Matthew Caws

"And I really only have two main guitars in the studio: One is a ’68 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, and then I have a ’69 Tele that’s really light. I tend to always be on the bridge pickup—I’d rather have the guitar always sound bright, and then just dial the treble back on the amp."

"And I really only have two main guitars in the studio: One is a ’68 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, and then I have a ’69 Tele that’s really light. I tend to always be on the bridge pickup—I’d rather have the guitar always sound bright, and then just dial the treble back on the amp."

According to the Premier Guitar interview with Caws, he uses the 1971 Yamaha FG-180 with "Nippon Gakki" label.

According to the Premier Guitar interview with Caws, he uses the Fender Jaguar Baritone.

"Because fingerpicking on a 12-string is a sloppier affair, and I’m really not much of a fingerpicker. I used a 1991 Gibson J-200, and the Nashville tuning was on a big, blonde Guild F-50 jumbo."

"I only take Les Pauls on the road. I have a 1960 Les Paul reissue from 1996, and I also have an Edwards, which is an incredible Japanese knock-off made by ESP."

"Because fingerpicking on a 12-string is a sloppier affair, and I’m really not much of a fingerpicker. I used a 1991 Gibson J-200, and the Nashville tuning was on a big, blonde Guild F-50 jumbo."

"I have a 1960 Les Paul reissue from 1996, and I also have an Edwards, which is an incredible Japanese knock-off made by ESP. They can’t export them here—they call them lawsuit guitars because they’re so perfect. They cost about a grand, they’re light as a feather, and they sound incredible. I actually may have played that more than my Black Beauty on this record."

According to the Premier Guitar interview with Caws, he uses the 1975 Gibson Les Paul Standard.

I tracked the whole record on my ’69 Tele, which I’ve owned about as long as I’ve owned the Les Paul Custom. I’ve kind of arrived at that as my main guitar now. I’ve switched over from the Les Paul. It’s great, and I have a Seymour Duncan Little ’59 humbucker in it. I had a Hot Rails in it, and it was too hot, but the Little ’59 is just right. It breathes a little bit, and it can get very clean if you want it. It’s really responsive.

In this Instagram post by Matthew Caws, he shows a Squier Stratocaster SQ Series that he purchased on Reverb.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Matthew Caws used a 1996 Gibson SG 1960 reissue.

At 40:44 in this 2025 interview, Matthew Caws shows his 1960 Gibson J-50, bought for him by bandmate Daniel Lorca.

At 46:58 in this 2025 interview, Matthew Caws shows his Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster.