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Nuno Bettencourt has been seen using his Washburn N4 signature guitars, now continued by his own Nuno Guitars, through Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead heads with an always-on Pro Co RAT. Pat Badger has been seen using Mouradian basses with Ampeg SVT-4 Pro and SVT Classic heads.
“My new models, the Dark Horse and the White Stallion, lead the launch of Nuno Guitars, along with continuing the legacy of the N4”
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“My new models, the Dark Horse and the White Stallion, lead the launch of Nuno Guitars, along with continuing the legacy of the N4”
“For me right now, I happen to have a Marshall DSL in the studio that I like.”
“I'll be backstage playing through this small Blackstar amp in the dressing room.”
His Washburn N4 signature with a Seymour Duncan 59 in the neck and a Bill Lawrence L-500 in the bridge, the Bumblebee N4 tribute, and since 2025 the Dark Horse from his own brand Nuno Guitars, which also continues the N4.
On tour he has been seen with three Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead heads, only one live, into Marshall 4x12s with Celestion G12T-75s. He has said he has a Marshall DSL in the studio and used a Soldano head in 1993.
A battery powered Pro Co RAT that stays on, a Boss OC-5 octave, a script logo MXR Phase 90, and a Boss GT-8 in the Marshall's effects loop for delays.
A Mouradian CS-74 originally built for Tom Hamilton, a one-pickup Mouradian built for Michael Anthony and an '80s Hamer Blitz, all strung with Rotosound UltraMags.
An Ampeg SVT-4 Pro and an SVT Classic over Ampeg 4x10 cabs, after a Boss TU-3, Boss GE-7, EHX Micro POG, Pro Co RAT, Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI and EBS Billy Sheehan Drive.
Extreme are the Boston hard rock band of Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone, Pat Badger and Kevin Figueiredo. This guide covers the touring rigs of guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and bassist Pat Badger as shown in Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown, plus what Nuno has said about his studio amps.
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