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Animals as Leaders' Javier Reyes has said he plays his signature ESP 7 and 8 strings, his Ortega 8-string classical and DiMarzio Eclipse 8 pickups through Fractal and Morgan amps. Tosin Abasi uses his Abasi Concepts Pathos pedal. Matt Garstka has been seen playing Meinl cymbals, including his Fat Stack.
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“I have an LTD SN-1000, my custom ESP JR-7 signature 7-string, my signature ESP S-type.”
“I have an LTD SN-1000, my custom ESP JR-7 signature 7-string, my signature ESP S-type.”
“I have an LTD SN-1000, my custom ESP JR-7 signature 7-string, my signature ESP S-type.”
“In Europe I even took my lower-tier model.”
“We used my signature Ortega 8-string classical on “The Brain Dance,” as well.”
“And on “Private Visions of the World,” I used a Vintage Plus from ESP.”
“I think I used an 8-string PRS on a couple of songs.”
“We used an Aristides guitar with Bare Knuckle pickups in it.”
“I use my signature Eclipse 8 DiMarzio pickups.”
“a Morgan SW50R clean amp with a Friedman BE-OD pedal going through it”
“There was a Friedman Buxom Betty used.”
“We used a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rec for some cleans.”
“The main cab was a custom 4x12 with Celestion V30s and Greenbacks.”
“The main cab was a custom 4x12 with Celestion V30s and Greenbacks.”
“a Morgan SW50R clean amp with a Friedman BE-OD pedal going through it”
“It's a very cool pedal and a one-trick pony, but it's a very cool trick.”
“And 'Red Miso' is all Eventide H9.”
“I love my Axe-Fx.”
“I have two 2x12 Port City cabs.”
“One of them has Celestion Creambacks and the other one has G12s.”
“I'm also using a Sub Machine fuzz octaver pedal from MXR on “The Brain Dance.”
“We're using the X32 RACK (and S16) for in-ear monitors and capturing our performances”
“We're using the X32 RACK (and S16) for in-ear monitors and capturing our performances”
“I used my Abasi Concepts Larada for virtually all of the record.”
“I use it for leads.”
“The Friedman BE-OD pedal into a Morgan SW50R was my main sound.”
“The Friedman BE-OD pedal into a Morgan SW50R was my main sound.”
“This stick's a chopper, but you can smash with it too.”
He has said he plays his custom ESP JR-7 signature 7-string, his signature ESP 8-string S-type and an LTD SN-1000, and earlier his LTD JR-608 signature 8-string. He recorded The Brain Dance on his signature Ortega 8-string classical.
Javier Reyes has said the rhythm tones were a Morgan SW50R with a Friedman BE-OD in front, with a Friedman Buxom Betty and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for some cleans, into a custom 4x12 with Celestion V30s and Greenbacks. Tosin Abasi called the BE-OD into the Morgan his main sound.
He has said he uses his signature DiMarzio Eclipse 8 pickups. In the 2013 Premier Guitar rig rundown he was seen with a custom 8-string and the band's Fractal Axe-Fx II into Port City heads.
Meinl. In his Thoughts and Prayers video he has been seen with his Artist Concept Model Fat Stack, two Temporal Stacks, his signature 20 inch Byzance Vintage Equilibrium China, 14 inch Byzance Equilibrium hats and Byzance crashes with a 22 inch R&D ride.
His Vic Firth signature SGAR stick, a 16 inch hickory stick with a blended wood tip and long taper. He has said it is a chopper that you can smash with too.
He has been seen with D'Addario NYXL sets from .009 to .074 for 8-string, and a Dunlop .73 mm signature pick.
Animals as Leaders are the instrumental progressive metal trio of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka. This guide focuses on Javier Reyes' guitars, amps and effects and Matt Garstka's cymbals and sticks, with a few of Tosin Abasi's core pieces, from interviews and brand artist pages.
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