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What guitar does Pete Thorn play?

Pete Thorn has said they use Suhr Pete Thorn signature guitars and two signature Suhr PT100 heads, with an Eventide H90 and a Boss SDE-3000EVH for stereo effects. Thorn has been seen using a Racksystems pedalboard with Strymon Zelzah and DIG pedals and an IK ToneX One.

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What guitar rig Pete Thorn uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does Pete Thorn play?

Pete Thorn has said they use Suhr Pete Thorn signature guitars, including the Pete Thorn Standard HSS. Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown also showed a 1963 Gibson ES-335, a 2000 Gibson Les Paul Custom, a 1964 Fender Stratocaster, a 1976 Ibanez Destroyer and an EVH Frankenstein.

What amp does Pete Thorn use?

Pete Thorn has said they plan around two signature Suhr PT100 heads and two 4x12 cabs. The studio rig shown by Premier Guitar includes a 1972 Marshall JMP, a Soldano SLO-100, a Komet Concorde, a Suhr SL68 and a Synergy preamp system.

What's on Pete Thorn's pedalboard?

Pete Thorn has been seen using a 2024 pedalboard with a Strymon Zelzah, Strymon DIG, IK ToneX One, J Rockett Archer, Keeley Compressor Mini, Neunaber Illumine and a Crazy Tube Circuits Super Conductor, plus an Eventide H90 and Boss SDE-3000EVH for stereo effects.

Does Pete Thorn use a Quad Cortex?

Pete Thorn has been seen using a Neural DSP Quad Cortex as the main source of tones on the 2022 Five For Fighting tour, with an MXR Script Phase 90 and a Suhr Koko Boost in front.

What strings does Pete Thorn use?

Pete Thorn has been seen using Ernie Ball Primo Slinky sets gauged .0095 to .044, per Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown.

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Pete Thorn is a Los Angeles session and touring guitarist who has played with Chris Cornell, Don Henley and the SatchVai Band, and runs a long-running gear channel on YouTube. This guide covers the signature Suhr guitars and amps, studio amps, pedalboards and accessories shown in rig rundowns and named in interviews.

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