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Roger Mayer
Voodoo VibeSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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19 items · Last checked What guitar does Richard Hawley play?
Richard Hawley has said he played a Gretsch Country Club 6196CG, a 1956 Gretsch 6120 and a 1963 Gibson ES-335 called Old Red. Live he has said he ran two Fender Hot Rod Deluxes, a Fender Super-Sonic and a Blackstar Artisan 30, with a Dunlop TS-1 tremolo.
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Gretsch
Gretsch Country Club 6196CG
Top 5Has said they use
Gretsch
Gretsch Country Club 6196CG“It's beautiful, it's a big fat sound”
Said in Gretsch Guitars News: See Richard Hawley's Rig Tour with Music Radar, July 2016
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Gretsch
1956 Gretsch 6120
Top 5Has said they use
Gretsch
1956 Gretsch 6120Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Gibson
1963 Gibson ES-335, Cherry Red, factory Bigsby ("Old Red")
Top 5Has said they use
“I call it Old Red, because it's old and it's red”
Said in MusicRadar: On the road: Richard Hawley, October 2015
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Gibson
1955 Gibson ES-295
Top 5Has said they use
Gibson
1955 Gibson ES-295Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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What guitars Richard Hawley uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Gretsch
Gretsch Country Club 6196CG
Has said they use
Gretsch
Gretsch Country Club 6196CG“It's beautiful, it's a big fat sound”
Said in Gretsch Guitars News: See Richard Hawley's Rig Tour with Music Radar, July 2016
No store page for this one.
Gretsch
1956 Gretsch 6120
Has said they use
Gretsch
1956 Gretsch 6120Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Gibson
1963 Gibson ES-335, Cherry Red, factory Bigsby ("Old Red")
Has said they use
“I call it Old Red, because it's old and it's red”
Said in MusicRadar: On the road: Richard Hawley, October 2015
No store page for this one.
Gibson
1955 Gibson ES-295
Has said they use
Gibson
1955 Gibson ES-295Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Rickenbacker
12-string
Seen using
Rickenbacker
12-stringSeen in MusicRadar: On the road: Richard Hawley, October 2015
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Seen in Guitar.com: Richard Hawley on his 1969/1970 Telecaster, August 2019
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Fylde Guitars
Fylde Alexander acoustic (Nashville tuning)Seen in Guitar.com: Richard Hawley on Fylde Guitars and Nashville tuning, November 2019
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Eastwood Guitars
Eastwood 12-string
Has said they use
Eastwood Guitars
Eastwood 12-stringSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Eastwood Guitars
Eastwood Baritone
Has said they use
Eastwood Guitars
Eastwood BaritoneSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Live amps
Fender
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (pair, in stereo)
Has said they use
Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Fender
Super-Sonic
Has said they use
Fender
Super-SonicSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Blackstar
Blackstar Artisan 30
Has said they use
Blackstar
Blackstar Artisan 30Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Budda
Budda combo
Seen using
Budda
Budda comboSeen in MusicRadar: On the road: Richard Hawley, October 2015
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Studio amps and effects
Gretsch
1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins amp
Has said they use
Gretsch
1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins ampSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Gibson
Gibson GA-19 amp
Has said they use
Gibson
Gibson GA-19 ampSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Fender
Fender Blues Deluxe (modified by Old Hat Guitars)
Has said they use
Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Ibanez
1970s Ibanez Standard Fuzz
Has said they use
Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
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Dunlop
Dunlop TS-1 Stereo Tremolo
Has said they use
Said in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
SponsoredHas said they use
Roger Mayer
Voodoo VibeSaid in Guitar.com (Guitar & Bass): Richard Hawley interview, January 2016
Questions
About Richard Hawley's gear.
What guitar does Richard Hawley play?
Gretsch guitars above all: a Country Club 6196CG he calls one of the finest guitars he owns and a 1956 6120. He has also named a 1963 Cherry Red Gibson ES-335 with a Bigsby, a 1955 Gibson ES-295 and a Rickenbacker 12-string.
What amps does Richard Hawley use live?
He told Guitar & Bass in 2016 that he ran two Fender Hot Rod Deluxes, a Fender Super-Sonic and a Blackstar 30-watt Artisan, all on at once. MusicRadar also listed a Budda combo in his touring backline.
What tremolo pedal does Richard Hawley use?
A Dunlop TS-1 Stereo Tremolo, which he said Duane Eddy got him into. He also named a Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe that Mayer sent him.
What amps did Richard Hawley record Hollow Meadows with?
He named three: a 1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins amp, a Gibson GA-19 that came with his 1955 ES-295, and a modified Fender Blues Deluxe.
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