Pat Metheny's Sound
Jazz guitar's great melodist and one of the warmest tones ever recorded.
Warm hollowbody through a chorused Acoustic 134 — round, wide and instantly recognisable
The rig
The gear associated with the sound. Each item opens a live Reverb search — vintage examples where they exist, modern equivalents where they don't.
Guitars
- Gibson ES-175Find on Reverb
- Ibanez PM100/PM200Find on Reverb
- Manzer Pikasso 42-stringFind on Reverb
- Nylon-string baritoneFind on Reverb
Amps
- Acoustic 134Find on Reverb
- Digitech GSP-2101 rack processingFind on Reverb
Effects
- Lexicon Prime Time delayFind on Reverb
- Chorus (always)Find on Reverb
- Roland GR-300 guitar synthFind on Reverb
Pickups
- Gibson humbucker in the 175Find on Reverb
Why it sounds like that
Bright Size Life
Almost dry early tone showing the phrasing without the later chorus signature.
Are You Going with Me?
The Roland GR-300 synth lead — a tone unique to him and inseparable from the composition.
Last Train Home
Chorused hollowbody with delay creating that endless, travelling shimmer.
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