What guitar does Noel Gallagher play?
Noel Gallagher uses his P-90 Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul with Marshall and Hiwatt combos for the Oasis reunion, plus a SIB Echodrive and Pete Cornish Soft Sustain 2. His main guitar since 1997 has been a cherry 1960 Gibson ES-355, after Epiphone Rivieras and his Union Jack Sheraton.
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“the best guitar in the world”
“I wanted to start playing Epiphone's because of The Beatles, I didn't know anything about guitars then.”
“I've actually sent my main one back to storage, something I haven't done since the day I bought it”
“And it's hands-down one of the best guitars I've ever played in my life.”
“And he gave me a Stratocaster that I wrote and recorded Don't Look Back In Anger on.”
“Who Built The Moon? is all a Nash Strat and a brand-new Fender silverface Princeton.”
“His Teles are amazing, too.”
“And Fender's new Vintera series is really good.”
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About Noel Gallagher's gear.
What guitar does Noel Gallagher play?
A cherry 1960 Gibson ES-355 he bought in 1997, now a Gibson Custom signature model, and on the 2025 Oasis reunion his P-90 Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul. Earlier he played an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, Epiphone Rivieras and a Union Jack Epiphone Sheraton II.
What amps does Noel Gallagher use?
For the 2025 Oasis reunion, a pair of Marshall JTM45s and a pair of Hiwatt Custom 50s per Guitar World, with Guitar.com also reporting a Marshall SV20C. He has said Who Built The Moon? was a Nash Strat into a silverface Fender Princeton.
What pedals does Noel Gallagher use?
His 2025 board holds a SIB Echodrive, Pete Cornish Soft Sustain 2, Kingsley Page boost, BSM treble booster, Strymon TimeLine and El Capistan, Empress Echosystem, Boss RV-3, Keeley Compressor, Dunlop Cry Baby Mini wah, ZVEX Lo-Fi Loop Junkies and a TC Electronic PolyTune 3.
What guitar did Noel Gallagher use on Don't Look Back in Anger?
He has said Johnny Marr gave him the Stratocaster he wrote and recorded Don't Look Back in Anger on. The Epiphone Riviera from the video is the basis of his signature Epiphone Noel Gallagher Riviera.
What Strat does Noel Gallagher use?
He has said Fender's The Edge signature Strat is one of the best guitars he has ever played, and that Who Built The Moon? was all a Nash Strat.
What acoustic guitar does Noel Gallagher play?
Gibson jumbos. He started on an Epiphone EJ-200, moved to the Gibson J-150 and J-200, and the J-150 with a bootleg adidas sticker has been his main acoustic for two decades.
Noel Gallagher is the songwriter and lead guitarist of Oasis and leader of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. This guide covers the Les Pauls, Epiphone hollowbodies, Strats, Nash guitars and cherry Gibson ES-355 behind his career, his Gibson and Epiphone signature models, and the Marshall, Hiwatt and pedalboard rig from the 2025 Oasis reunion.
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