Top 5Seen using
Fender
Telecaster“was a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb amp.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
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23 items · Last checked What guitar does Clairo play?
Clairo has been seen with a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb, a Stratocaster and a Jazzmaster, plus a Strymon BigSky on her board. Mixdown reports she uses a Yamaha CS-80 and has a Roland Juno-60, and she made her first songs in GarageBand.
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Top 5Seen using
Fender
Twin ReverbSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
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Top 5Seen using
Fender
Jazzmaster“A Fender American Professional Jazzmaster also appeared during a BBC Radio 1 Piano Session”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
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Top 5Seen using
Strymon
BigSky“A Strymon BigSky reverb pedal also features on her live board.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
What gear Clairo uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars and amps
Seen using
Fender
Telecaster“was a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb amp.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Fender
Twin ReverbSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Seen using
Fender
Jazzmaster“A Fender American Professional Jazzmaster also appeared during a BBC Radio 1 Piano Session”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Strymon
BigSky“A Strymon BigSky reverb pedal also features on her live board.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Kemper
Kemper Profiler Rack“A Kemper Profiler Rack was also spotted in a studio session video.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Keys and synths
Uses
Yamaha
CS-80“Clairo uses a Yamaha CS-80 in her setup”
Said in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Roland
Juno-60“a Roland Juno-60, visible in the background of an Instagram post from the same period.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
“Live, a Fender Rhodes Mark I Suitcase 73 featured during her Tonight Show performance”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
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Vocals and recording
Seen using
Shure
SM58“Clairo used a Shure SM58 as her vocal microphone”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
DPA Microphones
d:facto Vocal MicrophoneSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Has said they use
Focusrite
Scarlett 2i2“a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 interface”
Said in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Has said they use
Apple
GarageBand“I just started using that to do synth stuff in GarageBand.”
Said in The FADER: Clairo would like to leave her bedroom now, please, May 2018
Immunity sessions
Seen using
Waves
CLA-76“confirmed a Waves CLA-76 compressor/limiter on vocal stems.”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Universal Audio
Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder“Rostam used a combination of the Avid SansAmp, the UAD ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder plug-in, and AltiVerb reverb”
Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Clairo, March 2026
Seen using
Records she loves
Has said they love
The Shins
Wincing the Night Away“That album was everything to me.”
Said in The FADER: Clairo would like to leave her bedroom now, please, May 2018
Has said they love
Has said they love
The Beach Boys
Smiley SmileSaid in Rolling Stone: Clairo Breaks Down Every Track on 'Charm', August 2024
Has said they love
Harry Nilsson
The Point!Said in Rolling Stone: Clairo Breaks Down Every Track on 'Charm', August 2024
Has said they love
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys Love YouSaid in Rolling Stone: Clairo Breaks Down Every Track on 'Charm', August 2024
Has said they love
Broadcast
Haha Sound“I have been really obsessed with Broadcast since high school.”
Said in Rolling Stone: Clairo Breaks Down Every Track on 'Charm', August 2024
Has said they love
Joni Mitchell
Hejira“I think that [Mitchell] is absolutely one of the most brilliant songwriters ever”
Questions
About Clairo's gear.
What guitar does Clairo play?
Mixdown reports a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb as the core of several Immunity tracks, a Stratocaster at Rock en Seine 2019 and an American Professional Jazzmaster at a BBC Radio 1 session.
What synths does Clairo use?
Mixdown says she uses a Yamaha CS-80 and that a Roland Juno-60 shows in one of her Instagram posts. A Fender Rhodes Mark I Suitcase was on stage for her Tonight Show performance.
How did Clairo record Pretty Girl?
She told The FADER she started with a cheap MIDI keyboard and GarageBand, and wrote and recorded Pretty Girl on GarageBand at 19, according to Crack. Mixdown cites a tweet listing a Yamaha PSR-170 and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
What records inspired Clairo's Charm?
She told Rolling Stone she referenced the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile and Love You and Harry Nilsson's The Point!, and has been obsessed with Broadcast since high school. She told Crack the Popeye soundtrack is one of her favourite albums.
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Clairo is the songwriter behind Immunity, Sling and Charm. This guide covers the guitars, keys and microphones from Mixdown's rundown and her interviews, the plugins on Immunity, and the records she has named as influences.
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