Top 5Has said they use
Kemper
Profiler“The biggest change is we don't use live amps anymore. We use Kempers”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
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29 items · Last checked What guitar does Sum 41 play?
Deryck Whibley has said he played a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop once used by Mike Ness and ran Kemper profiles of his own amps, including a modded Marshall Super Bass. Dave Baksh has said he played his signature Duesenberg Alliance guitar. Tom Thacker has been seen with Gibson Les Pauls.
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Marshall JCM800Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Gibson
1968 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop
Top 5Has said they use
“No matter what you plug it into, it ends up being the guitar you want to use for everything.”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and his 1968 Les Paul Goldtop, February 2024
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Deryck Whibley
Gibson
1968 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop
Has said they use
“No matter what you plug it into, it ends up being the guitar you want to use for everything.”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and his 1968 Les Paul Goldtop, February 2024
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Marshall
1971 Marshall Super Bass
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Marshall
1971 Marshall Super BassSaid in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and his 1968 Les Paul Goldtop, February 2024
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Wizard
Modern Classic II
Has said they use
Wizard
Modern Classic IISaid in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and his 1968 Les Paul Goldtop, February 2024
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Gibson
Gibson Marauder
Has said they use
Gibson
Gibson MarauderSaid in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and his 1968 Les Paul Goldtop, February 2024
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Gibson
Gibson 1959 Les Paul reissue
Has said they use
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
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Gibson
White 1963 Gibson SG
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Gibson
White 1963 Gibson SG“I used the SG a lot because it's got P-90s, which I love.”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
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Gibson
Les Paul Jr.
Has said they use
Gibson
Les Paul Jr.Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
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Has said they use
Kemper
Profiler“The biggest change is we don't use live amps anymore. We use Kempers”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
Deryck Whibley: 2017 tour
Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Marshall
Jubilee
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Marshall
1979 Marshall JMP
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Vox
1962 Vox AC30
Seen using
Bogner
Ecstasy
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Diezel
Herbert
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Seen using
Marshall
Marshall JCM800Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
VHT
Pitbull
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Marshall
Marshall Valvestate
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Marshall
Marshall ValvestateSeen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Seymour Duncan
JB humbucker
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Seymour Duncan
JB humbuckerSaid in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Dave Baksh
Duesenberg
Duesenberg Alliance Series Dave Baksh signature
SponsoredHas said they use
“I'm still mainly using my Duesenberg Alliance Series, my signature guitar.”
Said in Guitar World: Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh on Heaven :x: Hell, April 2024
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Dave Baksh: 2017 tour
PRS
PRS Singlecut (2003, flat black)
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Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Rio Grande
Rio Grande Barbeque humbuckers
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Rio Grande
Rio Grande Barbeque humbuckersSeen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Mission Engineering
Mission Engineering expression pedals (two)Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Marshall
Marshall JCM Slash (1990s)
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Marshall
Marshall JCM Slash (1990s)Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Fender
Deluxe
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Tom Thacker: 2017 tour
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Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
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Celestion
Vintage 30Seen in MusicRadar: Rig tour, Sum 41, July 2017
Questions
About Sum 41's gear.
What guitar does Deryck Whibley play?
He told Guitar World in 2024 he bought the 1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Mike Ness used on Social Distortion's White Light, White Heat, White Trash, and also owns a 1959 Les Paul reissue, a white 1963 SG and a Les Paul Jr. On the 2017 tour he played Fender Thinline Telecasters.
What amps does Sum 41 use?
The band play Kemper profilers loaded with profiles of their own amps. Whibley has named a modded Marshall Super Bass, a Marshall Jubilee, a 1979 JMP, a 1962 Vox AC30 and a Wizard Modern Classic II.
What guitar does Dave Baksh play?
He told Guitar World in 2024 that he mainly played his signature Duesenberg Alliance Series guitar. In 2017 MusicRadar saw him with PRS Singlecut guitars fitted with Rio Grande Barbeque humbuckers.
Does Deryck Whibley use pedals?
No. He told Guitar World in 2024 that he never plays through pedals and goes straight from guitar to amp, now via Kemper profiles.
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