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Joanne Shaw Taylor uses a 1966 Fender Esquire nicknamed Junior, a Fender Albert Collins Signature Telecaster gifted by Joe Bonamassa and two 1962 Fender Bassmans. Her board runs an Ibanez TS9 and TS808, JHS Pulp 'N' Peel and Oil Can pedals and an EHX Holy Grail reverb.
“It's been on every gig, every album. It's pretty much the number one, the baby.”
“It's an Albert Collins signature model that was gifted to me by Joe Bonamassa about 15 years ago.”
“I think it was a J-45”
“Yep, two 1962 'piggyback' Fender Bassmans, nicknamed Sirius and Severus for the Harry Potter fans.”
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“It's been on every gig, every album. It's pretty much the number one, the baby.”
“It's an Albert Collins signature model that was gifted to me by Joe Bonamassa about 15 years ago.”
“I think it was a J-45”
“Yep, two 1962 'piggyback' Fender Bassmans, nicknamed Sirius and Severus for the Harry Potter fans.”
“I took down my main guitar, which is Junior, a '66 Esquire, and then plugged into a Dumble Overdrive and a '62 Deluxe.”
“That's been a staple on my board for 25 years; it's my main overdrive pedal.”
“TS808 Tube Screamer, the second one here, which usually I just run as a bit of a clean boost.”
“I'm absolutely loving it, so far.”
“Ernie Ball strings, always have been”
Joanne Shaw Taylor uses a 1966 Fender Esquire nicknamed Junior, bought at 15, as her number one. She also plays a Fender Custom Shop Albert Collins Signature Telecaster that Joe Bonamassa gifted her, and has said she used a 2008 Custom Shop Les Paul.
Joanne Shaw Taylor uses two 1962 piggyback Fender Bassmans, nicknamed Sirius and Severus. For The Blues Album she has said she plugged Junior into a Dumble Overdrive and a '62 Fender Deluxe.
Her board runs a Boss chromatic tuner, a JHS Pulp 'N' Peel compressor, an Ibanez TS9 as her main overdrive, a TS808 as a clean boost, a JHS Oil Can delay and an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb.
Joanne Shaw Taylor has said she has always used Ernie Ball strings, in Slinky sets gauged .010 to .052, with Dunlop Eric Johnson Jazz III plectrums.
Joanne Shaw Taylor is a British blues rock guitarist and singer from the Black Country, now based in the US, whose albums include White Sugar and Heavy Soul. This guide covers her guitars, amps, pedals and strings in her own words.
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