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What guitar does Molly Tuttle play?

Molly Tuttle uses Martin guitars: a custom Madagascar rosewood dreadnought with Crooked Tree inlays and an LR Baggs HiFi pickup, a 1943 D-18 for the studio and a Grand J-28E DN double neck. She uses a Dunlop Jazztone 208 pick and has her own Martin and Preston Thompson signature models.

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What guitar does Molly Tuttle play?

Mostly Martins. She told Guitar World in 2025 about her custom Madagascar rosewood dreadnought with Crooked Tree inlays and her 1943 D-18, and Fretboard Journal says she now uses a Martin Grand J-28E DN double neck. She has also played Pre-War Guitars Co. and Preston Thompson dreadnoughts.

What pick does Molly Tuttle use?

A Dunlop Jazztone 208. She told Guitar Player in 2025 it is a thick pick she has used since she was 10 years old.

Does Molly Tuttle have a signature guitar?

Yes. Martin launched the D-18 Molly Tuttle and D-X2E Molly Tuttle at NAMM 2026, based on her 1943 D-18, and Preston Thompson Guitars built the Molly Tuttle Signature Model (DMT-SMA) dreadnought in 2020.

What pickup does Molly Tuttle use?

An LR Baggs HiFi in her custom Martin, which she told Guitar World she plays on stage for her clawhammer guitar songs. Her flatpicking guitar has an under-saddle pickup plus a mic in the soundhole.

What strings and capo does Molly Tuttle use?

In a 2017 Premier Guitar interview her gear list named D'Addario EXP17 Coated Phosphor Bronze medium strings and a Shubb FineTune capo.

What microphone does Molly Tuttle sing into?

She has said she sings into a Neumann KMS 105 on stage and has also used a Sennheiser e 914 on stage, telling Sennheiser in 2018 the KMS 105 suits her voice.

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Molly Tuttle is the Grammy-winning bluegrass singer, songwriter and flatpicking guitarist behind Crooked Tree, City of Gold and So Long Little Miss Sunshine. This guide covers her Martin, Preston Thompson, Pre-War and Huss & Dalton guitars, plus her picks, strings, capo, pickup and microphones.

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