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What guitar does Robert Fripp play?

Robert Fripp has said his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom was his main instrument from 1968 to 1980, played through a Hiwatt stack and a Pete Cornish pedalboard with volume, fuzz and wah. He has also played a 1962 Gibson ES-345, a Fernandes Gold Top and a Roland G-303.

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What guitar does Robert Fripp play?

His 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom, bought in November 1968 and his main instrument until 1980, on all the classic Crimson albums. Before that he played a 1962 Gibson ES-345, and later a custom Fernandes Gold Top he calls a facsimile of a Gibson.

What gear did Robert Fripp use on Red?

He told Guitar World it was his Les Paul and a Hiwatt stack, a Pete Cornish pedalboard with a volume pedal, fuzz and wah-wah, and a Watkins Copicat echo.

What guitar synth did Robert Fripp use?

A Roland G-303 synth guitar, which he used with King Crimson from 1981 to 1984. Adrian Belew later gave him his G-303 as well.

What was Robert Fripp's first guitar?

An Egmond Freres his mother bought him for Christmas in 1957, followed by a Rosetti and a Hofner President before his ES-345 in 1963.

What amp modeler did Robert Fripp play through with King Crimson?

Premier Guitar's 2019 Rig Rundown showed no traditional amps: his core sound came from two Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL units, with a pair of Eventide H8000s at the bottom of the rack mainly for looping.

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Robert Fripp is the founder and guitarist of King Crimson and the player behind Fripp and Eno and David Bowie's Heroes. This guide covers the Gibsons and Gibson-style guitars he has played since 1963, the Roland guitar synth he used in 1980s Crimson, and his Hiwatt, Marshall and Pete Cornish rig, in his own words to Guitar World.

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