“I just don’t see them as, ‘Oh, a nice guitar,’ or ‘a nice pedal.’ I see the hours behind them. I see, ‘Wow, somebody really committed hours and energy and their soul’”: Seal is a secret tonehound – and he has great taste in gear
Janelle Borg
created: Aug. 14, 2025, 2:27 p.m. | updated: Aug. 20, 2025, 9:37 a.m.
Seal has revealed himself to be a not-so-secret tonehead and guitar aficionado.
- YouTube Watch On“I saw them more as pieces of art, and still do,” he reflects of his gear philosophy.
“I just don't see them as this, ‘Oh, a nice guitar or a nice pedal.’ I see the hours behind them.
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