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What guitar does Stone Gossard play?

Guitar World's 1995 tour of Pearl Jam's gear lists Stone Gossard's '54 Les Paul Goldtop, a Hamer Duotone, GHS Boomers .011 strings, Dunlop Tortex .73 mm picks, an Ibanez TS-9 and a Marshall 1960 4x12. In 2022 Guitar World saw him with a rare Gibson Les Paul Signature semi-hollow Gold Top.

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What guitar does Stone Gossard play?

His tech told Guitar World in 1995 that he mainly played Les Pauls: two Goldtops, a '54 and a '72, and a sunburst he has had since Mother Love Bone, plus a Hamer Duotone for Daughter. In 2022 Guitar World saw him with a Gibson Les Paul Signature semi-hollow Gold Top.

What amps has Stone Gossard used?

In 1995 his tech told Guitar World he was playing through a Matchless H/C-30 head into a Marshall 1960 4x12, plus an old brown Fender Deluxe. In 1992 Gossard mentioned his Vox AC30 and said he used a Les Paul and a Marshall on Breath.

What pedals has Stone Gossard used?

Guitar World's 1995 gear tour lists a DOD graphic EQ as a boost, a Boss Hyperfuzz and an old Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer, with a Sony wireless feeding his board.

What records shaped Stone Gossard?

He told KLOS in 2024 that Mercyful Fate's Melissa and Don't Break the Oath and the first Iron Maiden records were key. He told Revolver he bought Motley Crue's Too Fast for Love on Leathur Records.

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Stone Gossard is Pearl Jam's co-founder and rhythm guitarist, and before that played in Green River and Mother Love Bone. This guide covers the Les Pauls, amps, pedals, strings and picks from Guitar World's tour reports and interviews, plus the records he has named as formative.

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