GN'R's Equipment
Axl Rose
Lead Vocals

Microphones:

Shure U24D/Beta 58
Shure Beta 58A Vocal Microphone (2006-)

Shure UHF-R Wireless Systems

Guitars:

Paul Reed Smith

Dizzy Reed
Keyboards [1990 - ]

Keyboards:

?

Computers:

Apple Macintoshes

Software:

Protools

Microphone:

Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone

Richard Fortus
Guitar [2002-]

Guitars:

Gibson '73 Les Paul Signature

Effects:

Hiwatt tape echo
Lexicon PCM80

Pedals:

Klon Centaur
Hermida Mosferatu

Amps:

2 channel Cornford
'73 Jose-modded Marshall 100
Plexi Marshalls (modified)
Diezel

Wireless:

Shure UHF-R wireless guitar system

Other:

Fernandes Sustainor
Bradshaw switching system

Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
Guitar [2006-]

Guitars:

Gibson Les Paul
Parkwood PW-370M (acoustic) (live 2006)
Vigier Surfreter fretless guitar
Vigier Excalibur
Vigier Bumblefoot Guitar (used up until July 2006)

Vigier Bumblefoot Swiss Cheese Guitar

Ibanez Artist AR50BK
1983 Ibanez Roadstar RS135BK (Swiss cheese)
Hand Guitar built by Tom Cannalonga
'57 Fender Stratocaster re-issue

Effects:

Roland GR-30 Guitar Synth / Roland GK-2A MIDI Pickup

Strings:

Ernie Ball Nickel Hybrid Slinky 9-46

Pedals:

 

Amps:

Line6 Vetta 2x12 Combo

Pickups:

DiMarzio Pickups

Wireless:

Shure UHF-R wireless guitar system

Dj Ashba
Guitar [2009-]

Guitars:

Gibson Les Paul

Amps:

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W

Guitar processor:

TC Electronic

Cry Baby

Q Zone - Better
Whammy - Shackler's Revenge
Pog 2 - If The World

Wireless:

Shure wireless

Tommy Stinson
Bass [1997-]

Bass guitars:
Custom Fender P-Basses with Jazz Bass necks
Music Man StingRay

Pickups:
EMG

Amps:
Matchless Thunderman
SWR Mo'bass with two SWR Megoliath 8x10 cabinets
Line 6 Bass Pod

Strings:
DR (medium)

Microphone:

Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone

Brain
Drums [2000-]

Drums:

Tony Williams Red Lacquer w/ Custom Yellow Hardware
18x24 Collector's Bass Drum-maple
8x12,9x13 Collector's Toms
16x16,16x18 Collector's Fl Toms w/ Legs
6x14 Edge Snare

Pedals and Hardware:

5000AD Accelerator Delta Bass Drum Pedal
5500TD Turbo Delta Hi-Hat
9300 Snare Stand
9700 Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand (x6)
9900 Double Tom Stand (x2)
9100 Throne


Ex-Gunners Equipment:
Robin Finck
Guitar [mid-1997 to August 1st, 1999 and from October 2000 (?) to early 2009]

Endorses Godling Guitar LGX Series.

Sponsored by Gibson Guitars and is currently using Custom, Standard, Studio and Goldtops.

Effects:

Boss DD-5 Digital Delay
Jim Dunlop wah-wah
Marshall JMP-1 Valve MIDI-controlable pre-amp effects unit
RockTron Vodoo Valve.
TC Electronic effects G-Force

Amps:

Marshall JMP-800 amplifier head
Marshall 8x10 speaker cabinets

Seymour Duncan pickups

Microphone:

Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone

Buckethead
Guitar [2000-2004]

Guitars:

Jackson Flying V
Steinberger GS
ESP MII
Gibson Chet Atkins
Ibanez X-Series Flying V
Takamine Acoustic
'59 Les Paul Custom
Gibson SG
'69 Gibson Les Paul Custom

Amps:

Peavey Reknown
misc. Marshall & Mesa Boogie heads
Matt Wells head
Harry Kolbe Cabinets
Mesa Boogie cabinets

Effects:

Roland SE 50
Rocktron Intellifex
Rockman
Zoom multi effects unit
Alesis Midiverb II
A wah wah
Lexicon JamMan
Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
Pro Co Rat
Digitech Whammy Pedal
Misc Toys

Other:

Amp Farm amp simulator plug in for Pro Tools

Slash
Lead & Rhythm Guitars [1985 - 1996] Electric Guitars:

Gibson Les Paul (Standards, Custom)
Gibson Melody Maker
Gibson SG
Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck
B.C.Rich Mockingbird
Gibson Flying V
Gibson Explorer
Gibson Skylark Lap Steel
Fender Telecaster
Fender Stratocaster
Fender 6-string Bass
Travis Bean
Guild Crossroads Double Neck
Jackson (early days)

Acoustic Guitars:

Guild
Gibson J-100

Amps:

Two Marshall 2555SL Signature Heads w/ EL34 Power Tubes (dirty sounds)
Two Marshall 2555SL Signature Heads w/ EL34 Power Tubes (clean sounds)
Marshall 2555SL Signature Heads w/ EL34 Power Tubes (for talk box)
Four straight-front Marshall 1960BV 4x12 cabinets loaded with 70 Watt Celestion "Vintage 30" speakers


Marshall JCM 900
Marshall JCM-800?

Strings:

Ernie Ball Slinky R.P.S gauge 0.11, 0.14, 0.18, 0.28, 0.38, 0.48

Pickups:

Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro

Effects:

Dunlop DCR-1SR Cry Baby Rackmount Wah Wah
Rocktron Hush II CX
DBX 166 Compressor
Yamaha SPX 900 Multieffect
Boss DD-3 Delay
MXR 10-band graphic EQ


Heil Talk Box

Other:

Nady 950 Wireless Receiver
CAE custom switcher/router
Peterson Strobe tuner (used by Adam Day)

Picks:

Dunlop Purple Tortex

Izzy Stradlin
Rhythm & Lead Guitars [1985 - 1991] Guitars:

Gibson ES-175
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Gibson Byrdland
Gibson ES-135
Fender Telecaster
Gibson 355
Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway

Amps:

Fender Bassman heads with a Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet with EV speakers in the bottom and
Celestions on top
Marshall JCM-800

Gilby Clarke
Rhythm & Lead Guitars [1991 - 1994] Guitars:

Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Melody Maker
Fender Telecaster

Amps:

Vox AC-30's reissues (during UYI tour)
Marshall

Duff McKagan
Bass [1985 - 1997] Bass Guitars:

Kramer
Gibson LPB-3 Les Paul
Fender Jazz Special Bass
Fender Precision (P-bass)
B.C Rich Warlock (early days of GN'R)
Music Man (early days of GN'R)

Amps:

Gallien-Krueger 800RB Bass Amp
GK400RB (used this head until he upgraded)
GK 4x10 RBH Cab
GK 1x15 RBH Cab

Strings:

Roto-sound Spacer

Pickups:

Seymour Duncan Bassline

Effects:

Yamaha SPX90 Chorus Effect

Misc:

Jim Dunlop yellow Tortex pick (.73)
Jim Dunlop DD Strap

Matt Sorum
Drums [1990 - 1997] Drumkit:

Yamaha Rock Tour Custom with 18 x 24 power kick drum, a 14" rack tom, and 16" and 18"
floor toms
a 12" Joe Montineri snare drum
14" 2nd snare drum
Cow Bell
Kettle Drum
DW double pedal

Zildjian Cymbals:

2x Hi hat (one on stand and one clamped)
4x Crash
1x Ride
2x China
1x Splash

Sticks:

Pro-Mark Maxxum 4195
Evans Ahead (during UYI tour)



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