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Voodoo Lab
Hex Audio Loop Switcher (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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40 items · Last checked What guitar does Thrice play?
Thrice's Dustin Kensrue has been seen using his signature Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay into a Line 6 Helix Floor. Teppei Teranishi has been seen using a Fender Baritone Custom Jaguar, a Supro Dual Tone, a Vox AC30HW2 and Line 6 HX Effects with Walrus Audio pedals.
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Where to start with Thrice's gear.
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Strymon
BigSky (Dustin Kensrue)“I think that the BigSky is just phenomenal, and so I use that a bunch now to transition between songs.”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Strymon
Mobius (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Strymon
TimeLine (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Walrus Audio
Iron Horse (Dustin Kensrue)“That Iron Horse is really cool, and that’s my main bigger rock tone”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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What guitars Thrice uses: a sourced gear guide
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Dustin Kensrue (vocals, guitar)
Ernie Ball Music Man
Dustin Kensrue StingRay (Dustin Kensrue)
SponsoredSeen using
Ernie Ball Music Man
Dustin Kensrue StingRay (Dustin Kensrue)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
Ernie Ball
Custom Slinky Strings (Dustin Kensrue)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Line 6
Helix Floor (Dustin Kensrue)
Seen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
Line 6
Powercab 212 Plus (Dustin Kensrue)
Seen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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TC Electronic
PolyTune 2 Noir Mini (Dustin Kensrue)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Nash Guitars
JM-63 (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
Nash Guitars
JM-63 (Dustin Kensrue)“I put Lollar humbuckers in: the High Wind Imperial humbucker in the bridge and the El Rayo in the neck”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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Cave and Canary
Solaris Baritone (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
Cave and Canary
Solaris Baritone (Dustin Kensrue)“it’s semi-hollow, which adds an interesting percussive quality that actually I think helps with the lower tuning.”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Ernie Ball
Cobalt Strings (Dustin Kensrue)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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Fender
'68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
“It responds really well to pedals”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Has said they use
Voodoo Lab
Hex Audio Loop Switcher (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Has said they use
Strymon
BigSky (Dustin Kensrue)“I think that the BigSky is just phenomenal, and so I use that a bunch now to transition between songs.”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
No store page for this one.
Has said they use
Strymon
Mobius (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Has said they use
Strymon
TimeLine (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Mojo Hand FX
Kensrue Rook Overdrive (Dustin Kensrue)
SponsoredHas said they use
Mojo Hand FX
Kensrue Rook Overdrive (Dustin Kensrue)“One of the Rooks is always on, so it’s my baseline tone”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Walrus Audio
Harvester (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
Walrus Audio
Harvester (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Has said they use
Walrus Audio
Iron Horse (Dustin Kensrue)“That Iron Horse is really cool, and that’s my main bigger rock tone”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Walrus Audio
Deep Six Compressor (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
Walrus Audio
Deep Six Compressor (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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JHS Pedals
Muffuletta (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
JHS Pedals
Muffuletta (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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JHS Pedals
Mini Foot Fuzz (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
JHS Pedals
Mini Foot Fuzz (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Has said they use
Electro-Harmonix
POG2 (Dustin Kensrue)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Line 6
M5 Stompbox Modeler (Dustin Kensrue)
Has said they use
“It’s the Swiss Army knife.”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Teppei Teranishi (guitar)
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Gibson
1972 Les Paul Standard (Teppei Teranishi)
Has said they use
“This particular guitar is actually the first kind of nicer guitar I bought way back in the day.”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Nash Guitars
2004 Nash T-style (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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Seymour Duncan
Quarter Pound for Jaguar Pickup (Teppei Teranishi)
Has said they use
Seymour Duncan
Quarter Pound for Jaguar Pickup (Teppei Teranishi)Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
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Ernie Ball
Slinky Strings (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Supro
Dual Tone (Teppei Teranishi)
Seen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Vox
AC30HW2 (Teppei Teranishi)
Seen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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Seen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
Seen using
Walrus Audio
Warhorn (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
Fuzzrocious
Afterlife Reverb (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
Walrus Audio
Julia (Teppei Teranishi)
Has said they use
Walrus Audio
Julia (Teppei Teranishi)“it’s beautiful-sounding”
Said in Rig tour: Thrice (MusicRadar), October 2016
Walrus Audio
Phoenix Power Supply (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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TC Electronic
PolyTune 3 Mini (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021] (Premier Guitar), October 2021
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JHS Pedals
Double Barrel (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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JHS Pedals
Pulp 'N' Peel (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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JHS Pedals
Panther Cub (Teppei Teranishi)
Seen using
JHS Pedals
Panther Cub (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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Seen using
Walrus Audio
Descent (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
Mojo Hand FX
Bayou (Teppei Teranishi)
Seen using
Mojo Hand FX
Bayou (Teppei Teranishi)Seen in Rig Rundown: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi (Premier Guitar), October 2016
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Questions
About Thrice's gear.
What guitar does Dustin Kensrue play?
Premier Guitar's 2021 Rig Rundown showed two Ernie Ball Music Man Dustin Kensrue StingRays, his signature model. In 2016 he was playing Nash JM-63s with Lollar pickups and a Cave and Canary Solaris baritone.
What amp does Dustin Kensrue use?
In 2021 he was seen with a Line 6 Helix Floor into a Line 6 Powercab 212 Plus, and the rundown says he recorded his Horizons/East parts with the Helix. In 2016 he ran a Fender '68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb.
What guitar does Teppei Teranishi play?
The 2021 rundown showed a mirrored doublecut he built himself with a handwound bridge pickup, plus a Fender Baritone Custom Jaguar. He told MusicRadar his 1972 Les Paul Standard was his first nicer guitar.
What amps does Teppei Teranishi use?
He was seen with a Supro Dual Tone and a handwired Vox AC30HW2 in Premier Guitar's 2021 Rig Rundown.
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Thrice is the post-hardcore band from Irvine, California, fronted by Dustin Kensrue with guitarist Teppei Teranishi. This guide covers both guitarists' rigs from Premier Guitar's 2016 and 2021 Rig Rundowns and a 2016 MusicRadar rig tour.
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