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What guitar does My Morning Jacket play?

Jim James uses Gibson SG, ES-335 and Flying V guitars, his Epiphone Jim James ES-335 and 3 Monkeys Orangutan heads. Carl Broemel has used a 1988 Les Paul, Duesenbergs, a GFI pedal steel and Carr Slant 6V heads. Tom Blankenship uses Mesa/Boogie Subway bass heads.

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What guitars My Morning Jacket uses: a sourced gear guide

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Jim James (vocals, guitar)

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Carl Broemel (guitar, pedal steel)

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What guitar does Jim James play?

Per Premier Guitar in 2025, Jim James uses a Murphy Lab aged Gibson Jimi Hendrix SG Custom, Gibson ES-335s, an ES-355 prototype, a 1998 Flying V, his Epiphone Jim James ES-335 and Fender Custom Shop Teles and Strats.

What amp does Jim James use?

Two 3 Monkeys Orangutan heads with a 3 Monkeys cab, plus a Rivera Silent Sister isolation cabinet, according to Premier Guitar's 2025 coverage.

What guitar does Carl Broemel play?

Carl Broemel uses a 1988 Gibson Les Paul Standard with a Bigsby, Duesenberg Starplayer TV and Caribou models, a Creston offset and a GFI Ultra pedal steel tuned to E9, per Premier Guitar in 2025.

What amps does Carl Broemel use?

Two Carr Slant 6V heads in stereo into an Emperor 4x12, plus a Milkman The Amp and a Fender Princeton Reverb reissue, according to Premier Guitar's 2025 Rig Rundown.

What strings does My Morning Jacket use?

Jim James uses D'Addario Pure Nickel .009 to .045 and Carl Broemel uses D'Addario EXL140 .010 to .052, both with Dunlop Tortex .73 mm picks, per Premier Guitar in 2025.

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My Morning Jacket is the rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. This guide covers the guitars, amps and pedalboards of Jim James, Carl Broemel and bassist Tom Blankenship, by member, from Premier Guitar's 2025 Rig Rundown and feature.

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