Brian Molko is a songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Placebo. Molko has also performed on many collaborations.

Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that Moko has been seen using over his career in his guitar rig.

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Guitars
- Gretsch Duo Jets

- Gibson SG guitars (standards and reissues and SG-X)

- Fender Jaguar guitars (he has multiple jags, all named by him)

- Fender Jazzmaster

- Fender Thinline Telecaster

- Fender Bass VI

- Gibson Chet Atkins SST
- Steinberg headless guitar (hss configuration) for performing the cover of 'Wouldn't it be good'.
- faded white Fender cyclone (modified to include a humbucker-sized p90 pickup at the bridge)
- Fender Toronado

Amps and Cabinets
- Fender Twin Reverb

- Marshall 60th anniversary 6100LM + Cabinet Marshall 4*12
- Mesa Boogie Mark III
- Marshall JCM900 with 5881 power tubes




Effects
- Boss TU2 and  Tu-12 Tuner pedals

- Boss LS-2 Line Selector

- Boss DD-3 and DD-5 delay pedals

- Boss MT-2

- Boss BF-2

- Boss OS-2

- Boss PSM5
- Dunlop DC Brick

- Electro-Harmonix #1 Echo pedal

- Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes
- Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n

- Electro Harmonix Sovtek Big Muff

- Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
- Electro Harmonix Holy Grail

- MXR Distortion Plus +

- MXR Phase 90

- Radial pedal (appears to be Tonebone LoopBone)

- Rooger Mayer Voodoo 1

- MXR Blue Box Octave Fuzz

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Evan  - Octave   |2010-03-15 10:30:12 I noticed that brian uses an MXR blue box octave on one of their videos on youtube its the only one thats sort of obvious Reply 0   0

Peter  - Days before you came   |2010-02-16 13:25:53 Hi! I'd like to know the guitar pedal effects (which distortion) that placebo use on "Days before you came".. So if anyone knows please drop me a message, thanks in advance! Reply 0   0

Nick  - big muff   |2010-01-16 21:18:39 During what time period/albums was he using the Russian Big Muff? Reply 1   0

Robert  - Meds and Battle for the Sun Pedals   |2009-08-21 06:30:46 These are the correct Pedals he used on the Meds and the recent Battle for the Sun tour Meds Tour: # Boss TU-2 Tuner # MXR Phase 90 # MXR Distortion + # Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes # Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n # Boss DD-3 Digital Delay # Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Battle for the Sun Tour: The center is his Tonebone Loop Station, there are 2 Effect Loops Loop 1: # Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes # Boss TU-2 Tuner # Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb # MXR Phase 90 # Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Loop 2: # Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes # MXR Distortion + # MG Mono Vibe # Electro-Harmonix #1 Echo And I forgot to mention the cream Gibson Les Paul custom... Reply 7   0

Jon  - Addition   |2009-08-18 12:25:01 Recent tours has seen Molko use a Steinberg headless guitar (hss configuration) for performing the cover of 'Wouldn't it be good'. In addition to Robert's comment, Moloko's faded white cyclone has been modified to include a humbucker-sized p90 pickup at the bridge. Its covered in girly stickers too. Reply 1   0

Robert  - another correction   |2009-08-09 12:29:56 Well, I don´t know where you got your information from but I guess you confound 2 pedals: Brian never used an EHX Germanium overdrive...instead he has a EHX #1 Echo Pedal on his pedalboard! They´re looking quite similar from far away :-) Reply 2   0

Robert  - correction   |2009-08-06 09:08:24 he´s NOT using flanger, metalzone, big muff, line selector and os-2 anymore... Recently he got some new guitars for the 2009 tour: Fender Toronado Fender Cyclone Reply 4   0

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