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What guitar does Chon play?

Chon guitarists have been seen using Ibanez guitars, a hand-painted RG for Mario Camarena and an AZ series prototype for Erick Hansel, into Matchless combos (a Lightning 15 and a Spitfire 15), with pedalboards built around EarthQuaker Devices stompboxes plus MXR and TC Electronic units.

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What guitars Chon uses: a sourced gear guide

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Mario Camarena: guitar and amp

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Mario Camarena: pedalboard

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What guitar does Mario Camarena play?

He has been seen with one guitar, an Ibanez RG series painted by his teacher Seth Hollander, who also picked its DiMarzio pickups.

What amp does Mario Camarena use?

A Matchless Lightning 15 1x15 combo with EL84s, which he bought after using one while recording the album Homey.

What guitar does Erick Hansel play?

An Ibanez AZ series prototype from the company's L.A. Custom Shop, with smaller frets than a typical RG and specially designed Seymour Duncan humbuckers.

What amp does Erick Hansel use?

A Matchless Spitfire 15 combo.

What pedals does Chon use?

Both boards lean on EarthQuaker Devices, including the Warden, Dunes, Arrows, The Depths, Night Wire and Avalanche Run, plus TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir tuners and MXR Echoplex Delay and Reverb pedals.

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Chon are the instrumental math rock band from Oceanside, California, built around guitarists Mario Camarena and Erick Hansel. This guide covers their Ibanez guitars, Matchless combos and EarthQuaker-heavy pedalboards from Premier Guitar's 2017 Rig Rundown.

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