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What guitar does Adrian Belew play?

Adrian Belew has been seen using his Signature Parker Fly, a Mustang-based Twang Bar King guitar, a Roland GR-300 guitar synth, an early 1970s Roland JC-120, a Fractal Axe-Fx Ultra and a 1970s Big Muff, along with Ableton Live for loops in his 2014 live rig.

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What guitar does Adrian Belew play?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown showed his Adrian Belew Signature Parker Fly and his Twang Bar King guitar, which started life as a Fender Mustang and now has a Kahler and Lace Sensor pickups.

What amp does Adrian Belew use?

For the 2024 BEAT tour he was seen using the early 1970s Roland JC-120 he played with Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads, plus a Fractal Axe-Fx Ultra.

What guitar synth does Adrian Belew use?

He brought back the Roland GR-300 he got for King Crimson in 1981. "I could not do it right without this," he told Premier Guitar in 2024.

What DAW does Adrian Belew use?

Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown says he ran Ableton Live on a laptop for the loops and audio snippets he triggers live.

What pedals does Adrian Belew use?

His 2024 rig included a DigiTech Harmony Man, a late 1970s V4 Big Muff, an MXR Ten Band EQ, a Strymon Deco V2, an Eventide H9, Source Audio Artifakt and Nemesis pedals and an EHX Echoflanger.

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Adrian Belew is the guitarist and singer known for King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie and Frank Zappa sessions, and his solo records. This guide covers his rigs from Premier Guitar's 2014 and 2024 Rig Rundowns.

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