What guitar does Rabea Massaad play?
Rabea Massaad uses his Music Man Rabea Massaad Sabre, two Victory VX Kraken MKII heads, a Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini and a Strymon-heavy pedalboard. In his studio he uses Logic Pro with Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, Neumann KH 310 and Genelec monitors, and a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard.
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What guitar gear Rabea Massaad uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Current rig
Studio
“I obviously use the Super Krakens a lot.”
“Now I have this like creative thing that I can put on my laptop and run around the world with, I'm just going to be writing a solo record”
Pedalboard
Stage
Records that shaped me
“As long as I can remember, I've been a huge MJ fan.”
“The grooves and cool use of delay guitar to create parts were super inspiring.”
“I was gobsmacked at how you can merge the two in such a cool way.”
“The atmosphere, tension, and release of this song are something I've used as a benchmark ever since.”
“I was blown away by the melody and simplicity of some moments where the guitar takes a vocal-like approach.”
“Discovering Incubus was a game changer.”
“The guitar tone is disgustingly good”
“I loved the attitude and ferocity in his playing”
“Nuno Bettencourt has been my number-one guitarist since I started playing”
“This album changed my life in many ways.”
About Rabea Massaad's gear.
What DAW does Rabea Massaad use?
Rabea Massaad uses Logic Pro. A 2025 Produce Like A Pro studio feature describes him as a loyal Logic Pro user who mixes and tracks there.
What audio interface does Rabea Massaad use?
He uses Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, an Apollo x8p and an Apollo x4, plus a UA 4-710d preamp, for 24 channels in total, per Produce Like A Pro's 2025 studio feature.
What studio monitors does Rabea Massaad use?
He uses Neumann KH 310 monitors in his downstairs live room and Genelec monitors with a subwoofer in his upstairs mix room.
What MIDI keyboard does Rabea Massaad use?
His mix room has a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard setup, per Produce Like A Pro's 2025 studio feature.
What guitar does Rabea Massaad play?
Rabea Massaad uses his Ernie Ball Music Man Rabea Massaad Sabre, which he lists in the gear notes of his July 2026 video My Version of Therapy.
What amp does Rabea Massaad use?
He uses two Victory VX Kraken MKII heads, an amp he helped design, alongside a Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini, per his July 2026 gear list.
Rabea Massaad is a UK guitarist, producer and YouTuber known for Toska, Dorje and his band VOWER, with signature gear from Ernie Ball Music Man, Victory and Neural DSP. This guide covers his current rig, his studio and the albums he says changed his life.
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