Guitars

1981 Ibanez AS-200 -- PRIMARY AXE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS
plus an assortment of Takamine acoustics and an old Martin

Takamine

Montalvo Flamenco Guitar

Amps

VOX AC30 or MESA BOOGIE MARK I reissue

Effects

DIGITECH Whammy/Wah

ProCo RAT Distortion Pedal

The RAT is a distortion pedal designed by Scott Richard Burnham who started ProCo in 1975. Scofield uses it to fatten up his sound. He uses just a little bit of distortion, but with the tone (filter) knob all the way up. He has 6 or 7 of the older RATs.

Ibanez CS9 Analog Chorus

John uses this chorus pedal with both controls cranked open to get that typical Leslie effect.

Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler

This modeler has got a collection of vintage filter and monophonic synth effects.
John uses the Line 6 expression pedal to control his line 6 gear.

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

A digital modeling pedal based on 15 vintage delay and echo effects.
This delay is also used by Bill Frisell.

Boomerang Phrase Sampler

Neunaber Technology Wet Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Microsynth

Rocket Pedals Blue Note Distortion

Boss Loop Station RC 20xl

Boss EQ

Other Guitar Effects

Boss EQ Pedal: used for a dirty rhythm guitar sound with a lot of treble.
Boss Chorus: rate and depth are turned up all the way for a kind of fake Leslie sound.
Boss Loop Station
TC Electronic Polytune
Vox Cry Baby Wah-Wah
Empress Tremolo (vibrato)