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John Myung is a bassist and a founding member of the progressive metal group Dream Theater. John plays some really cool looking 6-string basses, and as you can imagine, being a member of Dream Theater means his chops are top notch.
Let's see what Dream Theater's bass player John Myung uses for gear and equipment in his bass rig. If you have any updates, leave a comment.  Image by H Ihmels. C. C. Attribution 2.5 License  Want to sound like John? Click the gear for more info at Musician's Friend
Bass Guitars
- Yamaha RBXJM2 John Myung Signature 6-string
- MusicMan Bongo 5/6 HS basses (this appears to be his main bass now)   - 12 string Grand Chapman Stick
Effects, Gear and more
- Two Demeter HBP-1 preamps
- Demeter VTDB-2B mono tube direct box
- Demeter HXC-1 optical compressor
- Ashdown ABM RPM1 EVO II preamp and ABM APM 1000 EVO II power amplifier (checkout the EVO head below if you need a head instead of just power amp)   - Pearce BC-1 preamp
- Framptone 3-Banger and Amp Switcher
- Mesa Engineering Big Block 750, Tri-Axis, etc.
- Eventide DSP4000 Ultra-Harmonizer (checkout the newer ultra-harmoniz below)  
Strings and Picks
- D’Addario round wound EXL170-6 strings gauges (.032, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130)
 - heavy-gauge Dunlop Tortex Triangle picks 
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