Tracy Chapman

She said "I love my Martin,I think it was built in 1967. I played it for eight to ten years..."

Tracy Chapman is known to use the Judy Threet A model acoustic guitar during her performances. This is evidenced by a photograph from her 2006 biography, available on About-tracy-chapman.

Quote: "It’s the same with the Gibson, which was the first electric I bought. I played it on the song ‘Give Me One Reason.’"

Here is a picture of Tracy Chapman playing an ES-125 TDC in concert

Tracy Chapman uses a Fender Deluxe Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981) amplifier, as noted in the 2003 article by Aurélie M. on About-tracy-chapman.

It is one of the amplifiers used by Tracy Chapman.

Tracy Chapman uses the Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII, as referenced in the 2003 article on About-tracy-chapman by Aurélie M., highlighting its role in her acoustic performances.

Tracy Chapman uses the ZVex Vexter Series VSD Super Duper 2-in-1 Boost Pedal, as mentioned in an article by Aurélie M. on About-tracy-chapman.

Tracy Chapman plays also other instruments, for example this Fender bass. As she said: "I like having a lot of instruments because as a songwriter I want to be able to represent the sounds and tones I hear" (Quote)

In this Getty Images archive photo dated July 01, 1988 and credited to David Montgomery, Tracy can be seen with her vintage D-18E. The two distinctive pickups and the placement of switches and knobs place it as an 18E, rather than the 28E, which was similar but had 4 knobs.

Additionally, you can see the artist perform with the D-18E in this YouTube clip from her famous, career-catapulting Wembley Stadium performance from June 11, 1988.

You can see Tracy using a HBII Piezo on Letterman here.

Tracy Chapman uses a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, as confirmed by Aurélie M. on the website About-tracy-chapman.

Her amps include a Matchless DC30, Fender Deluxe Reverb, and Polytone Mini-Brute.