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Rig Rundown: Hall & Oates’ John Oates and Shane Theriot

The guitar duo shares the vintage-meets-modern setups they use to craft their soul-tinged rock that still packs arenas.

This 1958 Fender Stratocaster has been featured on some of Hall and Oates’ biggest hits. Oates purchased it in 1973 and since then the original finish has been removed and the body was routed to fit humbuckers. The bridge pickup is a Gibson PAF and the neck pickup is a very early PAF-style ’bucker from Seymour Duncan. He keeps the Strat strung up with D’Addario XL116 (.011–.052) strings.

Thanks to techs Frank Robbins and Justin Stabler.

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