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What guitar does John Scofield play?

John Scofield has said he plays a 1986 Ibanez AS200 with Voodoo humbuckers through a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb, with D'Addario strings and picks, and also owns a 1963 Gibson ES-335 and 1962 ES-330. He has been seen using Vox AC30s, a DigiTech Whammy and a Boomerang sampler live.

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What guitar gear John Scofield uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does John Scofield play?

An Ibanez AS200 he has played since Ibanez gave him one on a 1981 tour of Japan. He has a black one and a sunburst one, and recorded Country for Old Men only on his 1986 AS200 with Voodoo pickups.

What amp does John Scofield use?

He told Premier Guitar in 2016 that he recorded with a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb. On tour with backline he asks for two Vox AC30 reissues and picks one at soundcheck.

What pedals does John Scofield use?

With Uberjam his board had a DigiTech Whammy, TC Electronic Polytune Mini, Vertex Axis Wah, J. Rockett Blue Note, Boss GE-7 and CE-3, Neunaber WET Reverb, Boomerang Phrase Sampler and Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth. He told Premier Guitar he recorded Country for Old Men with no pedals.

What strings and picks does John Scofield use?

D'Addario strings and D'Addario Classic Celluloid heavy picks, per his 2016 Premier Guitar gear list.

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John Scofield is the jazz guitarist who played with Miles Davis and leads his own groups from Uberjam to solo looper sets. This guide covers his Ibanez and Gibson guitars, amps and pedals from his Guitar World and Premier Guitar interviews and Rig Rundown.

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