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Telecaster“I think I mostly played a Telecaster”
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The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has said he mostly played a Fender Telecaster on Noctourniquet, with a Roland Space Echo, a Maestro Phase Shifter, an EHX POG, a Shure SM57 and Soundtoys plugins. He has also said he enjoys a Fender Super-Sonic, and his first signature guitar was the Ibanez ORM-1.
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (guitar)
Ibanez
ORM-1 signature
SponsoredSeen using
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ORM-1 signatureSeen in Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's greatest Mars Volta guitar moments (Guitar World), November 2023
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Short-scale guitarSeen in Rig Tour with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of Bosnian Rainbows (MusicRadar), July 2013
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Super-Sonic
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Super-Sonic“Yeah, I still enjoy that.”
Said in At the Drive-In's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Talks New Album, Gear and Writer's Block (Guitar World), August 2017
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (studio)
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Fender
Telecaster“I think I mostly played a Telecaster”
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Maestro
Phase Shifter
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Maestro
Phase ShifterSaid in Interview: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Discusses the New Mars Volta Album, Noctourniquet (Guitar World), May 2012
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What guitar does Omar Rodriguez-Lopez play?
His first signature guitar was the Ibanez ORM-1, with one pickup and one knob. He has said he mostly played a Telecaster on Noctourniquet, and in 2013 he was seen with a short-scale Ibanez.
What pedals does Omar Rodriguez-Lopez use?
For Noctourniquet he has said he used his Roland Space Echo, a big silver Maestro Phase Shifter and an Electro-Harmonix POG.
What plugins does Omar Rodriguez-Lopez use?
He has said he likes Soundtoys plugins, naming the EchoBoy, the Decapitator and the Crystallizer.
What amp does Omar Rodriguez-Lopez use?
Asked in 2017 whether he still enjoys a Fender Super-Sonic, he said he does. On Noctourniquet his main amp was a small combo built by a friend, miked with a Shure SM57.
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The Mars Volta is the progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, led by guitarist and producer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala. This guide covers the guitars, amps, effects and plugins Rodriguez-Lopez has named in interviews.
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