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What guitar does Ronnie Wood play?
Ronnie Wood uses a Duesenberg Starplayer TV signature guitar and a Fender Vibro-King amp with a Klon Centaur that stays on, per his tech. He has said he uses his black 1971 Zemaitis Disc Front for slide, and has been seen using his 'Primo', 'Scratchy' and 'Old/New' Fender Stratocasters.
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What guitars Ronnie Wood uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
“I’ve always used the black Zemaitis 6-string for slide, the “Stay with Me” guitar.”
Acoustics
Slide and steel
“I also use the Stevens bar with the lap steel”
Amps
Pedals
Basses
“I told them that I was the person who stole the Fender Jazz bass, and I'd come back to pay them.”
About Ronnie Wood's gear.
What guitar does Ronnie Wood play?
His Duesenberg Starplayer TV signature model is a regular onstage, per Guitar World in 2026. His archive book also shows his 1971 Zemaitis Disc Front and the Fender Stratocasters he calls 'Primo', 'Scratchy' and 'Old/New'.
What amp does Ronnie Wood use?
A Fender Vibro-King, run dry, according to his Rolling Stones guitar tech Ryan Bullington in Guitar World. Earlier he was seen using a '50s Fender Tremolux and tweed Twins, and he has said a Hiwatt was behind the Faces' Stay With Me.
What pedals does Ronnie Wood use?
Very few: a Klon Centaur that is always on, a Fulltone OCD for two songs that need more gain, and a TC Electronic delay for a couple of newer songs, per his tech in Guitar World (2026).
What slide guitar does Ronnie Wood play?
He has said he has always used his black Zemaitis, the Stay With Me guitar, for slide in open tuning. He has also been seen using an Emmons seven-pedal steel and a Weissenborn hollowbody, and has said he uses a Stevens bar on lap steel.
What bass did Ronnie Wood play in the Jeff Beck Group?
A Fender Jazz Bass he took from a London shop and paid for years later, plus a 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass, run through a Marshall 100-watt stack, per Guitar World.
Ronnie Wood is the Rolling Stones guitarist who came up through the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces. This guide covers his Zemaitis and Duesenberg guitars, his named Fender Stratocasters, his slide and steel rig, and the lean amp and pedal setup his tech describes today.
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