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What drums does Sleep Token play?

Sleep Token's guitarist IV uses Jackson eight-strings, including a USA Custom Shop Monarkh and a Misha Mansoor So-Cal, plus Aristides and Balaguer guitars, through a Neural DSP Quad Cortex. Vessel uses a Fender American Ultra II Telecaster, and II has been seen using a DW Collectors Series kit.

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What guitar does IV from Sleep Token play?

Mostly Jackson eight-strings: a USA Custom Shop Monarkh with Fishman Fluence pickups and an EverTune bridge, plus a Misha Mansoor So-Cal resprayed white. His tech also showed an Aristides 080SR and a custom Balaguer Espada seven-string, per Guitar World in 2024.

What amp does Sleep Token's IV use?

A Neural DSP Quad Cortex, with a main unit and a spare kept off stage. His tech says the main tones are a Revv Generator head and a Mesa cab captured onto the QC in the studio.

What drums does Sleep Token's II play?

II has been seen using a DW Collectors Series kit with exotic hybrid shells, DW and Craviotto snares and Istanbul Agop cymbals, including a 22-inch Idris Muhammad ride, the kit MixWave sampled with him for its Sleep Token II library.

What guitar does Vessel play?

Vessel uses a Fender American Ultra II Telecaster for Missing Limbs, which he plays on his own with a G7th capo on the fourth fret and the neck pickup, according to IV's tech in Guitar World.

What tuning does IV from Sleep Token use?

His eight-strings are tuned E A E A D G B E, a double drop E, according to his tech Billy in Guitar World. In 2023 the tech said his Jackson SLAT8 was strung with 10-84 strings.

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Sleep Token are the masked British band led by Vessel, with II on drums, III on bass and IV on guitar. This guide covers what their tech, gear makers and live crew have shown: IV's Jackson eight-strings and Quad Cortex, Vessel's Telecaster and II's DW kit.

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