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What gear does Spiritbox use?
Spiritbox's Mike Stringer uses his signature Aristides STX 7-string with Bare Knuckle Halcyon pickups and an EverTune bridge, a Fractal Axe-Fx III and a pedalboard with Chase Bliss, EarthQuaker and Hologram pedals. Josh Gilbert uses a multi-scale Charvel 5-string and a Quilter Bass Block 800.
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Mike Stringer: guitars
“The three guitars that I used on the album were my Artistides 070SR, it's one of their Raw models and it's a multi-scale.”
“I also have an Evertune Jazzmaster-shape seven-string called The Growler from Balaguer. That thing is classy as hell.”
“Yeah, that's an Abasi Larada... it's quite the guitar, to say the least.”
Mike Stringer: studio
“Then 99 per cent of the clean stuff was a Schecter seven-string Elite multi-scale guitar we had in the studio.”
“The Lundgren pickups are insane. They have a very particular kind of sound.”
“We've been using that Neural Nolly plugin on our stuff exclusively ever since”
“on some clean stuff we used the Plini plugin with our split coil”
“I use Reaper and when I tell people they're like 'Why would you use that?' But it's the only thing I've used since I was 16.”
“those are honestly super-clean going in. You don't even need a DI box”
“Most of the time I'm using a set of Adam studio monitors that I've had for a long time and I know, to a certain degree.”
Mike Stringer: rig and pedals
“Having that big screen there and everything saved makes the Quad Cortex feel like a practical option for touring musicians”
“The ones I've always taken to are the Strymon BigSky and the J Rockett Archer, which is a very unique boost.”
“The ones I've always taken to are the Strymon BigSky and the J Rockett Archer, which is a very unique boost.”
Josh Gilbert: bass
Zev Rose: drums
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What guitar does Mike Stringer play?
His signature Aristides STX, a 7-string made from Aristides' Arium material with Bare Knuckle Halcyon pickups and an EverTune bridge, tuned to F-sharp, per Premier Guitar's 2026 Rig Rundown. He also uses 'Ocho Loco', the first 8-string STX built.
What amp does Mike Stringer use?
Live he uses a Fractal Axe-Fx III with a 6160 model, per Premier Guitar. On Eternal Blue he has said the distorted tones were all Neural DSP's Archetype: Nolly plugin, and he has run a Quad Cortex with a capture of an Omega Granophyre head.
What DAW does Mike Stringer use?
Reaper. He told MusicRadar it's the only DAW he has used since he was 16, and that he records into a Universal Audio Apollo interface and checks tones on ADAM studio monitors.
What pedals does Mike Stringer use?
Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown shows a Boss DD-6, Electro-Harmonix Freeze, two DigiTech Whammy Ricochets, a Line 6 DL4 MkII, Chase Bliss Mood and Generation Loss, EarthQuaker Sunn O))) Life and Rainbow Machines, and a Hologram Microcosm.
What bass does Josh Gilbert use in Spiritbox?
A multi-scale Charvel Shredder 5-string with Nordstrand pickups and a Darkglass preamp, tuned to F-sharp, plus a 4-string Fender Precision, into a Quilter Bass Block 800 and a Fractal Axe-Fx III, per Premier Guitar.
What cymbals does Zev Rose use?
Zildjian's artist page shows him with 15" K Sweet hi-hats, an 18" K Cluster Crash, a 21" K Sweet Ride, a 20" K Sweet Crash, a 17" K China and a 16" K EFX Crash stacked with a 14" Trashformer.
Spiritbox is the Canadian metal band led by vocalist Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer. This guide covers Stringer's Aristides guitars, Fractal and Neural DSP rigs and pedalboard, Josh Gilbert's bass rig and Zev Rose's Zildjian cymbals.
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