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H.E.R. has said she plays her Chrome Glow Fender signature Stratocaster and has been seen with Custom Shop Strats built for TV and Super Bowl stages. She has said she runs Fender Twin amps and Boss delay, overdrive and chorus pedals, and has been seen playing through a Kemper.
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“But of course, it's like chrome and an iridescent and it looks really cool on stage.”
“They actually made that guitar for me in five days and it matches every single one of my outfits.”
“I'm a big fan of Fender Twins. I love the reverb and vibey tones they make”
“I love Boss pedals - they're what I started off with and I find myself going back to those ones more and more, especially for delay.”
“I'm always back and forth between Boss delays, overdrives and chorus pedals.”
“I also did the blue to gold gradient lenses, which look just like my album cover.”
“And then we did the bigger size shades, which I also wear on stage”
Mainly Fender Stratocasters: her Chrome Glow signature model from 2020 and one-off Custom Shop Strats such as the clear acrylic one from the 2019 Grammys and a stained-glass acrylic build for Beauty and the Beast.
Yes. Fender launched the H.E.R. Signature Stratocaster in 2020 with a Chrome Glow finish and Vintage Noiseless pickups, making her the first Black woman with a Fender signature guitar.
She told Guitar World in 2020 she is a big fan of Fender Twins for their reverb and vibey tones. Guitar World has also seen her play through a Kemper Profiling Amp on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live.
She has said she keeps it simple with Boss pedals, the brand she started on, going back and forth between Boss delays, overdrives and chorus pedals.
Sunglasses are her signature. In 2020 she designed a four-piece collection with DIFF Eyewear, including the round Driver with blue to gold gradient lenses and the oversized Bella, and said she wears the bigger shades on stage.
H.E.R. is the Grammy and Oscar winning R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist from the Bay Area. This guide covers her Fender signature and Custom Shop Stratocasters, the amps and Boss pedals she has talked about, her stage mic and the DIFF sunglasses she designed.
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