Paul Simon

Through the entire appearance with Sting on February 16, 2014 Paul can be seen using his Fender Classic Esquire Telecaster in Butterscotch with a rosewood neck.

he s main guitar for half step down and capo to 4th fret

he uses on C# TUNIng and his main guitar strat at 1997

The "stripped-down Stratocaster" was used by Simon from at least 2007, and this guitar has only the volume knob, as well as the one pickup in it. This might be the "Frankenstein" guitar, made from various parts from various models.

During his late career, Simon uses the cherry red Epiphone Riviera, the 12-string version. Although it looks new, this Epiphone article says that this is a vintage Riviera. He also performed "So Beautiful or So What" on this guitar during the Saturday Night Live performance.

Paul used this guitar during the 1980, most notable for The Tower Theater concert, where he can be seen with it at around 3:11 minute mark.

his favourite and use on sound of silence

Played in the concert in Central Park and documented in this Forbes article.

Through the entire appearance with Sting on February 16, 2014 Paul can be seen using his Fender Classic Esquire Telecaster in Butterscotch with a rosewood neck.

In his appearance with Sting on February 16, 2014 Paul can be seen using his Fender '54 Esquire Telecaster in Butterscotch with rosewood neck.

Martin D-18 was used during the 1970's, as seen in this photo. While some say this guitar was used to record "The Boxer", there is no source for so.

From ACOUSTIC GUITAR [July / August 1993] No. 19, "Gearbox", p. 94:

"His favorite acouistic guitar is a Gurian. 'In a way, this should be the guitar that I build the microphones in and bring out to play on the stage," he says. But this is the guitar that I record with, so I don't want to fool with it because I don't want to take a chance that I'll alter the sound."

From FRETBOARD JOURNAL [May 2011] - "Paul Simon Stays Cool" by Jason Verlinde:

"A month or so ago, Paul Simon played an extra show while stopping through Seattle. He could have packed another full-sized arena but, after playing at the cavernous, arena-esque WaMu Theater, he did a show at the much smaller Showbox at the Market. This is the kind of venue he hasn’t played for years… a place that only holds a few thousand folks and has amazing sightlines no matter where you stand. And he seemed to have a great time playing this club; it almost felt like a thank you gift to his fans for supporting him over the years.'

"Then, a couple of weeks back, there was a nice Rolling Stone feature on Simon and his new album. As a guitar geek, the most impressive thing for me was the guitar of choice in the opening photograph of the article: it’s Simon holding his old Size 3 Gurian. Sure, Simon has a signature model Martin but the axe he grabbed when the photographer from RS came by was his “old friend,” the Gurian. What a cool gesture."

Sadowsky White Strat style guitar.