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Chad Kroeger is the lead singer, lead guitarist and main sexyman of the Uber band Nickelback. Most people don't realize that Chad Kroeger actually plays the guitar in Nickelback - but he does, and he does it well. This article's info was compiled through research of interviews with Chad. Let's see what Nickleback's Chad Kroeger's Guitar Gear rig and Equipment looks like.  Chad Kroeger rocking out  Want to sound like Chad? Click the gear for more info & to buy at Musician's Friend
Guitars
- six PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Singlecuts with stock PRS 7 pickups in various tuning (Note: PRS website says they discontinued this guitar for 2007) Try the PRS singlecut pictured below if you are on a budget:   - PRS Hollowbody II (the hollowbody 1 is pictured below)   - PRS Archtop
- two Yamaha CJX32 acoustics
Amps and Cabinets
- Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers amps (dirty tones)
- Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet
- Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet  - Fender Twin Reverb modified by M.I.N.E. in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, to function as a head only   - Tone Tubby 2x12 cabinet
- Vox AC30  - Vox 2x12 cabinet 
Effects
- Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor
 - Boss TR-2 Tremolo  - Boss CH-1 Super Chorus  - Boss BF-3 Flanger   - Boss DD-3 Delay  - Boss MT-2 Metal Zone  - Heil Sound Talk box  - Dunlop CryBaby wah pedal 535Q  - wireless is a Shure system with four receivers
- Tour Supply switcher to change guitars on the fly
- Furman IT1230 Balanced Isolation Transformer  - Mesa/Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher
- Vox Valvetronix Tonelab SE  - Ibanez Tubescreamer  - Dunlop MXR Phase 90  - Electro Harmonix Big Muff  - Digitech Whammy  Picks and strings
- Dunlop Tortex .60mm  - Ernie Ball Power Slinky guages 11 - 48  - Ernie Ball Not Even Slinky gauges 12 - 56  - Acoustic Strings: Ernie Ball Gauge Power Slinky gauges 13 - 56 
Guitar Straps
- Levy's guitar straps
Mics
Vocal mics: Shure U4-D/Beta58 wireless
 Talkbox mic: Shure PG57  Cabinet mics: Sennheiser MD 409 (2: 1 on each stack), Shure SM57 (on Fender Twin) 
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