Robert Smith

One of the first signature models made by Shcecter for Robert, to the present (2024) he has stopped using it live. On an interview made in 2016, Smith talks about this guitar. He says, "I’ve always liked the Schecter Ultra. In fact, my tech was always getting frustrated because he wanted me to use one of my vintage guitars, but I always preferred to play the Schecter. The neck shape on the UltraCure is the standard Ultra style, which I love because it’s not too deep"

In this interview, Robert discusses his distinctive Jazzmaster. "The extra pickup on that Jazzmaster is from a Woolworth's Top 20 guitar—my very first electric," he says. "I took it [the Woolworth guitar] in to record our first album, along with a little WEM combo amp. [Manager/producer] Chris Parry, who was paying for the record, said, 'You can't use that!' We went out and bought a Fender Jazzmaster, and I immediately had the Top 20 pickup installed into it, which really upset Chris. I played the entire Three Imaginary Boys album through a Top 20 pickup. It's a brilliant guitar, though I actually bought it because of how it looked."

In this picture, we see Robert with his first electric guitar. He loved the guitar's "trashy" sound, and after he later upgraded to a Jazzmaster, he had the bridge pickup installed between the Fender's bridge and neck pickups.

In this live performance , there is a clear shot of the Gretsch Silver Falcon that Robert is playing, used during the bloodflowers album cycle

Smith played a Black Fender Telecaster, with maple neck and white pick guard on the Head on the Door tour.

Robert used this guitar during the Disintegration era, apparently according to this video:https://youtu.be/JgYHVZ4eYf8?t=216, Robert paid 10,000 dolars for it, but the veracity of the information is questionable. Then Robert used this guitar again in 2019 for concerts such as the Syndey Opera House with The Cure. https://youtu.be/RQFykrCo6yQ?t=32

Robert with an Ovation Breadwinner, used in early 80s

Used on the 90s as roberts main guitar, debuted on the "wish" album record and promo era

Robert is playing an SG Custom on the Kissing Tour in 1987 at Nassau Coliseum in this photo from Getty Images.

In a performance of "Hot Hot Hot" on the final episode of "The Tube," Robert Smith of The Cure can be seen playing a 1970s vintage Epiphone EA-250 with a uniquely positioned toggle switch, as captured in a video by Cyberman on YouTube.

Robert Smith used an Olympic White Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster early in his career, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.

In a video captured by LOV2ROK2VINYL during The Cure's performance in St. Paul, MN on June 7, 2016, Robert Smith is seen playing the Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure-XII guitar during the song "Snakepit."

Smith can be clearly seen using this guitar from 1:20 into the video.

In recent tours, Robert can be seen playing a '62 AVRI (American Vintage Reissue) Jazzmaster in black. The identifying feature is the string tree's placement on the headstock being slightly higher than on other models. Only this and the Classic Player Jazzmaster have this feature.

While Robert was playing with The Banshees he played a Vox Mark VI Teardrop as seen at :47s in this video.

Robert Smith Playing a Gretsch Tennessee Rose during the Swing Tour.

Robert Smith can be seen playing a Fender XII, video from 1980

Robert can be seen in this "Making 'The Cure' Album" video playing his signature Dubreuille at 4:53. There's also an article about this guitar from the French Guitarist Magazine.

Robert Smith playing his black Mosrite Joe Maphis during the 90s

In the early 1980s, Robert Smith used the Ovation Custom Legend 1759 for both recordings and live performances, contributing to The Cure's distinctive sound of that era. This guitar was also featured during their "Unplugged" sessions. The accompanying user-uploaded photo serves as visual proof of his use of this instrument.

Smith can be seen playing a Guild F-412 in a photo on this site.

Robert Smith custom guitar, played on stage during his performance with The Cure headline set at 2016 Bestival.

"Designed by Robert and printed with Bestival 2016 artwork, the Schecter “RS Ultracure Bestival” is so rare that only two of them exist in the world… and Robert has given us one to give away, signed especially for Make Some Noise and Radio X by the Cure frontman."

Seen here in video for "lovecats"

During the Cure's 2016 live tour, Smith has relied almost exclusively on his Schecter signature instruments. This includes his RS-1000 acoustic guitar.

Smith used this guitar from the mid eighties through the late nineties. He can be seen playing it in their movie "The Cure In Orange".

Robert Smith uses his Schecter signature models with The Cure since 2019, as it is his principal guitar for live performances and also the main brand for instruments for him and for the bassist simon gallup. It was also used for the recording of The Cure latest album "Songs of a lost world". This is evidenced by this image from the "Shows of a lost world" tour (2022-2023)

Robert's main acoustic guitar, part of his schecter signature line, always present on the cure live concerts and in the studio.

In the music video for "Friday I'm in Love," Robert Smith uses a Hopf Saturn 63.

Robert Smith used the Guild 1987 JF30-12 Jumbo Black 12-String Acoustic Electric Guitar as one of his main acoustic instruments during the 1990s, as shown in the user-uploaded photo.

In a live performance at the Primavera Festival 2012 in Barcelona, Robert Smith of The Cure plays a Gibson Chet Atkins CE, as captured in a video by curevideo on YouTube.