Adrian Belew is an American guitarist and singer (and drummer, pianist and bass guitarist) perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson.
Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Adrian's guitar rig.
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Adrian Belew's Guitars
- Parker Adrian Belew Signature Fly Deluxe with MIDI
- 1969 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar (used on Frank Zappa’s Sheik Yerbouti, David Bowie’s Lodger, Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, and in Adrian's early days with King Crimson)
- 1966 "Twang Bar King" Fender Mustang electric guitar (he had switched to using Mustang models in the early 80's)
- Late-’80S Fender Custom Shop Strat (Kahler trem, Sperzel locking tuners, Lace Sensor and Sustainiac pickups, and setup to work with Roland GR guitar synth)
- Late-’80s Dobro with 33S Body/Round Neck with 45S Inlays (wrote the song "1967" along with many other songs on it)
- Eastwood guitars Airline 59 Coronado electric and Spectrum 5 Pro electric guitar
- 1962 Gretsch 6120
- Several Taylor acoustics, including a 1991 Taylor 412 acoustic guitar, which he's written many of his songs with
- 1965 Galanti Grand Prix electric and 1964 Crucianelli Panoramic (italian made guitars)
Adrian did a fun rig rundown video where he walks you through some of his guitar gear:
Adrian Belew's Amps and Cabinets
- Johnson Millennium 150s (x2)
- J12 Footcontroller
- Line 6 Vetta IIs (x2)
- Bose L1 Towers (x2)
- Fender Twins
- Supro amp
- 50-watt Atomic Reactor active wedge amp for monitoring
Adrian Belew's Effects and More
- Has used the Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra and II Preamp/Processors controlled by FAMC Liquid-Foot Pro
- Roland GR-30 Guitar Synth (GR-55 pictured below)
- Korg MS2000 Keyboard
- Roland VG-99
- Digitech Jimi Hendrix
- Digitech Whammy pedal
- Digitech Harmony Man
- Analogman Peppermint Fuzz Box
- Pigtronix Disnortion
- Keeley Compressor
- Eventide Timefactor
- GigFX Chopper
- Boomerang Plus Looper
- Roland FC-300 MIDI Controller
- Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
- Foxx Tone Machine fuzz box pedal
Adrian Belew's Strings
- D'Addario NYXL electric guitar strings, 9-46 gauge
