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“For me, you just need volume, pickups, locking tremolo system and 24 frets, that's it”
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23 items · Last checked What guitar does Wes Borland play?
Wes Borland uses his signature Jackson King V and his STL Tones Tonality plugin. He has said he mainly uses Diezel and EVH heads, with two Roland JC-120s for cleans, plus Boss delays, Strymon BigSky and TimeLine, an Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron, a Fulltone OCD and an Ibanez CF7, and PRS Custom 24 guitars.
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Electro-Harmonix
Q-Tron Envelope Filter05
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Fulltone
OCD overdriveSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Guitars
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“For me, you just need volume, pickups, locking tremolo system and 24 frets, that's it”
PRS
Custom 24 with Floyd Rose
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“They sent me some great Custom 24s with Floyds that sound fantastic.”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Bilt
Bilt guitars
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Bilt
Bilt guitars“I really like Bilt guitars too, I have three of those”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Fender
Jazzmaster with a humbucker in the bridge
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Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Mastery Bridge
Jazzmaster-style tremolo
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Mastery Bridge
Jazzmaster-style tremolo“I love those Jazzmaster-style tremolos that Mastery make.”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Yamaha
CV820WB signature semi-hollow
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Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Framus
Six-string with volume swell control
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Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Amps
Diezel
VH4S stereo head
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Diezel
VH4S stereo head“I mainly use Diezels and EVHs.”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Diezel
VH4 head
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Diezel
VH4 headSaid in Sound On Sound: STL Tones Tonality: Wes Borland review, December 2024
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EVH
Amp heads and matching 4x12 cabinet
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Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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VHT
6x12 cabinet
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VHT
6x12 cabinetSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Mesa/Boogie
4x12 cabinet
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Mesa/Boogie
4x12 cabinetSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Roland
JC-120 Jazz Chorus (two for cleans)
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“And then for cleans I have two JC-120s!”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Magnatone
1965 Magnatone amp
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Magnatone
1965 Magnatone ampSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Selmer
1965 Zodiac ampSaid in Sound On Sound: STL Tones Tonality: Wes Borland review, December 2024
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Pedalboard
BOSS
Delay pedals
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BOSS
Delay pedals“I love my Boss delays. Mine are all glued in place so they don't move and are set for specific songs.”
Said in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Strymon
TimelineSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Electro-Harmonix
Q-Tron Envelope FilterElectro-Harmonix
Big Muff Pi fuzzSaid in Sound On Sound: STL Tones Tonality: Wes Borland review, December 2024
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Fulltone
OCD overdriveSaid in Guitar World: Wes Borland on his gear habit, his current rig and what is next for Limp Bizkit, March 2023
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Studio
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STL Tones
Tonality: Wes BorlandSaid in Sound On Sound: STL Tones Tonality: Wes Borland review, December 2024
Questions
About Wes Borland's gear.
What guitar does Wes Borland use?
Wes Borland uses his Jackson Pro Series Signature King V with a Seymour Duncan Invader pickup and a Floyd Rose. He has also said he plays PRS Custom 24s with Floyds, Bilt guitars, Jazzmasters with a bridge humbucker and his Yamaha signature semi-hollow.
What amp does Wes Borland use?
He has said he mainly uses Diezel and EVH heads. On a 2023 tour he ran a stereo Diezel VH4S into a VHT 6x12 and a Mesa 4x12, blended with an EVH head and cab, and two Roland JC-120s for cleans.
What pedals does Wes Borland use?
He has said he uses Boss delays, a Strymon BigSky and TimeLine, an Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron envelope filter, a Fulltone OCD for the JC-120s and an Ibanez CF7 Flanger Chorus for the verses of My Way.
What plugin does Wes Borland use?
Wes Borland has a signature STL Tones plugin, Tonality: Wes Borland, which models his Diezel VH4, Roland JC-120 and 1965 Selmer Zodiac amps plus a Q-Tron, a Big Muff, delays and an Ibanez chorus flanger.
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Wes Borland is the guitarist of Limp Bizkit, known for whammy bar riffs, four-string guitars and his stage costumes. This guide covers his signature Jackson King V, the guitars and amps he named in a 2023 rig interview, his pedalboard and his STL Tones plugin.
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