Musical Equipment
- Mosrite - Blue Ventures II - Johnny's first guitar. Bought in 1974, stolen in 1977.
- Mosrite - White Ventures II - Bought in 1977 to replace the stolen blue Mosrite. Owned until the band disbanded in 1996 - later sold to producer Daniel Rey.
- Mosrite - Sunburst Ventures II - Bought in the mid-1970s. Ended up in a music store along with a pair of Johnny's jeans.
- Mosrite - Blue Ventures II - Mint condition never played on stage saved as a backup guitar, traded to Johnny in 1988. Eventually autographed and sold to a band roadie who later consigned it for sale at Northern Guitars in Queens, NY. Subsequently purchased by a fan of the band in 2000. Currently resides in New Jersey.
- Mosrite - Red Ventures I/V1 - owned by T.bags of Deadones USA
- Mosrite - Brown Ventures II - Johnny's main second guitar from 1984–1989, later painted gold sparkle.
- Mosrite - White 1 pickup - Made by a friend of the band and used as backup during live shows.
- Mosrite - Sunburst 1 pickup - Used in the video for "Time Has Come Today."
- Mosrite - White Ventures (2) - custom-made for Johnny by Mosrite founder/owner Semie Moseley in the late 1980s.
- Rickenbacker - 450 - Used on the Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, later stolen.
- Rickenbacker - Fireglo 450 - Later traded for a Mosrite.
- Fender - White 1970s Stratocaster - Used on the song, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." Owned briefly by Johnny before stolen.
- Fender - Black 1970s Stratocaster
- Fender - Red 1970s Stratocaster - used in a live dub by Johnny in 1985
- Hamer - White custom endorsement guitar - Johnny owned two. One was traded in the 1980s for a brown Mosrite which became a backup guitar.
- Boss - TU-12 Chromatic Tuner
- Marshall - JMP Super Lead 100W Head
- Marshall - JCM 800 100W Lead Series Head
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