Tom Keifer's Gear
"Keifer’s mother used this ’78 Gibson Les Paul Custom as a bribe to coerce him to finish high school. This is the guitar heard most on Cinderella’s Night Songs album."
"This ’75 Guild F412 is the one heard on the hit songs “Coming Home” and “Heartbreak Station.”" - As shown in the article
Tom, when asked how many amps he owns states "Twenty-five, maybe more; six or seven Super Leads, three or four Bassmans, a couple of old Gibsons in tweed"
Tom can be seen playing the Lzzy Hale signature Explorer in white. He calls it his his "Evil Lady" in a text message to Hale, which she then shared on Instagram
In the user-uploaded photo, Tom Keifer is seen with a Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty on his left side.
"Mid-’50s Gibson Southern Jumbo" is listed as part of Tom's guitar collection the article
"1956 Gretsch Silver Jet" is listed as part of Tom's guitar collection in the article.
Tom credits his use of Telecasters to Keith Richards when asked "Does Keith Richards have something to do with the fact you’ve played a Telecaster so much throughout your career?" Tom explains "Yeah, absolutely. But I don’t claim to get close to his amazing rhythm tone."
The article explains Tom's use of the Lucite, "In the studio, Keifer has made heavy use of his early-’70s Dan Armstrong Lucite, most often for slide parts"
"This 1929 National Triolian roundneck is the guitar heard on “Bad Seamstress Blues,” the track that opened Cinderells’s hugely successful 1988 album, Long Cold Winter.”"
There are several articles that states Tom has a "Nocaster" in a blonde finish, it adds "Keifer’s 1950 Fender “nocaster” is all-original." It was traded in and resold to Keith Urban.
Tom, when asked how many amps he owns states "Twenty-five, maybe more; six or seven Super Leads, three or four Bassmans, a couple of old Gibsons in tweed"
Tom states he owns "six Marshall Majors" in the linked interview
Tom uses a vintage Guild Echorec for studio sounds. He explains "Echorec made by Guild. That’s the one with a magnetic steel drum that turns, and heads that go all the way around it. Andy Johns told me once, “If you ever find a Binson Echorec, try it, because that’s what I use on [Led Zeppelin’s] ‘When the Levee Breaks,’ to add the waves to the drums.” So, I now have two of them, and they’re great, like, right in front of a Marshall. "
Tom explains he uses " an old Super Lead, and it has a really old cabinet that, I think, has 20-watt Greenbacks"
Tom shared this photo on instagram, he can be seen playing the Firebird VII with three mini humbuckers
Tom has used this guitar on and off his whole career.
Tom Keifer uses a Gibson 57 Classic humbucker in his Lzzy Hale Explorer, as shown in a photo from his official Instagram account.
"1964 Gibson Everly Brothers." is listed in the article as used by Tom
"Keifer has used his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard on many Cinderella recordings and tours. Because he still uses it a lot in the studio, he installed repro tuners (“The originals are melting in a drawer!” he says) and a repro tailpiece. Everything else is original"
Tom states he has "some cool effects – two Echoplexes, an Echorec made by Guild" that he uses
Tom states he uses "one Marshall, in particular, that I love. It’s an old Super Lead, and it has a really old cabinet that, I think, has 20-watt Greenbacks, and it has that solid old brown grillecloth"
Tom shared this photo of himself in 1986 playing a white Gibson Explorer, which is now "lost"
Tom says after their first album he bought a ‘59 Les Paul from the Dallas guitar show.
Tom’s 2014 rig featured a Bassman.
Tom states he currently has a blackface Bassman in his studio.
Tom can be seen playing a white custom Les Paul throughout the video for Somebody Save Me
He is playing a 1977-1978 Iceman IC300 in a 1983 commercial for Pat’s Chili Dogs
He is seen playing a Gibson Medallion V live with the Priscilla Hairriett Band.
Tom is seen here with a Kauer Banshee which he uses live often.
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