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What guitar does Fredrik Thordendal play?

Fredrik Thordendal uses Ibanez signature 8-strings, with the FTM33, M8M and M80M listed on his Ibanez artist page. Premier Guitar's 2013 Rig Rundown showed him with an Ibanez Custom Shop Stone Man 8-string with Lundgren M8 pickups, running a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra and Shure ULXD1 wireless.

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What guitar does Fredrik Thordendal play?

Ibanez lists his signature FTM33, M8M and M80M models. On Meshuggah's 2013 tour his main guitar was an Ibanez Custom Shop Stone Man 8-string with a 27-inch scale, built to his own design, plus a Japanese M8M with a 29.4-inch scale.

What amp does Fredrik Thordendal use?

In Premier Guitar's 2013 Rig Rundown, all three Meshuggah string players used Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultras for amps and effects, with patches switched automatically from a laptop running Cubase.

What pickups does Fredrik Thordendal use?

His Stone Man 8-string was seen with Lundgren M8 humbuckers in the bridge and neck, with a coil split.

What tuning does Fredrik Thordendal use?

Premier Guitar reported his 8-strings were tuned a half step down, with a foam mute after the locking nut on all of his guitars.

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Fredrik Thordendal is the Swedish lead guitarist and co-founder of Meshuggah. This short guide covers his Ibanez 8-string signature guitars and his Fractal Audio live rig. Social links point to Meshuggah's official accounts.

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