Top 5Has said they use
Kemper
Profiler“So all the effects are being done in the Kemper.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Skindred guitarist Mikey Demus has said he played his Manson signature MD-1 and a Manson MA custom in drop C, running Orange Rockerverb heads into Orange PPC412 cabinets with all effects in a Kemper Profiler. His board added Tate FX pedals, and a Faith Eclipse acoustic covered acoustic songs.
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Top 5Has said they use
Orange
Rockerverb“I plugged into a Rockerverb and it was exactly what the doctor ordered”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Manson
Manson Mikey Demus Signature MD-1
Top 5SponsoredHas said they use
“But the one I did use was this number one signature model.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Manson
Manson MA Custom Build (swamp ash, brushed metal finish)
Top 5Has said they use
“This is the first one Manson made for me and the other one I play in drop C tuning.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
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Manson
Manson MA-25 Black Holo Sparkle
Top 5Seen using
Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Mikey Demus: guitars
Manson
Manson Mikey Demus Signature MD-1
SponsoredHas said they use
“But the one I did use was this number one signature model.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Manson
Manson MA Custom Build (swamp ash, brushed metal finish)
Has said they use
“This is the first one Manson made for me and the other one I play in drop C tuning.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Manson
Manson MA-25 Black Holo Sparkle
Seen using
Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Manson
Manson British Rail Iced T and Benchmark pickups by Psychopaf
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Devil & Sons
Devil & Sons "Volume" light-up guitar
Has said they use
Devil & Sons
Devil & Sons "Volume" light-up guitar“This is the one that lights up on the body.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Little '59 and Pearly Gates humbuckersSeen in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Faith
Faith Eclipse Mercury Scoop acoustic
Has said they use
“I just use it on one song at the moment.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Fidelity Guitars
Fidelity Guitars JB
Seen using
Fidelity Guitars
Fidelity Guitars JBSeen in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Rotosound
Rotosound strings
Seen using
Rotosound
Rotosound stringsSeen in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
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Mikey Demus: amps and effects
Has said they use
Kemper
Profiler“So all the effects are being done in the Kemper.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
Has said they use
Orange
Rockerverb“I plugged into a Rockerverb and it was exactly what the doctor ordered”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
Orange
Orange PPC412 cabinets with Celestion Vintage 30s
Has said they use
“I'm using the Orange PPC 412s with Vintage 30s so completely stock.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
SamSystems
SamSystems Integral close mic
Has said they use
SamSystems
SamSystems Integral close micSaid in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Tate FX
Tate FX Buffer
Seen using
Tate FX
Tate FX Brexit Means Brexit Overdrive
Has said they use
“I went through 14 or 15 overdrive pedals on the day and this was the one.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Fishman
Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
Has said they use
Fishman
Fishman Aura Spectrum DISaid in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
Mikey Demus: earlier rigs
Fractal Audio
Axe-Fx
Has said they use
Marshall
JCM900 head
Has said they use
Marshall
JCM900 head“I had the same one-channel Marshall JCM900 head from when I was 18 to about five years ago.”
Said in MusicRadar: Rig tour: Skindred, August 2018
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Skindred's gear.
What guitar does Mikey Demus play?
He has said his main guitars were the Manson Mikey Demus Signature MD-1 and a Manson MA custom build, both in drop C. He was also seen with a Manson MA-25, a Devil & Sons light-up guitar and a Fidelity Guitars JB.
What amp does Mikey Demus use?
In 2018 he said he ran Orange Rockerverb heads into stock Orange PPC412 cabinets with Vintage 30s, with all effects done in a Kemper Profiler. Before that he used a Fractal Axe-Fx and, for years, a one-channel Marshall JCM900.
What pedals does Mikey Demus use?
In 2018 he kept most effects in the Kemper, with a Tate FX Buffer and a Fishman Aura Spectrum DI in the live rig. A Tate FX Brexit Means Brexit Overdrive was the pedal in front of the amps on Big Tings.
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Skindred are the Welsh band that mixes metal, reggae, punk and alt rock. This guide covers guitarist Mikey Demus's rig from MusicRadar's 2018 rig tour: his Manson guitars, Orange and Kemper amps, and pedals.
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