Steve Jones

Steve Jones is seen playing a 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom, previously owned by Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, in the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" music video on SexPistolsVEVO's YouTube channel.

Steve Jones' main amp is a 1970's Fender Twin Reverb.

Steve Jones is seen using the Fulltone PlimSoul overdrive effects pedal in a photograph from Getty Images.

Source Gibson.com:

"The pickups are two of Gibson’s best humbuckers for playing the type of intense rock and roll made famous by Jones and the Sex Pistols – Gibson’s 496R humbucker in the neck position delivers incredible sustain and cutting power with its ceramic magnet, adding more highs with increased definition and no muddiness at all, while the 498T in the bridge position swaps the Alnico II magnet to an Alnico V, thus making it slightly hotter with emphasis on mid-ranges and highs. The pole pieces on the 498T are also aligned a little further apart to accommodate the spacing of the strings at the bridge, which is different than the spacing of the strings at the neck. "

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/Steve-Jones-Les-Paul-Custom/Features.aspx

check out the video... you can clearly see the logo on the headstock.

Steve Jones used the MXR orange phaser live when he was in the Sex Pistols. He said in an interview with Ultimate Guitar it was a Phase 45 (https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/the_classic_albums_never_mind_the_bollocks_heres_the_sex_pistols.html) He mentions recording "Anarchy in the UK" with an MXR Phase 90 in a 2017 interview, seen here: http://teamrock.com/feature/2017-10-24/the-guitar-stories-behind-never-mind-the-bollocks-by-steve-jones 0:21 & 1:07 of the video shows an orange phaser on the floor at his feet, & based on the orange color & sound, it's clearly an MXR phaser. Given that he himself has mentioned he used both the Phase 90 & the Phase 45, who knows what phaser he actually used. Either way, it was an MXR.

While I've confirmed Steve Jones used a Phase 45 &/or MXR Phase 90, I'm not sure of which specific MXR Phase 90 version he used, but I'd guess it's the script version. Here's why I believe it's the script version of the Phase 90 and not the later block logo version: according to the Sex Pistols' official website section on "Anarchy in the UK," (http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/records/anarchy-in-the-uk-7/) the song was first released as a single on November 26, 1976. According to the Wikipedia page on the MXR Phase 90 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXR_Phase_90), the block logo version of the Phase 90 wasn't released until the next year in 1977, meaning it would have been impossible for Steve Jones to use the block logo Phase 90 to record Anarchy in the UK, as the block logo Phase 90 hadn't been released yet. However, there was a transitional period between the debut of the original Phase 90 in 1974 and the update to the block logo version in 1977 where some Phase 90s with script logos had the circuits from the newer block version, and vice versa. So while it's impossible to know the exact circuitry version in Jones' personal Phase 90, we can confirm that the phaser he used on "Anarchy in the UK" was indeed an MXR Phase 90, as seen in the video of the Sex Pistols performing "Anarchy in the UK" in 1976, and in the aforementioned interview where Jones explicitly states he used an MXR Phase 90. Personally, I'd recommend trying an MXR Phase 95 to replicate Steve Jones' sound with the Sex Pistols. While we don't know what circuitry version was in Jones' MXR phaser, or whether it was a 45 or 90, the MXR Phase 95 can switch between script/block circuitry & 45/90 modes, and it's an MXR phaser like Steve Jones used in the Sex Pistols. Hope this helps!

The image shows Steve Jones with a Gibson Flying V guitar, highlighting his use of this iconic instrument.

Steve Jones used an MXR Phase 45 on "Anarchy in the UK." In an interview with Ultimate Guitar, he said: "I only used one effect pedal and it was on Anarchy In The UK, it was a MXR Phase 45. That was the only thing I added on my end." He's always been a no-frills, simple rig guitar player, so his primary sound with the Sex Pistols was his white Les Paul through a cranked Fender Twin. Some websites mistakenly state that he used an MXR flanger, but he didn't use one, and the interview here shows he himself said he only used a Phase 45 & it was only on "Anarchy in the UK."

Steve Jones playing a Gibson Firebird onstage at the Sex Pistols' last show ever.

Steve Jones & Satellite Barracuda

In this Sex Pistols' 1977 concert, Jones can be seen playing the Gibson Les Paul Special Doublecut, with some inlay work done at the very beginning of the neck.

Steve Jones uses the Blackstar Fly 3 Union Flag Mini Guitar Combo, as shown in a photo shared on his Instagram account, jonesysjukebox, with the caption "One for the ladies!"

In a photograph likely from 1978-79, Steve Jones is seen playing a black Fender Telecaster.

steve jones and paul cook during the profesionals era, in this photo steve can be seen playing a gretsch white falcon

In an interview with Ultimate Guitar about recording "Nevermind the Bollocks," Steve Jones said: "Bass wise I used a Fender Precision through an Ampeg amp." (I'm assuming the Ampeg was an SVT)

Steve Jones is seen with a Gibson ES-349 Walnut in a photo posted on his Instagram account, jonesysjukebox, captioned "One for the ladies!"

In an Instagram post by jonesysjukebox, Steve Jones is pictured with a Gibson RD Standard Exclusive Electric Guitar, highlighting his use of this solid body electric guitar.

Steve Jones is pictured with a Fender American Standard Stratocaster in a user-uploaded photo, suggesting it is part of his gear collection.

steve jones playing a TV yellow gibson les paul junior doublecut , photo taken in paradiso club (january 1977)

In this image Steve can be seen playing a gibson 1954 les paul custom.

Steve Jones is seen playing a Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar in a post on his Instagram account, jonesysjukebox, with the caption, "Casual Friday! Getting down for the funk of it!"

In a user-uploaded photo, Steve Jones is seen using the Marshall JCM800 2203 guitar amplifier head.

In a Getty Images photograph, Steve Jones is pictured with a Jim Dunlop GCB95 Original Crybaby Wah pedal, highlighting its use in his setup.

Steve Jones recorded most of the bass parts for the Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks," with Glen Matlock and Sid Vicious contributing only to specific tracks. In an interview, Jones mentioned using a Fender Precision and an Ampeg amplifier, likely the Ampeg SVT-CL Classic. According to the Premier Guitar article "Maximum Energy: The Gear of the Original Punks," Sid Vicious used an Ampeg SVT-CL to emulate Dee Dee Ramone’s setup. It is plausible that the same Ampeg SVT-CL was used during the recording of the album.

Steve played a sunburst Firebird III on 14 January 1978 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. During the course of the concert his Les Paul wouldn’t stay in tune so he reverted to the Firebird as a backup.

Steve Jones is shown with his 1962 Gibson SG Special in Polaris White in a user-uploaded photo from 955klos.

Steve Jones with Les Paul Deluxe

In this picture you can see Steve is playing through a JCM 2000 TSL 100

Steve Jones uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom with a burst finish and a Bigsby, as discussed in an interview with Rolling Stone by Kory Grow.

In a 1996 performance with Neurotic Outsiders in London, Steve Jones is seen using a Gibson Les Paul Standard, as captured in a Getty Images photo.