The Sadowsky Jim Hall Signature model. Based on Jim Hall’s D’Aquisto and made for him by the late Jimmy D’Aquisto.
Main Guitar(s):
- Gibson ES-175
- D’Aquisto Custom Hollowbody
- D’Aquisto Avant-Garde Acoustic
- Sadowsky Jim Hall Signature Model
Amps:
- Gibson GA50 Tube Amp
- Polytone Mini-Brute Amplifier
- Walter Woods Amp
- Harry Kolbe GP-1 Pre-Amp and Cab
Effects/Pedals:
- Chorus Pedal
- Distortion Pedal
- Harmonizer Pedal
- Alesis Microverb
Strings:
- D’Aquisto: .011-.050
- Sadowsky: Flatwounds .011-.050
Other Guitars:
- Taylor 12-string
Info:
- Jim Hall plays the guitar with the tone knob rolled all the way back and is known for not using many effects, although he uses chorus, distortion and a harmonizer, as stated by him, the effects are used for orchestration and are not over-used: “I know it’s a guitar when I see it. That’s about it. I have very little connection to the actual instrument. When traveling, I’ve gotten to the point where I just check the electric thing through—I have a super-case—because it’s gotten so complicated traveling. And it’s disappeared a couple of times overnight. So I just sort of try and separate myself from it; it’s a piece of wood—I can get another guitar. It’s not my dog or my wife.” (quote taken from a Jazz Times interview with Chip Stern)