What guitar does Acid Bath play?
Acid Bath guitarist Sammy Duet uses a prototype ESP EX with Lollar Monolith pickups and S.I.T. strings in C standard, through Marshall JCM2000 heads and an MWK SPD100. Mike Sanchez uses a Woodrite V-style into a JCM2000 stack. Bassist Shane Wesley uses a Sandberg Forty Eight and a Darkglass Microtubes 900.
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Sammy Duet: Guitars
Sammy Duet: Amps
Sammy Duet: Pedalboard
Mike Sanchez: Guitars
Mike Sanchez: Amps
Mike Sanchez: Pedalboard
Shane Wesley: Bass
Shane Wesley: Bass rig
Shane Wesley: Pedalboard
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What guitar does Sammy Duet use?
Sammy Duet uses a prototype ESP EX model with color-shifting side bevels and Lollar Monolith pickups, strung with S.I.T. .013 to .060 strings and tuned to C standard.
What amp does Sammy Duet use?
He uses Marshall JCM2000 heads with matching 4x12 cabinets, and he took the MWK SPD100, designed with his input by Michael W Klein, on tour.
What guitar does Mike Sanchez use?
Mike Sanchez uses a Woodrite V-style guitar with custom high-output passive pickups, and Premier Guitar reported he is working with Woodrite on a signature model. He plays through a Marshall JCM2000 stack.
What bass does Acid Bath's Shane Wesley use?
Shane Wesley uses a Sandberg Forty Eight bass with Fishman Fluence pickups and DR Black Beauty strings, into a Darkglass Microtubes 900 head and an 8x10 cab.
Acid Bath is the Louisiana sludge metal band behind When the Kite String Pops and Paegan Terrorism Tactics, back on the road after reuniting. This guide covers the current rigs of guitarists Sammy Duet and Mike Sanchez and bassist Shane Wesley, from their 2026 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown.
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