Keith Richards of Rolling Stones
Gain - 4.5
Treble - 4.5
Mid - 6.5
Bass - 5.5
Reverb - 1.5
Gain - 4.5
Treble - 4.5
Mid - 6.5
Bass - 5.5
Reverb - 1.5
Guitars
- Fender '52 Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde (this is like Keith's main axe)
- Fender '52 Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde (this is like Keith's main axe)
Notes: Micawber is the name of Keith's butterscotch Fender Telecaster. It's an early 50's (probably a '52) butterscotch blonde color model with a black pickguard & a stock 3 way switch. Removed 6th string, open G (G,D,G,B,D) tuning. Gauges .011,.015,.018,.030,.042. It has replacement tuners and brass bridge and nut is altered for 5 strings. Gibson PAF humbucker in neck position, original Tele pickup in bridge. Used on tracks including "Before They Make Me Run", "Brown Sugar", "Mixed Emotions", and "Honky Tonk Women".
- Natural finish 50's Fender Telecaster
- Natural finish 50's Fender Telecaster
Notes: Keith's second Tele is also from the 1950's. It has a black pickguard, five strings, natural finish. Similar specs/mods to Micawber. Shubb Capo at 4th fret. Tuned in B: B, F#,B, D#,F#. Used live for Tumbling Dice, Happy, Jumping jack Flash.
- Fender telelcaster sunburst
Notes: This guitar is also a 5 string. Sunburst color, with a maple neck, & low frets. PAF's cover is removed. Capoed at first fret. Used live for You Can't Always Get What You Want.
- Music Man Silhouette guitar
Notes: Keith Richard's uses the Music Man guitars for standard tuning songs and has one in black and one in white one. Both are non-tremolo with through-body stringing, the white one has Schaller pickups, the black one DiMarzios, both in humbucker/single coil arrangement. Used in past live on songs like Bitch, Sad Sad Sad, Sympathy, Satisfaction, and more.
- Fender Stratocaster
Notes: Keith's main Strat is a '58 known as the Mary Kay. Previously owned by Ron Wood. It has an all maple neck & fingerboard with a one piece ash body, see through blond finish & all gold hardware. Stock pickups, 5-way selector.
- Fender telelcaster sunburst
Notes: This guitar is also a 5 string. Sunburst color, with a maple neck, & low frets. PAF's cover is removed. Capoed at first fret. Used live for You Can't Always Get What You Want.
- Music Man Silhouette guitar
Notes: Keith Richard's uses the Music Man guitars for standard tuning songs and has one in black and one in white one. Both are non-tremolo with through-body stringing, the white one has Schaller pickups, the black one DiMarzios, both in humbucker/single coil arrangement. Used in past live on songs like Bitch, Sad Sad Sad, Sympathy, Satisfaction, and more.
- Fender Stratocaster
Notes: Keith's main Strat is a '58 known as the Mary Kay. Previously owned by Ron Wood. It has an all maple neck & fingerboard with a one piece ash body, see through blond finish & all gold hardware. Stock pickups, 5-way selector.
- Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar
- Gibson ES-355 Guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Custom (he used these a lot in the 60's and 70's)
- Gibson Les Paul TV
- Gibson acoustic guitars
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Ampeg Dan Armstrong
- Tom Anderson Trans Black, Cobra
- 1949 Martin D-18 and 1954 Martin D-18
Amplifiers
- Fender Twin amplifier
- Fender Twin amplifier
Notes: This amp is a 1957 model originally tweed, but recovered in early 60's style brown Tolex. It has 4 6L6 tubes.
- Marshall head
- Marshall head
- Fender Bassman 4x10
- Mesa Boogie 4x 12" cabinets
- Mesa Boogie Mark I amp (on album Some Girls)
-Fun fact: Keith Richards almost always plays through two amps at once.
Strings and Effects
- Ernie Ball regular Slinkys .010 gauge
- Ernie Ball regular Slinkys .010 gauge
- Zinky Master Blaster clean boost pedal
- Ibanez UE-400 multi-effects
- Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
- Ibanez UE-400 multi-effects
- Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
- MXR Phase 100
- MXR Phase 90 "Script" version
- MXR Analog Delay
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