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What guitar does Rival Sons play?

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday has been seen playing a 1999 Gibson Firebird VII, Kauer, Banker and Gretsch customs and a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster, through a Line 6 Helix into a Seymour Duncan PowerStage driving Orange and Supro cabs, with a large board of Way Huge, CAE and Electro-Harmonix pedals.

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What guitar does Scott Holiday play?

Firebirds above all. His 2023 Rig Rundown showed his 1999 Gibson Custom Firebird VII "Bluebird", plus Kauer, Banker and Gretsch customs, a Yamaha custom and a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster.

What amp does Scott Holiday use?

In 2023 Premier Guitar showed a Line 6 Helix into a Seymour Duncan PowerStage pedal amp driving an Orange 4x12 and a Supro 2x12. In 2014 he told MusicRadar he ran a pair of Orange OR50 heads, one clean and one dirty.

What pedals does Scott Holiday use?

His 2023 boards held a CAE wah and Line Driver, ZVEX Fuzz Probe, Way Huge Attack Vector, Atreides and Ring Worm, EHX Micro Synth and POG, Keeley Synth 1, Strymon Mobius, Line 6 DL4 and more, switched by a CAE RS-T controller.

What strings does Scott Holiday use?

A custom set of Dunlop strings, typically .011 to .050, per Premier Guitar's 2023 Rig Rundown.

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Rival Sons are the Long Beach hard rock band fronted by Jay Buchanan with guitarist Scott Holiday. This guide covers Scott Holiday's Firebirds, Kauer and Gretsch guitars, amps and pedalboards from his 2023 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and MusicRadar rig tour.

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