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What guitar does Johnny Ramone play?

Johnny Ramone, who died in 2004, played a Mosrite Ventures II, and from 1977 to 1996 a white Mosrite with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. He ran three Marshall 1959 Mark II Super Lead heads into 1960B 4x12 cabinets at full volume, and was also seen with a Hamer and a Rickenbacker 450.

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What guitar did Johnny Ramone play?

A Mosrite Ventures II, the company's entry-level 1965 model. From 1977 until the Ramones' last show in 1996 he played a white Mosrite with a stop tailpiece and a DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker in the bridge.

What amps did Johnny Ramone use?

Marshall. Once the band could afford it he bought three Marshall 1959 Mark II Super Lead heads and six 1960B 4x12 straight cabinets, and stayed with Marshalls for his whole career with the Ramones, played at full volume.

Did Johnny Ramone ever play anything besides a Mosrite?

Yes. In the early 1980s he had a deal with Hamer and appeared in an ad with a double-cutaway Hamer, and he was spotted with a Rickenbacker 450 on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

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Johnny Ramone was the guitarist of the Ramones from 1974 to 1996. He died on September 15, 2004, at 55. This legacy guide covers the Mosrite guitars and Marshall amps behind a tone often compared to a buzzsaw.

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