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What guitar does King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard play?

In Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown, Stu Mackenzie played a Yamaha SG-2 into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, with a Boss DD-3T, a Devi Ever Aenima and a Jam Pedals Boomster on his board. Joey Walker played a modified Godin Richmond Dorchester and a Novo Idris with a Strymon Sunset and an Electro-Harmonix Flatiron. In 2026 the band put out the JAM Pedals Tiny Amp Destroyer.

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What guitar does King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard play?

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has said they use the Yamaha SG-2 (premierguitar.com, October 2024). King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has said they use the Godin Richmond Dorchester (premierguitar.com, October 2024).

What guitar does Stu Mackenzie play?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown shows him with a Yamaha SG-2 he picked up in 2013, alongside his Flying Microtonal Banana. He told Guitar World in 2020 that his first main guitar was a 1991 Japanese Fender Strat he later refretted for quarter tones.

What amp does King Gizzard use?

Stu Mackenzie ran a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe with a Mesa/Boogie PowerHouse attenuator, per Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown. In 2017 Joey Walker said Cook Craig plays through a Roland JC-120. For Flight b741, Mackenzie told Guitar World they used cheap pawn shop amps and no pedals.

What pedals are on Stu Mackenzie's pedalboard?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown lists a Boss TU-3 tuner, a Boss DD-3T delay, a Devi Ever Aenima, a Jam Pedals Boomster, a Fender Tread-Light Wah and a Dunlop Volume (X) Mini. He told Guitar World in 2020 he loves the standard Dunlop Cry Baby wah.

What is the King Gizzard Tiny Amp Destroyer?

It is a JAM Pedals drive pedal made with the band, based on a $29 practice amp Stu Mackenzie found at Cash Converters. Guitar World reported in August 2026 that the amp has been on every Gizzard record since he bought it.

What gear does Joey Walker use?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown shows Joey Walker with a microtonal Godin Richmond Dorchester and a Novo Idris, and a board with an Electro-Harmonix Flatiron, a Wampler Faux Analog Echo, a Strymon Sunset, a Wampler Mini Ego and a Death By Audio Echo Master for his vocals.

What records influenced Stu Mackenzie?

Premier Guitar reported in 2024 that he dug into garage rock compilations like Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, and he called the Beatles' Help! the pinnacle of their songwriting. In 2026 he told MusicRadar that Echoes, from Pink Floyd's Meddle, has aged particularly well.

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are the Melbourne band behind Flying Microtonal Banana, Nonagon Infinity, Flight b741 and Phantom Island, led by Stu Mackenzie with Joey Walker, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Lucas Harwood and Michael Cavanagh. This guide covers the guitars, amps and pedals from their Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and Guitar World interviews, plus the records Stu Mackenzie has named.

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