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What guitar does Train play?

Train's Taylor Locke has been seen using Gibson Custom Shop Les Pauls into a Top Hat King Royal. Jerry Becker has played a Fender '52 Telecaster into a Matchless DC-30 with a Fractal FX8. Hector Maldonado has played a 1960 Fender Precision into a Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+.

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Taylor Locke (guitar)

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What guitars does Train use?

Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown showed Taylor Locke's Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special and R7 Goldtop, an Epiphone Casino and a Gretsch Duo Jet, and Jerry Becker's Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster, Gibson SG Classic, 1973 Les Paul Custom and Gibson ES-339.

What amps does Train use?

Taylor Locke has run a Top Hat King Royal 2x12 with a Vox C4 spare. Jerry Becker's main amp is a Matchless DC-30 with a Vox AC30 backup and a Leslie 145. Hector Maldonado has been seen with a Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+.

What ukulele is played on Hey, Soul Sister live?

Taylor Locke keeps a pair of Godin ukuleles in his rack for Hey, Soul Sister, run through a separate Countryman DI.

What bass does Hector Maldonado play?

He has been seen with a 1960 Fender Precision, a Fender American Vintage '62 Precision reissue, a Hofner Gold Label Violin Berlin and a Hofner B-Bass HI-Series Violin.

What pedals does Jerry Becker use?

Becker has been seen with a Fractal Audio FX8 MkII and Mission Engineering SP-1, a Lehle D.Loop SGoS switcher, Boss TU-3, Radial JR-2, Lehle P-Split and a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus.

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Train is the San Francisco band behind Drops of Jupiter and Hey, Soul Sister. This guide covers the rigs of guitarists Taylor Locke and Jerry Becker and bassist Hector Maldonado, by member, from Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown.

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