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What guitar does Chris Carrabba play?

Chris Carrabba has been seen touring with a 1961 Gibson Les Paul Jr., a 1967 Fender Mustang and Martin 0-18 and 00-18 acoustics, playing through a Vox AC15 with a Bogner Shiva as backup. His electric board held a Klon Centaur and MXR Micro Amp, and his acoustic board a Fishman Aura.

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What acoustic guitar does Chris Carrabba play?

Chris Carrabba has been seen playing a beaten 1970 Martin 0-18 and a custom 2014 Martin 00-18 with a three-piece back, strung with D'Addario EJ17s and played with Dunlop shell thumb picks and Paige capos.

What electric guitar does Chris Carrabba play?

He has been seen touring with a 1961 Gibson Les Paul Jr. and a racing-striped 1967 Fender Mustang with a matching headstock, both strung with D'Addario EJ21s.

What amp does Chris Carrabba use?

Chris Carrabba has been seen touring with one Vox AC15 and carrying an 80-watt Bogner Shiva with EL34s as a backup.

What pedals does Chris Carrabba use?

His electric board has been seen with a TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir, MXR Micro Amp and a silver Klon Centaur. His acoustic board had a TC Electronic Spark, Radial JDI, Fishman Aura and TC-Helicon VoicePlay.

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Chris Carrabba is the singer, songwriter and guitarist behind Dashboard Confessional. This guide covers the vintage electrics, Martin acoustics, amps and two pedalboards he showed Premier Guitar at a Dashboard rehearsal in Nashville.

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