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What guitar does Coheed and Cambria play?

Claudio Sanchez has been seen playing Gibson Explorers, led by a 1980 Explorer E2, through a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II. Travis Stever has been seen with Gibson Les Pauls and ES models on the same Axe-Fx setup, Zach Cooper with Nash P basses and Aguilar amps, and Josh Eppard has said he played Tama drums.

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What guitar does Claudio Sanchez play?

Gibson Explorers. His No. 1 is a 1980 Explorer E2, and Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown also showed a second E2, a '76 Explorer reissue, SGs and a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck, all with Bare Knuckle Nailbomb bridge pickups.

What amp does Coheed and Cambria use?

Both guitarists play through Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II units powered by a Matrix GT1000FX. Sanchez's patches are based on Marshall Super Leads, an Orange head and a brownface Fender; Stever's on a Mesa/Boogie Mark V.

What guitar does Travis Stever play?

Gibson. Premier Guitar showed his Les Paul Standard goldtop with a Bigsby, a Les Paul Custom with the Keywork engraved on top, an ES-137 and ES-335s.

What drums does Josh Eppard play?

He told MusicRadar in 2019 he had switched to a Tama birch and maple kit, and that a 1969 Ludwig Acrolite snare from his father is the piece of kit he could not live without in the studio.

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Coheed and Cambria are the New York prog rock band led by Claudio Sanchez, with Travis Stever on guitar, Zach Cooper on bass and Josh Eppard on drums. This guide covers each member's rig from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundowns and a MusicRadar drum interview.

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