Top 5Seen using
TC Electronic
Flashback delaySeen in Rig Rundown: Coco Montoya (Premier Guitar), April 2017
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8 items · Last checked What guitar does Coco Montoya play?
Coco Montoya has said he played Stratocasters made for him, left-handed bodies with right-handed necks strung upside down, through Steve Carr's amps and a Fulltone Full-Drive 2. In 2017 his board was also seen with TC Electronic Shaker and Flashback pedals and a Dunlop Cry Baby.
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Where to start with Coco Montoya's gear.
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Fender
Custom Stratocaster (left-handed body, right-handed neck)
Top 5Has said they use
“I use Stratocasters that were made for me that started in my second time with John Mayall.”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
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Carr Amplifiers
Amplifiers
Top 5Has said they use
Carr Amplifiers
Amplifiers“Even though I have been using Steve Carr's amps forever”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
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Fender
Super Reverb (early years)
Top 5Has said they use
“I had a Super Reverb and Tube Screamer and that was it.”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
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What guitars Coco Montoya uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Fender
Custom Stratocaster (left-handed body, right-handed neck)
Has said they use
“I use Stratocasters that were made for me that started in my second time with John Mayall.”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
No store page for this one.
Amps
Carr Amplifiers
Amplifiers
Has said they use
Carr Amplifiers
Amplifiers“Even though I have been using Steve Carr's amps forever”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
No store page for this one.
Fender
Super Reverb (early years)
Has said they use
“I had a Super Reverb and Tube Screamer and that was it.”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
No store page for this one.
Pedals
Fulltone
Full-Drive 2
Has said they use
Fulltone
Full-Drive 2“I use the Fulldrive, the blue pedal, not the Mosfet, the one before that”
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
No store page for this one.
TC Electronic
Shaker Vibrato
Seen using
TC Electronic
Shaker VibratoSeen in Rig Rundown: Coco Montoya (Premier Guitar), April 2017
Seen using
TC Electronic
Flashback delaySeen in Rig Rundown: Coco Montoya (Premier Guitar), April 2017
Seen using
Ibanez
Tube Screamer (early years)
Has said they use
Said in Coco Montoya: Keepin' the Blues Alive and Well (Australian Musician), November 2016
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Coco Montoya's gear.
What guitar does Coco Montoya play?
He has said he played Stratocasters made for him since his second stint with John Mayall: left-handed bodies with right-handed necks, so the strings run upside down.
What amp does Coco Montoya use?
He has said he has been playing Steve Carr's amps from Pittsboro, North Carolina for years. In his early years he played a Fender Super Reverb with a Tube Screamer.
What pedals does Coco Montoya use?
He has said he played the blue Fulltone Full-Drive 2. His 2017 board was also seen with a TC Electronic Shaker, a TC Electronic Flashback and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah.
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Coco Montoya
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Coco Montoya is the left-handed blues guitarist and singer who played with Albert Collins and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. This guide covers his upside-down Strats, Carr amps and pedals from a 2016 interview and Premier Guitar's 2017 Rig Rundown.
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