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What guitar does Joe Perry play?

Joe Perry uses his Burned Strat, a Fender body with a Warmoth neck and Seymour Duncan P-Rails, a 12-watt Silktone amp, a Fulltone boost and Warm Audio's Jet Phaser and Warm Bender fuzz. He has said he plays his Gibson Gold Rush Les Paul Axcess a lot on stage.

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What guitar does Joe Perry play?

He calls his Burned Strat, a Fender body with a Warmoth neck, Seymour Duncan P-Rails and a Vega-Trem bridge, his desert island guitar. He has also said he plays his Gibson Gold Rush Les Paul Axcess a lot on stage.

What amp does Joe Perry use?

He uses a 12-watt Silktone amp, which he told Guitar World he runs at 2 o'clock with a compressor and a Fulltone boost. His Aerosmith live rig has been seen with Friedman heads, Supro amps and Marshall pinstripe 4x12 cabinets.

What pedals does Joe Perry use?

He uses Warm Audio's Jet Phaser, always on his board, and the Warm Bender fuzz, plus a Fulltone boost. His live rig has been seen with a Klon Centaur, a DigiTech Whammy, an MXR Boost/Line Driver, a DryBell Unit67 compressor and a Strymon Volante.

What Les Paul does Joe Perry play?

Gibson has made four Joe Perry models: the blackburst signature, the Boneyard tiger stripe, a replica of his 1959 tobacco burst and the Gold Rush Les Paul Axcess. He also owns the original 1959 Les Paul Standard, which Slash gave back to him in 2000.

What strings does Joe Perry use?

Ernie Ball lists him as a long-time artist playing M-Steel Skinny Top Heavy Bottom electric strings.

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Joe Perry is the lead guitarist and co-founder of Aerosmith, also known for the Joe Perry Project and Hollywood Vampires. This guide covers his guitars, amps and pedals from his own interviews and rig features.

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