Rubin Pollock

Rubin uploaded this photo to his Instagram on April 28th, 2018 from a sound check down in Florida. Rubin is seated in front of his pedal board playing his Danelectro Pro 1 guitar.

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Rubin Pollock uses a 1967 Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar as his main instrument with Kaleo, which he purchased from Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, TN. According to an interview with Chris Kies from Premier Guitar, he appreciates the guitar's out-of-phase sounds when both pickups are engaged, although he seldom utilizes the Varitone system typical of many 1960s Gibson ES-345 models.

This Rig Rundown mentions that Rubin Pollock also uses a Kustom K200C (mistakenly referred to in the article as a Kustom K200). He purchased it from a guitar shop in New York City without even trying it, and mentions that it sounds darker than his Gibson ES-345 (his main live guitar) so he uses a wah pedal to brighten the sound. He also notes that he hasn't ever changed its strings, a trend which appears on the vast majority of his live guitars.

In the video titled "KALEO Rig Rundown with Rubin Pollock | Guitar Gear Tour" by Premier Guitar, at 0:17, guitarist Rubin Pollock is seen playing a Gibson ES-345TD from the years 1965-1967. He states:

My favorite thing about this guitar is uh it's a stereo guitar

In the video titled "KALEO Rig Rundown with Rubin Pollock | Guitar Gear Tour," at the 20:13 mark, Rubin Pollock mentions that one of the first guitars he purchased was a 2007 Les Paul Standard Faded. This information is provided by Premier Guitar on their YouTube channel. He states:

It's light it's got like a semihollow and it's a great guitar.