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What guitar does Shinedown play?

Zach Myers has been seen with dozens of PRS guitars, led by his PRS SE signature semi-hollow, running into Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III units and a Fryette power amp. Eric Bass has been seen with his Prestige signature basses, an Ampeg SVT-7 Pro and Mojotone Deacon heads.

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Zach Myers: guitars and rig

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What guitar does Zach Myers play?

PRS. Premier Guitar's 2022 Rig Rundown showed his PRS SE Zach Myers signatures, including one customized by Virgil Abloh, plus a Silver Sky, McCarty 594s, a Private Stock Paul's Guitar 85 and an NF3.

What amp does Zach Myers use?

A Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III with a backup, into a Fryette Two/Fifty/Two stereo power amp and Universal Audio OX load boxes, per Premier Guitar in 2022.

What bass does Eric Bass play?

His Prestige signature bass with a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup and a humbucker-style thumb rest. Earlier, in 2013, Premier Guitar showed his Dean Hillsboro signature basses.

What albums influenced Shinedown drummer Barry Kerch?

He told MusicRadar his list includes Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind, Van Halen's 1984, Def Leppard's Hysteria, Peter Gabriel's So and Deftones' Adrenaline.

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Shinedown are the Jacksonville rock band led by Brent Smith, with Zach Myers on guitar, Eric Bass on bass and Barry Kerch on drums. This guide covers the guitar and bass rigs from two Premier Guitar Rig Rundowns, plus records Barry Kerch named as drumming influences.

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