John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. He was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of Tom Fogerty. He attended Saint Mary’s College High School in Berkeley and, along with the other members of CCR, El Cerrito High School.

Fogerty’s first electric guitar was a Silvertone with a small five watt amplifier which he bought at Sears with $80 he had earned from his paper route. During the mid-sixties with the Golliwogs, Fogerty played a Fender Mustang that he later traded for a Rickenbacker 325 which he equipped with a Bigsby vibrato. During the early days of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty bought a Gibson ES-175 which was later stolen and replaced by a Gibson Les Paul. During the Creedence era Fogerty used at least two Les Pauls, one with a Bigsby vibrato and one with a standard tail piece. The Rickenbacker and the Les Paul without the Bigsby were Fogerty’s main guitars throughout the Creedence era. For amplifiers Fogerty used a Fender Vibrolux silver, a Fender Concert and a Kustom amplifier which was his main amplifier during live performances.

During his solo career Fogerty continued to use Gibson guitars such as a Les Paul Junior and Les Paul Goldtop reissue as well as various Fender guitars, including a Fender Telecaster modified with Stratocaster middle pickup and humbucker in the bridge position and a Fender Stratocaster fitted with two Fender Telecaster Deluxe humbuckers. He also used Mesa Boogie, Seymour Duncan and Marshall amplifiers.

Lately Fogerty has taken a big arsenal of guitars with him on tour including many of the abovementioned guitars, four PRS guitars in various finishes, two Taylor acoustic guitars, two Ernie Ball guitars, a 1956 Les Paul Gold Top with P-90 pickups and a Maton BB1200. For amplification Fogerty uses Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads into Ampeg cabinets, a 2×15 cabinet for his clean sounds and Cornford MK100 head with a 4×12 Wizard cabinet for his distorted and lead sounds.

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