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What gear does Architects use?

Adam Christianson has said he splits between LsL and Mayones guitars with Bare Knuckle pickups. Josh Middleton played a custom ESP Horizon with Fishman Fluence Moderns and makes Kemper profiles of his rig, Ali Dean was seen with Dingwall basses, and Dan Searle plays SJC toms with Zildjian cymbals.

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What guitar does Adam Christianson play?

Adam Christianson has said he splits between LsL and Mayones guitars fitted with Bare Knuckle pickups, including Juggernauts, Ragnaroks and Impulses. Premier Guitar's 2019 Rig Rundown showed his LsL Bari Bone baritone, a Mayones Setius and a Mayones Regius custom baritone.

What guitar does Josh Middleton play?

ESP Horizons, including a custom Horizon with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups, plus his LTD JM-II signature and an LTD MH-401B baritone. He has picked out a Tobacco Burst ESP Horizon-II and said the Fluence Moderns are just what he likes.

What amps does Architects use?

The band plays Kemper Profilers live. Josh Middleton has said he makes Kemper profiles of everything and that the tone was based on a Peavey 6505+ with a Maxon OD-808 into an oversized Mesa/Boogie cab with an SM57. On Holy Hell he used a block-letter 5150 and a Victory Kraken.

What drums does Dan Searle play?

Dan Searle has said he used SJC toms on Holy Hell with a Pearl Reference brass snare and his usual Zildjian cymbals. MusicRadar showed his hybrid SJC kit in a 2012 kit tour.

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Architects are the Brighton metalcore band of Sam Carter, Dan Searle, Adam Christianson and Ali Dean, founded with the late Tom Searle and later joined by guitarist Josh Middleton, behind Holy Hell, Lost Forever // Lost Together and For Those That Wish to Exist. This guide covers the band's documented gear: Christianson's LsL and Mayones guitars, Middleton's ESP Horizons, Dean's Dingwall basses, Dan Searle's SJC and Zildjian kit, and the band's Kemper rig.

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