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What guitar does Failure play?

Failure have said they run Fractal Axe-Fx rigs live. Ken Andrews has said he played a 1976 Gibson Les Paul Standard, a 2019 Gibson Explorer and a '67 Jazzmaster, and has been seen with an Axe-Fx III, an Electrical Guitar Company aluminum signature guitar and Alexander and DigiTech pedals.

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What guitar does Ken Andrews play?

Ken Andrews has said his 1976 Gibson Les Paul Standard has been a band staple since Fantastic Planet, alongside a 2019 Gibson Explorer, a '67 Jazzmaster and an Electrical Guitar Company aluminum signature guitar.

What amp does Failure use?

Since reforming, Failure have played through Fractal Audio Axe-Fx units. Premier Guitar showed Axe-Fx II units in 2014 and an Axe-Fx III in 2019, with Ken Andrews switching patches on a Fractal MFC-101.

What pedals does Ken Andrews use?

Live, his effects sit in the Axe-Fx, with Boss FS-6 switches and an FV-500L volume pedal. In 2019 he was seen with Alexander F.13 Flanger and Space Race pedals and a DigiTech FreqOut, and he has said he recorded with an EarthQuaker Rainbow Machine and Chase Bliss Mood.

What plugins does Ken Andrews use?

He has said the IK Multimedia Sunset Sound reverb plugin, built from impulse responses of Sunset Sound's rooms, is all over Wild Type Droid.

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Failure are the Los Angeles alt-rock band of Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott, known for Fantastic Planet. Most published rig detail comes from Ken Andrews, so this guide covers his guitars, Fractal rig, pedals and studio tools, plus Greg Edwards' notes and the band's 1990s rig.

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