Equipment
- Gibson EDS-1275 - McLaughlin played the Gibson doubleneck between 1971 and 1973, his first years with the Mahavishnu Orchestra; this is the guitar which, amplified through a 100-watt Marshall amplifier "in meltdown mode," produced the signature McLaughlin sound hailed by Guitar Player as one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time."
- Double Rainbow doubleneck guitar made by Rex Bogue, which McLaughlin played from 1973 to 1975.
- The first Abraham Wechter-built acoustic "Shakti guitar," a customized Gibson J-200 with drone strings transversely across the soundhole.
- He currently plays Godin electric/MIDI guitars, one of which can be seen on the Eric Clapton's Crossroads Chicago 2007 DVD.
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