Overview: There’s just something so mysterious about Danelectro guitars. It was originally designed by Bo Diddley himself (as you can notice by the model’s name) back in the late 1950s.
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The guitar is armed with two TV Jones Power’Tron humbucking pickups and has two volume controls and one tone knob. The Tune-o-Matic bridge is fitted onto an ebony base and strings go to Gretsch’s own G-Cutout tailpiece. This is all accompanied by a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard featuring 22 frets. The unusual shape not only brings a very unique and aesthetically pleasing look to it but also makes it fairly comfortable to play. This model, which is also used by ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons, features a body made out of laminated maple and mahogany.
During the live performances, Jack White used it for the James Bond theme, the “Another Way to Die” song. Originally, this guitar had a regular red finish, but he puts more importance into the whole aesthetic aspect of things. Overview: According to Jack White, he painted this guitar white while collaborating with Alicia Keys. Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Nonetheless, they still retain some pretty reasonable prices among collectors, especially compared to other guitars from the 1950s. But after Jack recorded “Seven Nation Army” and a few other big hits on it, we saw the rise in interest for old Kay hollow-body guitars. These have never really been favored vintage guitars. It features a spruce top, maple sides and back, a rosewood bridge, and one DeArmond pickup with only one on and off switch. This is far from a top-tier guitar, although Jack found a good use for it, recording The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” on it by also using DigiTech’s legendary Whammy pedal (but we’ll get to that later). Presumed to be a K6533 Value Leader model, it originally had a sunburst finish but Jack covered it with kraft paper. Overview: With his inclination to use vintage gear, it’s only obvious to see Jack White using a guitar like his Kay hollow-body archtop from the 1950s, which he got from one of his friends. However, these guitars are made out of mahogany, but they still have that fun design and they work pretty well.įinish: Kraft paper (originally presumed to be tobacco sunburst) One thing led to another, and Eastwood Guitars began producing this model under the Airline brand. Needless to say, after Jack’s rise to fame, a lot of young guitarists got interested in this particular design. This one also came with a Tune-o-Matic bridge and tailpiece and they also lacked a truss rod.Īlthough a pretty unusual model with a lack of some important features that we’re used to, as well as a very unusual body shape, it was more than enough for Jack, both aesthetically and performance-wise. They came with two single-coil pickups, which are these days often mistaken for humbuckers. What’s interesting is that these had a fiberglass hollow body and a maple block in the center. Made by a company called Valco and under the Airline brand, they didn’t have an actual model name. What’s interesting is that this instrument, made back in 1964, wasn’t exactly an exclusive one. Overview: One of Jack White’s most important instruments, and the one that he used extensively during his time with The White Stripes, 1964 Airline JB Hutto is one of the most unique-looking models ever made.
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See the full list of the most notable Jack White guitars below. He has also used many other guitars for his solo albums as well as work with bands such as The Raconteurs over the years. In more recent years he’s primarily used several customized Fender Telecasters as well as EVH Wolfgang Custom guitars.
Jack White is most known for playing a red 1964 Airline guitar. Definitely some “unexpected” guitars or at least something you wouldn’t expect from Jack White. He’s been known for using some vintage and oddball guitars throughout his career, although over the past few years he has used some incredible modern models. One of the most exciting is obviously the guitars that he uses. Although keeping things somewhat simple when it comes to his rigs, there are some pretty interesting components. Jack White is also well known for his gear and how innovative he is at implementing it into his sound. And even those who don’t recognize his name will almost certainly recognize the song “Seven Nation Army.” Photo by Eli Watson It’s not often you meet an adult who hasn’t heard of Jack White.
White as rock music’s hidden ace up its sleeve and took things to a new level. Just around a time when rock and roll seemed to be missing a performer that was new and innovative, out came Mr. One thing’s certain, modern rock music as we know it today just wouldn’t be the same without Jack White.