What guitar does Behemoth play?
Nergal has said he played ESP only onstage, mainly his LTD Nergal-6 and HEX-7 signature models, into Peavey 6505+ heads. His board holds an ISP Decimator, Boss NS-2, Boss DD-7, Xotic BB Preamp and Boss FB-2. He has also named three Gretsch guitars he writes on.
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Nergal: guitars
“It's still evil as fuck.”
“This is the seven-string, my signature Hex model.”
Nergal: amps
“This is a Kalashnikov”
Nergal: studio
Nergal: pedalboard
“This is for solos to give a boost.”
About Behemoth's gear.
What guitar does Nergal play?
His ESP signature models. He told MusicRadar in 2019 that he played only ESP onstage with Behemoth: the LTD Nergal-6, which has Fishman Fluence humbuckers, and the seven-string LTD HEX-7 V with EMGs.
What amp does Nergal use?
Peavey 6505+ heads. He told MusicRadar in 2019 he had used Peavey live for five years after switching between Mesa/Boogie and a Bogner Uberschall, which he still played now and then.
What pedals does Nergal use?
An MLC board with an ISP Decimator and Boss NS-2 noise gates, a Boss DD-7 for leads, an always-on Xotic BB Preamp, a Boss TU-2 and a Boss FB-2 for solo boosts, per MusicRadar's 2019 rig tour.
Behemoth are the Polish extreme metal band led by Adam Nergal Darski, with bassist Orion and drummer Inferno. This guide covers Nergal's guitars, amps, pedalboard and studio gear.
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