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What guitar does Nels Cline play?

Nels Cline has been seen using a 1959 Fender Jazzmaster as his main guitar, all his guitars fitted with Mastery bridges, a Schroeder DB7 head into a Marshall 4x12, and a large board with a Klon Centaur, ZVEX Fuzz Factory, DigiTech Whammy and Boss and EHX delays.

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What guitar does Nels Cline play?

His main guitar is a well-used 1959 Fender Jazzmaster with a Mastery bridge. He has also been seen with a Henss Jazzmaster, a '69 Jaguar, a Gibson Les Paul Junior for slide, Jerry Jones 12-string and doubleneck guitars, a Crown, a Hopf and a Nash T-style.

What amp does Nels Cline use?

A Schroeder DB7 built for him by Tim Schroeder, into a Marshall 4x12 loaded with blue-back Celestions, with Divine Noise cables.

What pedals does Nels Cline use in Wilco?

Boss TU-2, ZVEX Fuzz Factory, Fulltone DejaVibe and '69, DigiTech Whammy, Boss CS-3 and VB-2, Klon Centaur, Crowther Hotcake, EHX Pulsar, Boss DD-3 and DD-7, MXR Phase 45, plus a second board with EHX delays and a Korg Kaoss Pad 2.

Does Nels Cline have a signature pedal?

Yes. The ToneConcepts GOO distortion, launched in 2016 after he tested it for 12 months in the studio and on tour.

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Nels Cline is the Wilco guitarist and a long-running figure in experimental and jazz guitar. This guide covers his Jazzmasters and other guitars, his Schroeder amp and the two pedalboards he showed Premier Guitar, plus his signature GOO pedal.

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