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What guitar does Will Swan play?

Will Swan has been seen using his signature Kiesel WS6 and a custom Kiesel Delos through a Friedman Small Box head and Friedman 2x12 cab. His rack held a Boss SY-300, Eventide PitchFactor, Electro-Harmonix synth pedals and a DigiTech Whammy, switched by a Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro.

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What guitar does Will Swan play?

Will Swan has been seen touring with a pair of his signature Kiesel WS6 guitars, based on Kiesel's singlecut CS6 with Beryllium humbuckers, and a custom purple Kiesel Delos with Lithium single coils that he called his current crush.

What amp does Will Swan use?

He has been seen playing a Friedman Small Box 50 head into a Friedman 2x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s. He has also said he swore by his Orange Rockerverb 100, which he retired from the road.

What synth pedal does Will Swan use?

He has said the Boss SY-300 blew his mind and that he used it on four Dance Gavin Dance records. His rack also held Electro-Harmonix C9, Mono Synth and Synth9 pedals and an Eventide PitchFactor.

What strings and picks does Will Swan use?

Premier Guitar reported that he put D'Addario XL .010 to .042 sets on all his 6-strings and played Dunlop Nylon 1.0 mm picks.

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Will Swan is the guitarist and co-founder of the Sacramento post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance and the founder of Blue Swan Records. This guide covers the guitars, amps and synth-heavy pedal rack he showed Premier Guitar on tour.

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