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What guitar does Neal Schon play?

Neal Schon has been seen using PRS NS-15 and NS-14 signature guitars, a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx processors, PRS Archon and Diezel VH4 amps, and a pedalboard with a Boss CS-3, Wampler Nirvana Chorus and Big Muff. He has said he played D'Addario .009 to .042 strings.

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What guitar does Neal Schon use?

Neal Schon has been seen using his PRS NS-15 signature as his number one, with NS-14s on the road, a relic Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster for "Lights" and a Fender Michael Landau Strat as a backup, per Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown.

What amp does Neal Schon use?

In 2014 Neal Schon's rig ran two Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II units into PRS Archon amps and a Diezel VH4. Earlier tours paired an Axe-Fx Ultra with Blackstar Series One 100 heads, and he has said he used Bogner Shivas on his solo album The Calling.

What pedals does Neal Schon use?

Neal Schon has said the three pedals he would keep are a Dunlop Hendrix wah, a Boss CS-3 compressor and a Fulltone Fat Boost. His 2014 board also held a Wampler Nirvana Chorus and an Electro-Harmonix Germanium Big Muff Pi.

What strings does Neal Schon use?

Neal Schon has said he played D'Addario .009 to .042 sets, and Premier Guitar notes he ups the low string to .046 for dropped tunings.

What picks does Neal Schon use?

Neal Schon has said he played Dunlop medium gauge celluloid picks.

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Neal Schon is the founding guitarist of Journey, who joined Santana as a teenager before starting the band in 1973. This guide covers the PRS signature guitars, Fractal Audio rigs, amps and pedals shown in his Premier Guitar Rig Rundowns and named in his MusicRadar interviews.

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