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Dunlop
Cry Baby wah“I used the bog standard Jim Dunlop wah and one of the MXR green delay pedals.”
Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Lemmy Kilmister has said he played his carved Rickenbacker 4004LK signature for years, through Marshall Super Bass heads including the "Murder One". Phil Campbell has said he played a LAG Explorer-style guitar, "Fast" Eddie Clarke used a Stratocaster, and Phil Taylor was seen with a mirror-finish Camco kit.
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Line 6
Line 6 Helix“But the Helix sounds great. It’s got my Marshall sounds on there.”
Said in From Motörhead to Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: 'The world is not the same', September 2025
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Fender
Stratocaster“With Motorhead, I used a Stratocaster because it gave me a little bit of edge.”
Said in Eddie Clarke 1950-2018, November 2013
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Lemmy Kilmister: bass and vocals
Rickenbacker
4004LK Lemmy signature
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Rickenbacker
4004LK Lemmy signature“Well, they made the Lemmy model of that, right, the carved one, and I’ve been using that for years.”
Said in Motorhead Frontman Talks Gear, December 2010
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Rickenbacker
Bass with Thunderbird pickups“They’re very good instruments for a guitar player turned bass player,”
Seen in Motörhead Bassist Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister Passes, December 2015
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Seen in Lemmy Your Stack, August 2008
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Marshall
1992LEM Lemmy Super Bass
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Marshall
1992LEM Lemmy Super Bass“Marshall amps and speakers have stood behind me on every continent. I have never found anyone better to have at my back.”
Said in Lemmy Your Stack, August 2008
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Marshall
JMP Super Bass heads with 4x15 and 4x12
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Said in How Lemmy Kilmister found his terrifying bass tones, February 2022
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Phil Campbell: guitar
LAG
Explorer-style signature
Has said they use
Gibson
Les Paul Custom "Fretless Wonder" (1957)
Has said they love
“That’s my favorite guitar, but I can’t take it on tour because it means too much to me.”
Said in Phil Campbell, February 2018
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Laboga
Amps (Phil Campbell)
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Laboga
Amps (Phil Campbell)“I’ve been using Marshall amps, a Bogner as well in the studio, and Laboga amps. I also use Gurus amps, which are made in Italy.”
Said in Phil Campbell, February 2018
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Gurus
Amps (Phil Campbell)
Has said they use
Tokai
Les Paul, sunburst ('80s)
Has said they use
Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Bogner
Uberschall
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Bogner
UberschallSaid in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Dunlop
Cry Baby wah“I used the bog standard Jim Dunlop wah and one of the MXR green delay pedals.”
Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
Has said they use
Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Seymour Duncan
'59 and JB pickups
Has said they use
Seymour Duncan
'59 and JB pickups“I generally use Seymour Duncan pickups, a 59 and a JB, which is what I mainly used in Motörhead.”
Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Gibson
Acoustic (1946)
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Gibson
Acoustic (1946)Said in Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!", February 2020
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Gibson
Slash Les Paul "Jessica"
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Gibson
Slash Les Paul "Jessica"Said in From Motörhead to Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: 'The world is not the same', September 2025
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Line 6
Line 6 Helix“But the Helix sounds great. It’s got my Marshall sounds on there.”
Said in From Motörhead to Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: 'The world is not the same', September 2025
Dean Zelinsky
Strongbow custom single-cut
Seen using
Dean Zelinsky
Strongbow custom single-cutSeen in Motörhead – Seymour Duncan, Cider and Rock n´ Roll, June 2012
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PRS
Custom Shop guitar
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Parker
Fly
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Mikkey Dee: drums
Sonor
Mikkey Dee Signature Snare
Seen using
Seen in Video: Sonor Mikkey Dee Signature Snare, March 2012
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Sonor
Drums (Motörhead era)
Seen using
Seen in Mikkey Dee joins Scorpions as full band member, September 2016
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Paiste
Cymbals
Seen using
Paiste
CymbalsSeen in Mikkey Dee joins Scorpions as full band member, September 2016
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Remo
Drumheads
Seen using
Remo
DrumheadsSeen in Mikkey Dee joins Scorpions as full band member, September 2016
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Wincent
Sticks
Seen using
Wincent
SticksSeen in Mikkey Dee joins Scorpions as full band member, September 2016
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"Fast" Eddie Clarke: guitar (former)
Has said they use
Fender
Stratocaster“With Motorhead, I used a Stratocaster because it gave me a little bit of edge.”
Said in Eddie Clarke 1950-2018, November 2013
DiMarzio
X2N and SDS-1 pickups
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DiMarzio
X2N and SDS-1 pickupsSaid in Eddie Clarke 1950-2018, November 2013
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Gibson
Les Paul Deluxe (1972)
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Gibson
Les Paul Deluxe (1972)“My main guitar is the Les Paul Deluxe I used with Fastway in the ’80s. I paid 230 quid for it brand new in 1972.”
Said in Eddie Clarke 1950-2018, November 2013
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BOSS
OD-1 Overdrive
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Has said they use
Marshall
JCM 800 100-watt
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Marshall
Jubilee
Has said they use
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor: drums (former)
Camco
Kit, mirror finish
Seen using
Camco
Kit, mirror finishSeen in Motörhead Drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor's Drum Kit Up For Auction, November 2017
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Remo
CS Black Dot heads
Seen using
Seen in Motörhead Drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor's Drum Kit Up For Auction, November 2017
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Questions
About Motörhead's gear.
What bass did Lemmy play?
Rickenbackers. Lemmy said Rickenbacker made the carved Lemmy model, the 4004LK, and he had been using it for years, and Vintage Guitar says he played it for the rest of his life. Earlier Rickenbackers were modified with Gibson Thunderbird pickups.
What amp did Lemmy use?
Marshall Super Bass heads. His 1976 Super Bass, nicknamed Murder One, was in the studio and on the road for over 30 years before Marshall made his 1992LEM signature head. He said he ran two old JMP Super Bass heads with 4x15s and 4x12s on each side.
What guitar did Phil Campbell play?
A LAG Explorer-style guitar he found at a late-'80s Frankfurt trade fair, which became his signature model. He has said his 1957 Les Paul Custom Fretless Wonder means too much to take on tour, and that he used Marshall, Bogner, Laboga and Gurus amps with Seymour Duncan '59 and JB pickups.
What guitar did Fast Eddie Clarke play?
"Fast" Eddie Clarke said that in Motörhead he used a Stratocaster because it gave him a little bit of edge, loaded with a DiMarzio X2N in the bridge and an SDS-1 in the neck. Later his main guitar was a 1972 Les Paul Deluxe through a Marshall JCM 800.
What drums did Phil Taylor play?
A mirror-finish Camco kit with two 24-inch kicks wearing shark-teeth front heads, seen on Top of the Pops in 1980 and in the Ace of Spades video. uDiscover reported it went up for auction in 2017.
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Motörhead were the London band of Lemmy Kilmister, behind Ace of Spades, Overkill and Bomber, with classic and later line-ups featuring "Fast" Eddie Clarke, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee. This guide covers the whole band's documented gear: Lemmy's Rickenbacker 4004LK and Marshall Super Bass "Murder One", Campbell's LAG and Les Pauls, Clarke's Strat, Taylor's Camco kit and Dee's Sonor drums.
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