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AC30“When I play AC30s I don't turn the gain up, and I make sure there's enough headroom.”
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15 items · Last checked What guitar does Uli Jon Roth play?
Uli Jon Roth plays his own Sky Guitars, now built by Boris Dommenget, with a Mega-Wing active pickup system. Premier Guitar showed him with Blackstar Artisan 100 heads, BluGuitar Amp1s and a board with a DigiTech Whammy DT, Ibanez TS9DX and MXR Carbon Copy delays.
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What guitars Uli Jon Roth uses: a sourced gear guide
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Sky Guitars
UJR Sky Guitars
Sky Guitar (built by Boris Dommenget)
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Sky Guitar (built by Boris Dommenget)“I designed the Sky Guitar in order to enable me to do things that were previously impossible on traditional guitars.”
Said in Uli Jon Roth official site: Sky Guitars, September 2026
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UJR Sky Guitars
Sky Guitar with Mega-Wing active four-coil pickup system“With the Sky guitar I can drive the amp.”
Said in MusicRadar: Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar's Mega-Wing active pickup system blew up his amps, June 2025
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Uli Jon Roth, April 2016
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Blackstar
Blackstar Artisan 100 heads
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Blackstar Artisan 100 headsSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Uli Jon Roth, April 2016
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Blackstar
Blackstar 4x12 cabinets
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Blackstar 4x12 cabinetsSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Uli Jon Roth, April 2016
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BluGuitar
BluGuitar Amp1
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BluGuitar
BluGuitar Amp1Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Uli Jon Roth, April 2016
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Marshall
Marshall Super Lead (vintage)
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Marshall
Marshall Super Lead (vintage)Said in MusicRadar: Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar's Mega-Wing active pickup system blew up his amps, June 2025
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Vox
AC30“When I play AC30s I don't turn the gain up, and I make sure there's enough headroom.”
Pedalboard
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MXR
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay (pair)
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Palmer
Palmer PWT 05 pedal power supply
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What guitar does Uli Jon Roth play?
His own Sky Guitar, an extended-range design first built in 1983. His official site says each one is now handcrafted in Germany by Boris Dommenget. Premier Guitar also showed a Dean Sky Guitar and his Mighty New Dawn double neck.
What amp does Uli Jon Roth use?
Premier Guitar's 2016 Rig Rundown showed two Blackstar Artisan 100 heads, four Blackstar 4x12 cabinets and two BluGuitar Amp1s. He told Guitar World in 2025 that vintage Marshall Super Leads survive his Sky Guitar's output, and he has said he plays Vox AC30s with headroom.
What pedals does Uli Jon Roth use?
Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown showed a DigiTech Whammy DT, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer, Jam Pedals Red Muck and a pair of MXR Carbon Copy delays, powered by a Palmer PWT 05.
What pickups are in Uli Jon Roth's Sky Guitar?
An active four-coil system called Mega-Wing, designed with John Oram. Roth has said it had an 80dB gain stage that blew up several amps.
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