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13 items · Last checked What guitar does Mike Mushok play?
Mike Mushok has said he played his PRS SE Mike Mushok baritone almost exclusively, plus PRS baritone 7-strings for solos. He has been seen using a Diezel VH4, Marshall JCM800s, a PRS Archon 100, Bogner amps and a Marshall JMP preamp with a 9200 power amp, and has said he used Fractal units on fly dates.
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SE Mike Mushok Baritone
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“I'm always amazed that of all the guitars I bring with me the off-the-shelf baritone SE model still beats them all.”
Said in Staind's Mike Mushok talks new band Saint Asonia and opening a custom guitar shop (Guitar World), August 2015
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Custom baritone 7-string
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Said in Interview: Staind guitarist Mike Mushok discusses Live from Mohegan Sun, PRS guitars and more (Guitar World), October 2012
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McCarty Hollowbody
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Seen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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What guitars Mike Mushok uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
PRS
SE Mike Mushok Baritone
SponsoredHas said they use
“I'm always amazed that of all the guitars I bring with me the off-the-shelf baritone SE model still beats them all.”
Said in Staind's Mike Mushok talks new band Saint Asonia and opening a custom guitar shop (Guitar World), August 2015
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PRS
Custom baritone 7-string
Has said they use
Said in Interview: Staind guitarist Mike Mushok discusses Live from Mohegan Sun, PRS guitars and more (Guitar World), October 2012
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PRS
McCarty Hollowbody
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Seen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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Ibanez
Mike Mushok signature models (earlier years)
SponsoredHas said they use
Said in Interview: Staind guitarist Mike Mushok discusses Live from Mohegan Sun, PRS guitars and more (Guitar World), October 2012
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Amps
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PRS
Archon 100
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Archon 100Seen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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Tremonti amp
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Tremonti ampSeen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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Bogner
Bogner amps
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Bogner
Bogner ampsSeen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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Marshall
JCM 800
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Marshall
JCM 800Seen in Mike Mushok: If there's gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better (Guitar World), May 2020
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Marshall
JMP preamp
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Marshall
Marshall 9200 power amp
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Marshall
Marshall 9200 power ampSeen in Tour profile: Staind (Mix), January 2006
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Fractal Audio
Fractal amp modelers
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Fractal Audio
Fractal amp modelers“I have the Fractals now and I've been playing around with those. They really sound great.”
Said in Staind's Mike Mushok talks new band Saint Asonia and opening a custom guitar shop (Guitar World), August 2015
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Questions
About Mike Mushok's gear.
What guitar does Mike Mushok play?
He told Guitar World he played his PRS SE Mike Mushok signature baritone pretty much exclusively, tuned down to F sharp, and that PRS built him baritone 7-strings so he could solo. Before PRS he had signature models with Ibanez.
What amps does Mike Mushok use?
Guitar World's 2020 Saint Asonia feature lists his Diezel VH4, a PRS Archon 100, a PRS Tremonti, Bogners and old Marshall JCM800s. A 2006 Mix tour profile shows a Marshall JMP preamp with a 9200 power amp alongside the Diezel.
Does Mike Mushok use a Fractal?
In 2015 he said he had Fractals and found them great for fly dates, though he still liked plugging straight into an amp.
What tuning does Mike Mushok use?
He has said he tuned his baritone down to F sharp.
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Mike Mushok is the lead guitarist of Staind and a founding member of Saint Asonia. This guide covers his baritone guitars and amps as described in Guitar World interviews from 2012 to 2020 and a Mix tour profile, and uses Staind's official accounts.
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