Gear/The Raconteurs

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Contents 1 Jack White 1.1 Guitars 1.2 Pedals 2 Brendan Benson 2.1 Guitars 2.2 Amps 3 Jack Lawrence 3.1 Basses 3.2 Amps 4 Patrick Keeler 4.1 Drums 4.2 Other 5 Dean Fertita 6 Mark Watrous

Jack White

Guitars

• Gretsch Triple Jet
  • Jack's primary electric, made by luthier Randy Parsons. Copper-top, double-cutaway, Duo Jet-style. Gretsch logo from 1912.
• Gretsch Duo Jet
  • Jack's other main custom Duo Jet.
• Gretsch Anniversary Jr.
  • Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, three Filtertrons. Used mainly on the first tour.
• Gretsch Triple Green Machine
  • Custom Anniversary Jr., modified with two cutaways, a built-in retractable microphone, and an optical theremin next to the Bigsby. Usually used for "Level".
• Gretsch Rancher ("Claudette")
  • Custom acoustic. Jack used a red-and-white one with the Stripes and a gold-and-white one with the Dead Weather.
• Airline Town & Country
  • Three-pickup; used on tour and seen in the "Steady, As She Goes" video.

Pedals

circa 2009
Note that all of these were copper-plated (or bronze, whatever) by AnalogMan for the Consolers tour.

• Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
• Electro-Harmonix Micro POG
• Electro-Harmonix Bassballs
• Digitech Whammy WH4
• Demeter Tremulator
• Dunlop 535Q
• MXR Micro Amp
• Boss CS-3
• Boss TU-2 (w/ TS808 switch)
• AnalogMan mute switch

Brendan Benson

Guitars

• 1959 Guild Aristocrat
  • Primary electric for the BBS tour.
• Fender Telecaster
  • Primary electric for the Consolers tour.
• Gibson Flying V (w/ Vibrola)
• Gibson Hummingbird

Amps

• Marshall JTM45 RI amp (4x12 cabinet, all-tube head)
• 6x9 Supro amp
• Vox AC30

Jack Lawrence

Basses

• Rickenbacker 4003 (or/and 4001)
• Epiphone Rivoli
• Fender Jazz Bass

Amps

• Ampeg V-4BH Head
• Ampeg SVT-610HLF cabinet

Patrick Keeler

Drums

• 2006: Ludwig kit (in Gold Sparkle finish): 28" kick, 18x14" kick, 13" tom, Ludwig Black Beauty snare
• 2008: Ludwig kit (Stainless Steel Reissue): 26x14" kick, 9x13" rack tom, 16x16" and 16x18" floor toms, Black Beauty 6.5x14 reissue snare w/tube lugs, Supra-Phonic 6.5x14 reissue snare
• Paiste Giant Beat cymbals: 18" and 20" crashes, 15" hi-hats, 24" ride

Other

• DW hardware
  • DW 5000 series stands (at least in 2006)
• Ludwig standard kick drum pedal (not a Speed King)
• Remo heads (either Ambassadors or Emperors on all drums)
• Vater Studio sticks/stick holders

Dean Fertita

• Fender Rhodes
• Korg CX-3
• Nord Lead 2
• Airline Town & Country
• Gibson Hummingbird
• Fender Deluxe Reverb
• E-bow

Mark Watrous

(if anyone can identify these for sure, be my guest)

• Wurlitzer 200A (definitely)
• Yamaha CP-60M (probably)
• Korg CX-3 (pretty sure)
• Nord Lead 2 (maybe)