Ryan Adams' Guitars

At 0:05 in the video, Ryan Adams can be seen playing one of his regular acoustics, the Buck Owens American. Once available for just $83, the instrument would now cost over $1000. Harmony’s Sovereign brand later reissued these guitars in a slightly different configuration. They were made in Asia during the early 2000s and can be purchased via the Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace Country Store for under $500.

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There is a clear shot of the Harmony guitar that Ryan Adams is playing in this video at 1:23.

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-Adams could be seen playing his beloved ES-355 named "Peanut" numerous times within the last years.

"While Adams cycled through a couple of Fender Stratocasters and even a Gibson SG, it's not until he dons his walnut Gibson ES-355, nicknamed "Peanut" and arguably the guitar most associated with Adams, that his approach shines through." - K.C. Libman (Phoenix New Times)

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He can be spotted with a 1974 D-25M (mahogany) on different live videos. For example on the 2002 CMT Crossroads tv series where played with Elton John or the Sessions@AOL program. It has a big sticker on it that reads "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". This was also the guitar that was used for the "Heartbreaker" album.

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In early 2017 Adams bought a vintage Italian EKO Ranger 6 (Elektra version), stating that he lately had some issues with his main guitar, the Buck Owens American.

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Adams was playing a Tele deluxe when Letterman had him play "Gimme something Good" twice in a row. http://www2.fender.com/experience/artists/letterman-audience-gets-another-ryan-adams-encore/

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Ryan is seen here playing his walnut Gibson ES-355. The image is from this interview, done by Gibson Guitars.

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This picture was taken in 2011. Adams gave his 1967 Southern Jumbo, covered with Star Wars stickers, to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. A sign next to the guitar said, that he used it to compose and to record his albums "29" (2005), "Jacksonville City Nights" (2005), "Cold Roses" (2005) and "Easy Tiger" (2007).

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In this picture Adams can be seen playing an Epiphone Frontier around 2005.

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There are many videos of Ryan playing his vintage Grammer G-20 on his Instagram page.

For example, on this Instagram video you can see him playing it: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9-WFkVJhaL/?igshid=fro84bs77kax

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In a performance at ACL, as captured in the YouTube video by pigtailprimavera, Ryan Adams is seen using an Epiphone FT-79 Texan acoustic guitar while playing "Let It Ride."

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Ryan Adams is seen playing a Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar during his latest tour, as captured in a Rolling Stone photo.

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At 23:13 of this video, Adams reads a question, "what kind of guitar is that?" And replies "Grammer Merle Haggard."

Around 2007-2008, in the days of "Easy Tiger" Adams used this Grammer signature guitar for some acoustic performances.

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Here's ryan playing a strat at roskilde festival

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He uses the Gibson Country Western in the video shoot for New York New York. At 0.26 seconds in you can clearly see him playing this guitar in the video. This video was filmed just before the towers were hit on 9/11. One if the last videos of the towers still standing in the background of the video.

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This screenshot from Ryan's old Instagram account (misterryanadams) shows a clear photo of the H164.

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In this video Ryan covers Wharf Rat by the Grateful Dead using a Bedell Coffee House dreadnought acoustic guitar

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In 2002 Adams used a Hummingbird during his AOL-Session.

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Ryan Adams is frequently seen playing a Hohner 176 Galaxie during his tours with The Cardinals, as shown in a photo from Ourvinyl.

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Ryan Adams shared on Instagram that he has added a 1971 Gibson SG Standard to his collection, purchased from Rivington Guitars in NYC.

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In a 2005 photo, Ryan Adams is seen playing a Gibson Barney Kessel guitar during his time with The Cardinals.

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This Instagram post from 2016 is showing Adams playing a 360 while recording a new record.

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As you can see on the photo from RA's Instagram he used a Les Paul during the 2016 rehearsals at PAX-AM.

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According to the booklet of his 2005 album "Cold Roses" and this BBC article Adams used a Gibson Tal Farlow on that record.

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Here's a photo from Adams' Instagram where he shows his 60's Maton Fyrbyrd. He used this guitar on the first Australia tour with the Cardinals.

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At 0:13 minute mark, Adams can be seen playing this guitar. This is 1972 Gibson SG, also called "SG Pro". It has Bigsby tailpiece and it is extremely hard to get.

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Adams can be seen, picking up a L-00, while explaining his songwriting technique during an interview within his feature of "The Great Songwriters" in late 2016.

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Throughout the video, Adams is seen playing the Gibson Flying V guitar.

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Posted on his Instagram feed.

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Harmony Sovereign Jumbo H1264 double pickguard - used in live unplugged session at KCRW

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