Ryan Adams' Gear

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jonregen @benmonttench Tell Ryan I bought John Porter’s U47 that he recorded Love Is Hell on!

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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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Ryan Adams posts a photo of his Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal. He says, "Everybody wants to rule the world. I just wanna jam" (tweet from August 2014).

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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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Ryan Adams posted this photo of his pedalboard.

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The VCR pedal is Ryan's signature Volume/Chorus/Reverb pedal inspired by the tones of The Cure, The Smiths and a hefty dose of 1980’s angst.

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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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Fishman statet on their website that Adams is using this pickup system on his acoustics.

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Ryan Adams shared a photo on his official Instagram account featuring the Boss CE-3 Chorus pedal while working on a new pedal board.

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Ryan Adams shared a photo on Instagram featuring his pedalboard, which includes the Fuzzrocious Afterlife, as part of his setup for live performances.

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

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Ryan posted a picture of his pedal board on Instagram on Jan 2, 2015 with a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Pedal on the right column, second from the top of the board as pictured.

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Ryan Adams features the Boss DC-2 Dimension C chorus pedal in a post on his Instagram feed, captioned "Today's special."

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Posted on his Instagram feed.

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Adams posted this picture of a Lexicon 480L Reverb, when he was in the studio in September 2016, producing his upcoming record.

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Ryan Adams shared a photo on his official Instagram account featuring the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi as part of his new pedal board setup.

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Ryan Adams shared a photo on his official Instagram account featuring the DOD FX90 Delay pedal while working on a new pedal board.

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On his official Instagram account, Ryan Adams posted these Pedals.

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In December 2016 Adams posted a photo of these guitar picks which he got in Tokyo during his Tour in Japan.

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

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New dream ride. Taking it for a spin.

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Seen in the background of an Instagram video shot in Ryan's home studio. His Hofner 500/1 has the "blade" style pickups and the Hofner stamp on the pickgaurd, with "teapot" knobs and black switches meaning it is most likely a mid-1970s model.

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In this video you see Ryan plays this guitar with capo on 5th fret.

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Ryan Adams features the Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble on his Instagram, showcasing its role in his setup.

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