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What guitar does Best Coast play?

Bobb Bruno has been seen with a Gibson Elliot Easton Tikibird Firebird, a Fender Strat HSS Shawbucker and Squier and Eastwood baritones into a 1982 Mesa/Boogie Mark II. Bethany Cosentino has been seen with a Fender American Standard Strat in Azteca Gold and a Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster into a Mesa/Boogie Lone Star.

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What guitar does Bethany Cosentino play?

Premier Guitar showed her Limited Edition Fender American Standard Strat in Azteca Gold, played for about 80 percent of the set, and an Oxblood Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster with a Mastery bridge.

What amp does Bethany Cosentino use?

She was seen with a Mesa/Boogie Lone Star covered in custom gold tolex to match her Strat, set clean, with drive and reverb from her pedals.

What guitar does Bobb Bruno play?

His main guitar was a Gibson Elliot Easton Signature Tikibird Firebird. He was also seen with a Fender American Standard Strat HSS Shawbucker, a Squier Baritone Jazzmaster, an Eastwood Sidejack Baritone Deluxe and an Eastwood Warren Ellis tenor guitar.

What amp does Bobb Bruno use?

A 1982 Mesa/Boogie Mark II he bought on Craigslist, which suits the low end of his baritones.

What pedals does Bobb Bruno use?

His board was seen with a TSVG Best Coast Signature Fluzzy, Strymon Deco, El Capistan and Tap Favorite, an MI Audio Super Crunch Box as his main distortion, Catalinbread Valcoder, Zero Point and Talisman, an Electro-Harmonix Nano POG and a Line 6 DL4.

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Best Coast are the Los Angeles duo of singer and guitarist Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno. This guide covers both players' guitars, amps and pedalboards, member by member, from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown.

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