Joan Jett

Joan Jett's guitar identity is her white Gibson Melody Maker, which she bought in 1977 and has said she used in the Runaways and on hits such as I Love Rock 'n' Roll, Bad Reputation and Do You Wanna Touch Me. She has called it her baby and said it was light and sounded great.

Gibson built a Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker, developed closely with her, with a lightweight slab mahogany double-cutaway body in a Worn White finish, a slim-tapered neck with an ebony fingerboard, a silk-screened gold logo and mini Grover tuners with "witch hat" knobs. Her original guitar carried a Red Rhodes Velvet Hammer pickup that is no longer made, so Gibson substituted a Burstbucker 3, and the production model has a killswitch for stutter effects and a stopbar tailpiece.

Gibson has also made a Joan Jett signature ES-335 with a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge position and a signature ES-339. She has been seen playing a 2016 ES-335 Figured Cherry live since at least June 2017, and a Melody Maker has served as a backup. Guitar Radar follows Gibson's signature releases and reissues.