Steve Gunn

"I mostly play a Guild guitar—a D-35 from 1970. I like these guitars because I’m pretty much a Craigslist-gear-bargain guy—though I do have an expensive electric that was custom made for me. I’m afraid to get a really valuable acoustic for the amount of touring I do—I’d be afraid to kick it around. Guilds are perfect for me: They’re well built but not expensive, and they sound so good and are especially easy to come by in the Northeast. I’ve been using them for a long time and will definitely continue to do so. "

"I play both acoustic and electric guitar with this one, and it’s pairing well with a Fender Princeton or Deluxe. The Electro–Harmonix Soul Food clean boost pedal has also been a constant, and is always switched on."

"At the moment, I’ve been relying a lot on Catalinbread’s Belle Epoch tape delay. For me, it’s the closest simulation to a vintage Echoplex that I’ve found. I play both acoustic and electric guitar with this one, and it’s pairing well with a Fender Princeton or Deluxe. The Electro–Harmonix Soul Food clean boost pedal has also been a constant, and is always switched on."

“Guitar wise, I used a new Fender American Professional Jaguar through a vintage Fender Princeton amp. There are a few songs that feature some wah leads on the album, and these effects were my primary set up for that. This is the first song on the album, and I wanted to establish this sound early on by cutting this lead at the end. The smaller Princeton amp breaks up nicely, along with the wah with a cranked overdrive, and a bit of compression is a sound that runs throughout the album.”

Can be seen playing it in this video at 1:50 https://youtu.be/qzMHxQSxXKY?t=110

"Now I use EarthQuaker Devices’ Palisades for that mostly, mixed with delay and wah. I’ve been trying different variations of this set up for a while now, not really adding but substituting effects with an occasional wild card thrown in for more noisy textures like the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle for fuzz wah or a robotic feedback experiment."

"Now I use EarthQuaker Devices’ Palisades for that mostly, mixed with delay and wah. I’ve been trying different variations of this set up for a while now, not really adding but substituting effects with an occasional wild card thrown in for more noisy textures like the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle for fuzz wah or a robotic feedback experiment."

In this article Steve's gear is listed in his section including the Ibanez TS9

"I recently added a small Ditto Looper and an Electro–Harmonix Freeze Pedal for stacking tones and feedback."

According to Premier Guitar's interview, Gunn uses the MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay.

In this video you can see Steve Gunn using a Black Stratocaster

According to the Premier Guitar's website, Gunn uses the Maxon AD-999 pro analog delay pedal.

“Guitar wise, I used a new Fender American Professional Jaguar through a vintage Fender Princeton amp. There are a few songs that feature some wah leads on the album, and these effects were my primary set up for that. This is the first song on the album, and I wanted to establish this sound early on by cutting this lead at the end. The smaller Princeton amp breaks up nicely, along with the wah with a cranked overdrive, and a bit of compression is a sound that runs throughout the album.”

Steve Gunn mentions his Real McCoy RMC2 Wah pedal, designed by J Mascis, as the best wah he's ever played and a piece he's proud to have found at a great price this year. This insight is shared in an article by Jeffrey Silverstein and Sunny Eckerle on Reverb.com.

In an article by Premier Guitar, Steve Gunn is noted for using the Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1 Wah Pedal.

According to Premier Guitar's interview, Steve Gunn uses the D'Addario EXP14 guitar strings.

In this article Steve's gear is listed in his section including the Boss TU2

In this article Steve's gear is listed in his section including the TC Electronics Ditto Looper.

In this episode of NPR music you can see Mr Gunn using a Martin 000-18.