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What guitar does J Mascis play?

J Mascis has been seen using a sunburst 1963 Fender Jazzmaster with a '65 backup, through two late-'60s Marshall Super Bass stacks, a Hiwatt DR-103 and a Victoria 80212. His board holds an Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff, a Super-Fuzz clone, a Z.Vex Double Rock and an EHX POG2.

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What guitar does J Mascis play?

A sunburst 1963 Fender Jazzmaster with original neck and pickups, swapped pickup covers and knobs and a Tune-o-matic-style bridge. His main backup is a sunburst '65 Jazzmaster, and he has also played a refinished '58 and a prototype of his Squier signature Jazzmaster.

What amps does J Mascis use?

Live, two late-'60s Marshall Super Bass full stacks, a vintage Hiwatt DR-103 driving two Marshall 4x12s, and a Victoria 80212 tweed Twin clone. In the studio he has said he used a '59 Vox AC15, a Fender Tweed Deluxe and a Tweed Bandmaster.

What fuzz pedals does J Mascis use?

His first Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff, an MC-FX clone of a Univox Super-Fuzz, a Tone Bender Mk I and Rangemaster clone built by Jim Roth of Built to Spill, and a Z.Vex Double Rock.

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J Mascis is the guitarist, singer and songwriter of Dinosaur Jr. This guide covers the vintage Fender Jazzmasters, stacked Marshall Super Bass and Hiwatt amps and the fuzz-heavy pedalboard shown in his Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, plus the studio amps he named in later interviews.

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