Fender Esquire. I also have some really great acoustic guitars, too. I have a Collings, a Bourgeois, and a couple of nice old Guilds."

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. One of guitars Marshall Crenshaw uses in 2017 is the circa 1965 Galanti Grand Prix.

"Here's a guitar that I play onstage a lot lately: a Galanti Grand Prix, from around 1965. It has a short-ish scale length, a neck contour that's really user-friendly, really fun to play. The pickups are great, really twangy and ballsy.."

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. One of the guitars was 1970s Guild CE-100D.

"Another of my main stage guitars right now, a Guild C-100d(sic) from 1970 or so. Sonically and physically, this one just works perfectly for me. For many years I played bolt-on neck guitars about 99% of the time; I've been veering away from that lately.."

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. One of the guitars he is using is the mid-60s (possibly 1956) Gretsch Sparkle Jet.

"I've had this one since 1983, a purple Gretsch sparkle-Jet from the mid-60s. That's a Embie bridge btw, brand new. I've used this onstage a lot over the last few months; it and the Galanti are both tuned down a whole-step."

"For me, the Vox AC30 is about the only amp you need, although I have a bunch" - Guitar Player magazine interview

"I also have a nice 70's Marshall with a Super Lead head. But if I had to get rid of everything and keep just one amp, it would be the Vox."

"I also have a Boss tremolo pedal thats really good. And thats mainly it."

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. In his modest pedalboard, we can see his Keeley Abbey Chamber Reverb pedal.

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using.

In his modest pedalboard, we can see his Fulltone ST-1 Supa Trem pedal.

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. In his modest pedalboard, we can see his Retro-Sonic Analog Delay.

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. In his modest pedalboard, we can see his Sarno Earth Drive pedal.

This short guitar interview was done on the behalf of Equipboard in 2017. Mr. Marshall Crenshaw kindly provided us with the quotes and photos of the gear he was using. In his modest pedalboard, we can see his tuner, the Snark SN10S.