Michael "Padge" Paget is the lead guitar player and one of the founding members of the metal band Bullet for My Valentine. If you haven't had a chance to check out Bullet for My Valentine - do so - this band rocks!

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Padge's guitar rig.

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Guitars
- ESP Michael Paget Signature guitars

- emg 81(bridge) and emg 85(neck) pickups

- ESP LTD EC-1000 VB

- ESP Ninja Michael Amott Signature

- ESP Dave Mustaine Seymour Duncans Taken out Replaced by EMG 81 & EMG 60
- ESP Eclipse one in vintage blbk The Other in Trans Cherry
- ESP Explorer black used at brixton
- Gibson Flying V white used at brixton

- Gibson Explorer used during the 2005 download fest

- Jackson RR5 PRO in BLBK

Amps and Cabinets

- Peavey JSX120 heads

- 2 Mesa triple rectifiers
- Roland JC-120 for clean sounds

- Mesa 300-watt 4x12 cabinets




Effects and More
- Dunlop SW-95 Slash wah

- Ibanez TS9 tube screamer

- Sound Sculpture ABCadabra midi a/b switcher
- Boss NS-2 noise suppressor

- Ebtech hum eliminator

- Boss TU2 chromatic tuner

- Roland mini foot controller operated by tech offstage
- Furman power conditioner

- TC Electronic g-system rack unit

- Sennheiser ew300 wireless unit

- Zakk Wylde overdrive (Methods of Mayhem tour)

Strings
- Rotosound Blues 10-52 gauge guitar strings, but he swaps the .052 with a .056

- Dunlop Nylon .73mm/.88mm picks

Go to the next page for pictures of Padge's Guitar Rig.