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What gear does The White Stripes use?

Jack White has said he played the same three guitars for about ten years: a 1964 Airline JB Hutto, a Kay archtop and a red Japanese guitar. He used a Silvertone 1485, a Fender Twin and a DigiTech Whammy, and Meg White played Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals.

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What guitar did Jack White play in the White Stripes?

A 1964 Airline JB Hutto Res-O-Glas, his go-to on Elephant, a 1950s Kay archtop covered in Kraft paper and kept in open A for slide on Seven Nation Army, a red Japanese guitar in open E, a 1970s Crestwood Astral II and Fender Telecasters on Icky Thump.

What amp did Jack White use in the White Stripes?

A Sears Silvertone 1485 6x10 alongside a Fender Twin, which together shaped his early guitar sound.

What acoustic guitar did Jack White play in the White Stripes?

He has been seen using a Gretsch Rancher Falcon acoustic nicknamed Rita, used extensively on the Icky Thump tour, and a Framus acoustic from the White Stripes era.

What pedals did Jack White use in the White Stripes?

A DigiTech Whammy, used most famously on Seven Nation Army, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, and an Electro-Harmonix POG behind the organ-like tone on Blue Orchid.

What drums did Meg White play?

Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals at the peak of the band, usually in a simple 3-piece or 4-piece setup.

What microphone did Jack and Meg White sing into?

Mix reported both singing through Sennheiser e935 mics on the 2005 tour, with a Neumann TLM 103 on Jack's guitar amp.

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The White Stripes were the Detroit duo of Jack White and Meg White, behind White Blood Cells, Elephant and Seven Nation Army. This legacy guide covers the band's gear as a whole: Jack's 1964 Airline JB Hutto, paper-covered Kay archtop, Gretsch Rancher Falcon and Silvertone amp, his Whammy, Big Muff and POG, and Meg's Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals.

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