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What gear does Mudhoney use?

Mark Arm has said he has played a Gretsch Duo Jet since the '90s, with an MXR Distortion+ and DOD Overdrive 250 always on his board. Steve Turner has said Guild Starfire IVs have been his main guitars since 2001, through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille and a Big Muff, and Guy Maddison plays a 1974 Fender Precision.

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What gear Mudhoney uses: a sourced gear guide

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Mark Arm: vocals and guitar

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Steve Turner: guitar

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Vox V847-A wah
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“I want it to sound like a Stooges record where the wah is twice as loud as everything else!”

Said in Rig Rundown: Mudhoney, December 2023
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Guy Maddison: bass

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About Mudhoney's gear.

What guitar does Mark Arm play?

A Gretsch Duo Jet, which he has said he has played since the '90s. Premier Guitar's 2023 Rig Rundown showed a Gretsch '59 Duo Jet and Silver Jet through a '70s Fender Super Six Reverb, with a Stromer Superfuzz and Catalinbread pedals.

What guitar does Steve Turner play?

Guild Starfire IVs, red '67 and '68 models that he has said have been his main guitars since 2001. He also plays a Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster he begged Fender for, and a '60s Hagstrom III for slide.

What pedals does Mudhoney use?

Steve Turner has said there is always an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff involved, calling the cheap Little Big Muff and Nano the best, plus a Vox wah, MXR Phase 90 and Ibanez TS9DX. Mark Arm has said his board always has an MXR Distortion+ and a DOD Overdrive Preamp 250.

What bass does Guy Maddison play?

Guy Maddison has said he still owns a 1974 maple-on-maple Fender Precision Bass. After years on a Fender Bassman and then a Music Man HD 130, he moved to a TC Electronic RH 450 with a 4x12, and he plays no pedals live.

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Mudhoney are the Seattle band of Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Guy Maddison and Dan Peters, behind Touch Me I'm Sick, Superfuzz Bigmuff and Plastic Eternity. This guide covers the band's documented gear: Arm's Gretsch Duo Jet and fuzz boxes, Turner's Guild Starfire IVs, Big Muffs and Fender Hot Rod DeVille, and Maddison's 1974 Fender Precision Bass and TC Electronic amp.

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