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What guitar does Joan Jett play?

Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown shows Joan Jett with a Music Man HD-130 rig, an Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer as her only pedal, D'Addario .010 to .046 strings and D'Andrea Delrex Sharkfin 1.0 mm picks. In a 1983 interview she named a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe as one of her favorite guitars.

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What guitar gear Joan Jett uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does Joan Jett play?

Joan Jett has said they use the Gibson Les Paul 70s Deluxe (muzines.co.uk, November 1983). Joan Jett has been seen using the Gibson Melody Maker (premierguitar.com, April 2015). Joan Jett has been seen using the Gibson Joan Jett signature Melody Maker (black, 2011) (premierguitar.com, April 2015).

What amp does Joan Jett play through?

Premier Guitar reported in 2015 that she has relied on a Music Man HD-130 2x12 combo with Electro-Voice speakers since the early '80s, with an HD-130 head as backup. Guitar World says the Music Man on I Love Rock 'n Roll had two Electro-Voice EVM 12L speakers.

What pedals does Joan Jett have on stage?

Her only effect in Premier Guitar's 2015 Rig Rundown is an Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer set to turbo mode, sitting on top of her Music Man combo. In 1983 she told One Two Testing she did not bother with effects pedals.

What strings and picks does Joan Jett use?

Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown says each of her guitars is strung with D'Addario .010 to .046 sets and that she plays the broad, serrated edge of D'Andrea Delrex Sharkfin 1.0 mm picks.

What records has Joan Jett named as inspiration?

In a 1983 One Two Testing interview she pointed to the rhythm guitar on Midnight Rambler from the Rolling Stones' Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! and named Pete Townshend, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters as players she admires.

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Joan Jett is the singer and guitarist behind I Love Rock 'n Roll, Bad Reputation and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and before that The Runaways. This guide covers the amp, pedal, strings and picks from her Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, plus the guitars and the record she has named in interviews.

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