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What guitar does Ramones play?

Johnny Ramone was seen with his 1965 white Mosrite Ventures II from 1977 to 1996, through Marshall Super Lead heads and 1960B cabinets and no effects. Dee Dee Ramone played a Fender Precision, Tommy Ramone a white Rogers kit, and Joey Ramone sang into Shure SM57 and SM58 mics.

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Johnny Ramone: guitar

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What guitar did Johnny Ramone play?

A 1965 white Mosrite Ventures II from 1977 until the band retired in 1996. He also played a 1966 Rickenbacker 450, a 1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom and a 1979 Hamer.

What amp did Johnny Ramone use?

Early on a Marshall Super Lead and an Electro-Harmonix Freedom amp, then a Marshall 1959 Mark II Super Lead with a 1960B 4x12, and from 1983 a Marshall JCM800 2203. He never used effects pedals, just a Boss TU-12H tuner.

What bass did Dee Dee Ramone play?

A Fender Precision. His original 1975 bass had its pickguard replaced and extra caulking added to stop it shorting out from sweat.

What microphone did Joey Ramone use?

A Neumann U67 in the studio. Live he mostly used a Shure SM57, switching to a Shure SM58 in later years.

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The Ramones were the Queens punk band of Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone, behind Blitzkrieg Bop and the 1976 debut that launched punk. This legacy guide covers the band's gear as a whole: Johnny's white Mosrite Ventures II and Marshall stacks, Dee Dee's Fender Precision, Tommy's Rogers kit and Joey's mics.

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