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18 items · Last checked What guitar does Mary Spender play?
Mary Spender uses a Vigier GV Rock Hollow, a Martin OM-28 and a Victory Duchess amp with a Universal Audio OX Box, plus Chase Bliss Generation Loss and Hologram Microcosm pedals. Mary also teaches music production in Ableton Live 12 on the channel's own courses.
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“I used my Rory Gallagher Fender Custom Strat as well.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Martin
OM-28Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Epiphone
1937 archtopSaid in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Guitars
Vigier
GV Rock Hollow
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GV Rock Hollow“I mostly used my Vigier GV Rock Hollow.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Marceau Guitars
Red S-type“Then I had this red S-type built by Marceau Guitars.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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“I used my Rory Gallagher Fender Custom Strat as well.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Martin
OM-28Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Ernie Ball Music Man
St. Vincent signatureSaid in Interview: Mary Spender (Guitar.com), March 2018
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Yamaha
Pacifica 112“a Yamaha Pacifica 112 and a Laney practice amp, which I still have today!”
Said in Interview: Mary Spender (Guitar.com), March 2018
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Epiphone
1937 archtopSaid in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Victory Amps
Duchess“I've gigged with that amp a lot and I still love it.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Universal Audio
OX Amp Top Box“I used the Victory Duchess with the OX Box”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Orange
Rocker 32“For last year's tour I was using the Orange Rocker 32.”
Said in Mary Spender: Record labels told me to put the guitar down (Guitar World), February 2020
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Laney
Practice amp
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Laney
Practice ampSaid in Interview: Mary Spender (Guitar.com), March 2018
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Pedals
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Chase Bliss
Generation Loss MKII“The Chase Bliss Generation Loss is quite obvious at the end of Drop, Drop, Slow Tears.”
Said in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Hologram Electronics
MicrocosmSaid in Mary Spender on why she's more than a YouTuber (Guitar World), February 2025
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Electro-Harmonix
Soul FoodSaid in Mary Spender: Record labels told me to put the guitar down (Guitar World), February 2020
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Electro-Harmonix
Turnip Greens“The pedal that changed my life was the [EHX] Turnip Greens”
Said in Mary Spender: Record labels told me to put the guitar down (Guitar World), February 2020
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About Mary Spender's gear.
What guitar does Mary Spender play?
Mary Spender uses a Vigier GV Rock Hollow as the main electric, plus a red S-type built by Marceau Guitars, a Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher Stratocaster and a Martin OM-28 acoustic, per a 2025 Guitar World interview about the album Super Sexy Heartbreak.
What amp does Mary Spender use?
Mary Spender uses a Victory Duchess with a Universal Audio OX Box, an amp Mary has gigged with a lot. On a 2019 tour Mary has said they used an Orange Rocker 32.
What pedals does Mary Spender use?
Mary Spender uses a Chase Bliss Generation Loss and a Hologram Electronics Microcosm. Mary has also said they use the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food for drive and said the EHX Turnip Greens was the pedal that changed Mary's life.
What DAW does Mary Spender use?
Mary Spender uses Ableton Live 12 and runs an online course on producing music in Ableton Live 12, linked from Mary's 2026 studio tour video.
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