George Lynch uses a JB Jr. and kicking ass left and right.

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Love, love, love this album and it's production. George's playing - as everyone else's - is perfection, IMO. Always loved the tones he has here, too.
 
metalmaniac93":294qp6hp said:
paulyc":294qp6hp said:
What amp was his lead tone on this ?
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I believe it was the Peavy Classic?
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Initially, I thought he was using a Fender amp for his leads but if you look at the video below starting from the 22 minutes mark it was a Bogner amp. The video below does confirmed that he was using an ESP guitar with a JB Jr and a Bogner amp for this lead playing. The video below contained a lot of information about George Lynch's gear over the years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8UaqDZLXE
 
BigBellyRocker":3geehrc6 said:
metalmaniac93":3geehrc6 said:
paulyc":3geehrc6 said:
What amp was his lead tone on this ?
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I believe it was the Peavy Classic?
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Initially, I thought he was using a Fender amp for his leads but if you look at the video below starting from the 22 minutes mark it was a Bogner amp. The video below does confirmed that he was using an ESP guitar with a JB Jr and a Bogner amp for this lead playing. The video below contained a lot of information about George Lynch's gear over the years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8UaqDZLXE
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Yeah it looks like the XTC. Sounds amazing. I know he dug the Peavy Classic based on several interviews I have read.
 
The Peavey was for what he called a "jangly" tone, which I wouldn't call his lead tone on this, I love the lead tone on this and, especially "From the Begining" on Dysfunctional, when he switches to the bridge humbucker from the neck single coil... Searing and blistering is how I'd describe it.
 
George was hot and heavy on Dual Rectifiers during this period as well, which is what was on the Dysfunctional tour... Early S/N orange channel with a boost was his tone back then.
 
OK seriously no one is going to say anything about those fucking bangs??? BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

 
Amp was a Bogner 100B. Unsure what speakers the cab had.
 
I have the LTD version of that guitar (GL-256) and loaded it with an MJ wound Super V pickup - which is like a beefier JB from what I've read. Really one of my favorite sounding guitars.
 
BigBellyRocker":3i1av0rf said:
Ok it's either JB Jr. or a Pearly Gates Jr. Dude can make a Dimarzio sound good. Simply one of the greatest of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0obRojwEOA&index=9&list=PLXXKfwGl99YROdvNCo2fF8av-MsekiSKs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBugCiq_9ZI&index=8&list=PLXXKfwGl99YROdvNCo2fF8av-MsekiSKs
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Those are Seymour Duncan products not DiMarzio. You can't really tell what it is by looking at it.:) it could also be a lil' Screamin Demon, which is GL's production pickup with SD. I have a lil JB in the neck position of a Jackson strat...great pickups.
 
Not sure when the Screamin Demon was released in Jr form, but I thought I remember reading the Jr Demon was in the guitar at that time. Could even be a prototype for all we know, as he's done that with Bogner in the early 90's.
 
He's actually using a "Lil Screamin' Deamon"...remember reading in an interview, plus you can see the black allen screws. That's also a 101B up there (not a 100B). Hard to say which amp he was using (Peavey Classic or XTC) during the various (songs) lead parts.

BTW...Screamin' Deamon came out in the late 80's or early 90's.

Don't dare test me on my Lynch knowledge....now GOOD DAY! :D :lol: :LOL:


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paulyc":2ytiwog0 said:
George was hot and heavy on Dual Rectifiers during this period as well, which is what was on the Dysfunctional tour... Early S/N orange channel with a boost was his tone back then.
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He also used the Fender Tone Master on the Dysfunctional album. I saw that tour and he definitely used the Dual Rectifer.

Here is an excerpt from some interviews around 1995.

The following is an exerpt that was featured in the February issue of the
rock Livewire magazine. This was written prior to the 1995 U.S. tour and
prior to my equipment article that was featured here in BTC in May.
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Livewire: What do you look for in a guitar?
George: Cool graphics! (laughs) I look for a guitar that resonates well
acoustically, and has a good feeling neck. It also has to sound great
through my rig. You know, I don't ask much...

Livewire: What are your main guitars now?
George: My ESPs. The old, original green Kamikaze, which I just had
stripped to natural wood, and my skull and snakes. I also use my purple
tiger a lot on the new album. I've been designing a new signature model
with Matt from ESP. It's really weird, but cool. Kinda like a twited
department store guitar..you'll have to see it to understand.

Livewire: Any vintage guitars in the closet?
George: I've had a few nice les Pauls, but I never seem to keep them
that long. I am still looking for the right old Fender strat though...

Livewire: Any skeletons in the closet?
George: None in the closet, but i do have a few painted on guitars! (laughs)

Livewire: What about amps?
George: Modified Marshalls, the new Bogner Ecstasy, and my friends Jason
and Mike at Sunset Custom Guitars (Hollywood, CA) turned me on to the
Peavy Classic, which I think is incredible. The Bogner, however, will
be my main live amp--becasue it's so versatile.

Livewire: Are you still using MIDI effects that you need an engineering
degree to run, or are you trying the retro pedal route?
George: I've been going the pedal route lately. I've been using Jim
Fulton Fulltone pedals. He makes a lot of vintage type stuff. I'm
using Tube Screamers, old wahs, my old gray Echoplex, a lot of stuff that
I used in high school. I definately think that stuff sounds better and
doesn't color your original sound as drastically.

Livewire: Who influences your selection of gear?
George: Anybody who (I think) has a good tone, Hendrix, Eric Johnson,
Van Halen--people like that. I listen to pretty much everybody and
I'm always on the lookout for what's new.

Livewire: Do you ever think you'll find your ideal sound?
George: (laughs) No, my tastes change by the hour. I'm always trying
different variations; this cabinet with that head, this preamp with that
power amp. I'm constantly searching, but I don't know if I'll ever find
it.

Livewire: What is your ideal sound this week?
George: A clear, single coil, blues tone with Tony Iommi's gain and
drive (laugh).

_______________________________________________________________________
This next piece here is the equipment listing I wrote for BTC in May of 1995,
which is the most current to date. According to ESP's Matt Masciandaro,
Lynch's equipment did vary from time to time but this article that I present
to you is the most accurately detailed account of George's current touring
set-up.
_______________________________________________________________________

George Lynch Live Set-up: A comprehensive view of George Lynch's current
touring equipment courtesy of Chris "East" Fenn, Lynch's current guitar
technician (as of 5-95--ed. note).

Dokken guitarist, George Lynch, is known for his extensive use of Marshall
amplifiers and in the past has always used an assortment of amp combinations
and effects configurations. On this current tour in support of their
re-debut album, "Dysfunctional," Lynch is using a very stripped down set-up
with minimal effects in the signal chain and no sight of a Marshall amp head
in sight. Looking at the stage, the only Marshall equipment that can be seen
with familiarity is the two Marshall 4X12" cabinets.

Perched atop the two Marshall speakers is an array of amps not known to be
synonymous with Lynch's typical arsenal. There is 100 watt Mesa/Boogie Dual
Rectifier that is used in the clean, "dry" left side. Below that is the new
Peavey 100 watt Classic, which is covered in yellow tweed to give it that
vintage look. These new Peavey's do offer lots of great punch. On the
bottom of this "stack of amps is a Bogner Fish amp head that is currently
present as back up along with two Fender Tone Master heads. The Fenders both
sit atop an effects rack that only features 4 pieces in the rack.
Of the 4 pieces in that rack, only one is in constant use: a Lexicon PCM-70
delay.

Having gone to using Korg and Roland effects of this nature, George has gone
back to the use of the Lexicon which is an upgrade of the Lexicon
PCM-41delays that Lynch used in the "Tooth & Nail" period. It is the primary
effect in the chain that enters the right or "wet" channel to the right.
On the floor, are tw new pedals that Lynch has mentioned before in previous
discussions. The FullTone "69" distortion and "DejaVibe" chorus are used in
conjuntion to the new Zoom Player Pro 40/40. That's where most of the e.q.
enhancement takes place. Also on the floor is a Boss Stereo Chorus in
connection to the clean feature of the Mesa/Boggie.

"The signal is 'y'-ed' on the floor," says Lynch technician, Chris Fenn.
"...it goes from the 'y' into the pedals. The Boss into the clean and then
you can figure out the rest."

Of the guitars on the current tour, Lynch is performing with two primary
guitars. He is using the ESP George Lynch signature model guitars that are
each fitted with the Seymour Duncan "Screamin' Demon" humbucker and "SSL"
single coil pick-ups.* The humbucker is was designed in 1990 by Seymour
Duncan to meet the demands of George's tone craving. Also, each guitar
features Floyd Rose tremolos and is strung with .009 guage set strings.
Of the two guitars that were described, the main guitar in use is a strat
shaped custom painted one. It has the ghastly skull and snakes paintjob
graphic. The skull with the gaping jaw, named "Haji," was the same artwork
that graced the first Lynch Mob release, "Wicked Sensation."

This particular guitar has a brass plate bolted to the back of the headstock
known as a "Fat Head, " which helps guitars sustain by adding weight to the
headstock. The reason for Lynch's resort to this accessory is not known.
In keeping with detail, Lynch is using black, thick guaged picks of the
Dunlop variety embossed with the Dokken logo and his signature. As is
expected, Lynch is not or will ever be wireless.

The equipment may change in size depending on the venues played on this tour
but the only additons that would be made would be in the speaker cabinet
department. As the reader can see, Lynch's arsenal this time around is very
basic and stripped down. Not that Lynch has ever depended on processing, the
key to Lynch's sound is and has always been his technique. The sound of this
live rig, as demonstrated during soundcheck, is very clean and non-obstructed
by coloration, over-indulgent delay or reverb.

The most surprising piece of equipment is the Peavey 100 Watt Classic. It is
the main workhorse of the rig, offering enough bite to tear off the heads of
audience members in the first row at the shows in the smaller venues. Peavey
has been known to be "catching up" with the rest of the amp manufacturing
pack. They're R&D department, for example, created the Peavey 5150 in
conjunction with Edward Van Halen.

In conclusion, George Lynch is still ever-changing and self conscious of
guitar tones. It probably will not be too long before this equipment roster
changes. But if he is happy with the current sound of this rig, it won't
change too much...if it changes at all.

Gerard Ganaden
(Lynch Disciple)
 
I know for a fact he recorded at least one song with the Tonemaster, that thing that was on Guitar for the Practicing Musicians label, it was an instrumental track like Mr Scary but more subdued...Haji's Something-or-other was the title (I can't remember the exact title, but Haji was in it). I remember going into GC to play a Tonemaster after I heard Lynch was using them...cool amps, but not my thing at the time, I'd sure like to find one now though...

EDIT: The tune is called Satan's Shorts...
 
SLOgriff":dlg1hffx said:
He's actually using a "Lil Screamin' Deamon"...remember reading in an interview, plus you can see the black allen screws. That's also a 101B up there (not a 100B). Hard to say which amp he was using (Peavey Classic or XTC) during the various (songs) lead parts.

BTW...Screamin' Deamon came out in the late 80's or early 90's.

Don't dare test me on my Lynch knowledge....now GOOD DAY! :D :lol: :LOL:


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I always know that I know just a 'bit' less than you regarding Lynch knowledge :D Thanks for clearing that up!
 
SLOgriff":2s5p6ca8 said:
He's actually using a "Lil Screamin' Deamon"...remember reading in an interview, plus you can see the black allen screws. That's also a 101B up there (not a 100B). Hard to say which amp he was using (Peavey Classic or XTC) during the various (songs) lead parts.

BTW...Screamin' Deamon came out in the late 80's or early 90's.

Don't dare test me on my Lynch knowledge....now GOOD DAY! :D :lol: :LOL:


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Right after George got the Tiger guitar painted he said in an interview he took the guitar overseas on tour , instead of using a case how did he pack the guitar up to take on the plane ?
 
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