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What guitar does Albert Hammond Jr. play?

Albert Hammond Jr. plays a Fender signature Stratocaster based on his 1985 reissue '72 Strat, with a Fender Mustang 90 as backup, Ernie Ball Slinky strings and his own AHJ Tortex picks. Mixdown reports a Blackstar Artist 30 and a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb, and a board with EarthQuaker Rainbow Machine and Arpanoid, a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay and an Eventide H9.

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What's on Albert Hammond Jr.'s pedalboard?

Albert Hammond Jr. has been seen using the EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine (mixdownmag.com.au, September 2026). Albert Hammond Jr. has been seen using the EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid (mixdownmag.com.au, September 2026).

What guitar does Albert Hammond Jr. play?

His main guitar is a 1985 reissue of a '72 Stratocaster, which Fender reproduced as his Olympic White signature model in 2018. Mixdown says his current backup is a Fender Mustang 90, and that he also owns a Gretsch White Penguin and a Rickenbacker 325.

What amp does Albert Hammond Jr. use?

Mixdown reports he is a Blackstar artist on an Artist 30 and added a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb around 2019. In the early 2000s he and Nick Valensi ran near-identical Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12 rigs.

What is on Albert Hammond Jr.'s pedalboard?

Mixdown (2026) lists EarthQuaker Devices pedals including the Rainbow Machine and Arpanoid, a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay, an Eventide H9, a pair of Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde overdrives, a Stone Deaf Parametric Distortion Filter and a Boss TU-2 tuner.

What records does Albert Hammond Jr. love?

He has named Wire's Pink Flag, Wipers' Is This Real?, Built to Spill's Perfect From Now On and David Bowie's Hunky Dory, and said he got John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band at 18.

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Albert Hammond Jr. is the rhythm guitarist of The Strokes and a solo artist behind Yours to Keep, Francis Trouble and Melodies on Hiatus. This guide covers his signature Strat, amps and pedalboard from Premier Guitar and Mixdown, plus the records he has named as favorites.

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