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What guitar does AFI play?

Jade Puget uses a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Schecter silverburst prototype with Ernie Ball strings, two rack Line 6 Helix units and Ableton Live, plus MXR, Boss and TC Electronic pedals. Hunter Burgan uses Fender Precision basses, three Ampeg SVT Classics and a rack of Electro-Harmonix bass pedals.

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What guitar does Jade Puget use?

A Gibson Les Paul Standard he found at Guitar Center about 15 years ago is still his main live guitar, strung with Ernie Ball .010s. On the 2025 tour he also played a Schecter silverburst prototype with a Sustainiac.

What amp does Jade Puget use?

He runs a pair of rack-mounted Line 6 Helix units in stereo, with a computer running Ableton for sound designs from the record, all switched by an RJM Mastermind and Effect Gizmo.

What pedals does Jade Puget use?

An MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive, Carbon Copy and Echoplex, Boss DC-2W, RV-2, BF-2 and TU-3, a Keeley Compressor, TC Electronic Mimiq and Arena, an EHX Clone Theory and an L.R. Baggs Venue DI.

What bass does Hunter Burgan use?

Live he uses Fender Precision basses exclusively, including his No. 1 from 2012 and a custom pink P made before the 2025 tour, through three Ampeg SVT Classic heads.

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AFI is the California punk and alternative rock band of Davey Havok, Jade Puget, Hunter Burgan and Adam Carson. This guide covers guitarist Jade Puget's and bassist Hunter Burgan's live rigs from Premier Guitar's 2025 and 2017 Rig Rundowns.

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