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What guitar does Aerosmith play?

On their Las Vegas residency Joe Perry was seen using his Gibson Les Paul Gold Rush signature, Supro amps, a Klon Centaur and DigiTech Whammy, and Brad Whitford Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Strats through 3 Monkeys amps. Tom Hamilton has said he plays G&L ASAT basses through Gallien-Krueger.

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What guitar does Joe Perry play?

Guitar Player's residency rig list includes his Gibson Les Paul Joe Perry Gold Rush, a single-pickup goldtop with a Wilkinson vibrato, the Gibson Custom Billie Perry and a 1959 Les Paul Joe Perry signature.

What amps does Joe Perry use?

A Supro Super and Supro Black Magick, a Fender Dual Showman Reverb, a vintage Marshall Super PA, a Marshall JCM800 and a Voodoo Amplification V-Plex.

What pedals does Joe Perry use?

A DigiTech Whammy, DryBell Vibe Machine, King Tone Fuzz, Klon Centaur and KTR, Dunlop Echoplex, Wampler Tape Delay and Catalinbread Topanga Reverb.

What guitar does Brad Whitford play?

He told Guitar Player he leans on Strats in Las Vegas, especially a Fender '65 reissue and a pine NAMM Strat, plus Gibson Custom Shop Les Pauls and a Gretsch Jet.

What bass does Tom Hamilton play?

He told MusicRadar he plays mainly G&L ASAT basses, his signature brand, through Gallien-Krueger amps, and loves Sadowsky basses too.

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Aerosmith are the Boston band behind Toys in the Attic, Permanent Vacation and Pump. This guide covers Joe Perry's and Brad Whitford's guitars, amps and pedals from their Las Vegas residency rig, plus Tom Hamilton's basses.

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