Epiphone
Spartan archtop (1946)
Top 5Has said they use
Epiphone
Spartan archtop (1946)Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
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12 items · Last checked What guitar does Pokey LaFarge play?
Pokey LaFarge has said he played a 1946 Epiphone Spartan with a K&K pickup, a 1950 Gibson L-7, a 2012 Hamm-tone archtop and parlor guitars from Lyon and Healy and Silvertone, through a Magnatone Twilighter with D'Addario strings. His band's 2018 Rig Rundown also showed a Fender Blues Junior.
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What guitars Pokey LaFarge uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Epiphone
Spartan archtop (1946)
Has said they use
Epiphone
Spartan archtop (1946)Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
K&K Sound
Archtop pickup
Has said they use
K&K Sound
Archtop pickupSaid in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
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Gibson
L-7 archtop (1950)
Has said they use
Gibson
L-7 archtop (1950)“Old fine-quality archtops are warhorses.”
Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
Hamm-tone
Archtop (2012)
Has said they use
Hamm-tone
Archtop (2012)Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
Lyon and Healy
Parlor guitar (1895)
Has said they use
Lyon and Healy
Parlor guitar (1895)Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
Silvertone
Parlor guitar (1956)
Has said they use
Silvertone
Parlor guitar (1956)Said in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
Amps
Magnatone
Twilighter
Has said they use
Magnatone
TwilighterSaid in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
No store page for this one.
Strings
D'Addario
Guitar strings
Has said they use
D'Addario
Guitar stringsSaid in Pokey LaFarge: Wild, Wild Midwesterner, July 2015
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Band rig (2018)
Fender
Blues Junior
Seen using
Radial Engineering
ToneBone PZ-Pre acoustic preampSeen in Rig Rundown: Pokey LaFarge, September 2018
No store page for this one.
Pedaltrain
Metro 20 pedalboard
Seen using
Pedaltrain
Metro 20 pedalboardSeen in Rig Rundown: Pokey LaFarge, September 2018
No store page for this one.
D'Addario
Chromatic tuner
Seen using
D'Addario
Chromatic tunerSeen in Rig Rundown: Pokey LaFarge, September 2018
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Pokey LaFarge's gear.
What guitar does Pokey LaFarge play?
In a 2015 Premier Guitar interview he listed a 1946 Epiphone Spartan with a K&K pickup, a 1950 Gibson L-7, a 2012 Hamm-tone archtop, an 1895 Lyon and Healy parlor and a 1956 Silvertone parlor. He said the Spartan and the L-7 were his road guitars.
What amp does Pokey LaFarge use?
He listed a Magnatone Twilighter in 2015, and said he used no effects. A Fender Blues Junior was named in his band's 2018 Rig Rundown.
What strings does Pokey LaFarge use?
In 2015 he listed assorted D'Addario strings and said he played any heavy pick he can find.
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Pokey LaFarge
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Pokey LaFarge is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from the Midwest whose music draws on country blues, ragtime and early jazz. This guide covers the vintage archtops, parlor guitars and amp he listed for Premier Guitar, plus gear named in his band's 2018 Rig Rundown.
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