Jerry Garcia was an American musician best known for playing guitar, singing and songwriting in the band the Grateful Dead.
We did a lot of research and have compiled a list of gear and equipment that Jerry reportedly used in his rig over the years (60's-90's). Please feel free to post comments with more info!
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Guitars
- Doug Irwin custom made guitars ("Wolf", "Rosebud", "Tiger")
- Guild Starfire III
- Gibson Les Paul 1967 with P90's and Bigsby
- Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with P-90
- Gibson SGs (red with Bigsby)
- Gibson Les Paul (sunburst)
- Gibson Les Paul TV
- Fender Strat (sunburst)
- Fender 57 Strat (natural - "Alligator")
- Fender strat with midi (black)
- Fender Stratocaster with a Gibson tuneomatic and tailpiece
- Travis Bean (TB500, MC500, MC1000)
- 1939 Gibson Super 400N acoustic
- Martin D-18
- Alembic guitar (said to be a project)
- Stephen Cripe "Lightning Bolt" guitar
- ZB pedal steel 70-74
- Alvarez-Yairi
Amps and Cabinets
- Fender Twin Reverb amp with preamp outputs to a Mcintosh 2300 amp
- Alembic B-12 speaker cabinets
- JBL E120s speakers
- Mesa Boogie Mark I and Mark II amplifiers
- Fender 4x12 cabinets
Effects and More
- MXR Distortion+ Script Logo (for leads and gain)
- MXR Analog Delay (the vintage one is no longer made, so checkout the newer Carbon Copy pictured below)
- MXR Phase 100 Script logo
- Mutron lll Envelope Filter
- Mutron Octave Divider
- Boss OC-2 octave divider (changed to this in the 80's)
- Boss HM-2
- Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion pedal
- Boss OD-1 pedal
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
- ADA 2FX
- Ernie Ball Volume pedal
- custom foot controller
- Vox Crybaby wah
- ColorSound "Vol + Wah"
- Sennheiser 421 mic (amps)
- Roland guitar synth
- Lexicon PCM's (42/60/70)
- Groove Tube TRIO preamp
- Real Tube Reverb unit
Strings and Picks
- Vinci custom set, gauged .010, .013, .017, .027, .037, and .047
- Fender Extra Heavy flatpick
