Motley Crue - Nikki Sixx Bass Gear Rig and Equipment
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Nikki Sixx is an American bassist, author, photographer, and the main songwriter for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He has also played bass for glam metal band

London, the experimental band 58, the hard rock band Brides of Destruction, and Sixx:A.M.

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

 

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Bass Guitars
- Gibson Thunderbird Reverse Basses

Gibson Thunderbird Gothic Bass Guitar Flat Black

- Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Blackbird (Epiphone makes this now after Gibson stopped producing in 2003)
- Ovation Nikki Sixx Custom Elite T Bass Acoustic-Electric

Ovation Nikki Sixx Custom Elite T Bass Acoustic-Electric Red Flame

- Spector Basses
- Hiroshigi Kids Guitar Company 12 string basses
- Ernie Ball Music Man 5-String basses

Music Man StingRay 5-String Bass Guitar Black Maple Fretboard

- Fender Precision Basses when smashing basses at the end of a set. They are usually black Squier Precision Basses with white pickguards.

Squier by Fender Affinity Series P Bass Black

- '59 Fender Precision

Fender '59 Precision Bass Relic Vintage Blonde Rosewood Fretboard





Amps and Cabinets
- Basson 810B 8x10" 2000 watt bass cabs

Basson B810B 2,000W Bass Cabinet with 8x10 Speaker Gray

- Ampeg SVPCL preamps
- Ampeg SVP1600 power amps
- '64 Fender Bassman

Fender 59 Bassman





Strings
- Labella bass strings

Last Updated on Monday, 27 April 2009 06:36
 

Comments 

 
+1 #3 This bass rock\'sBrian Boccuzzi 2009-07-01 08:06
:cheer: What can you say about this bass??? It play's very well and sound's great!!!! Go buy one!!!! ROCK ON!!! :evil:
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+2 #2 Nathan 2009-01-11 19:39
Nikki Sixx is renewing his gibson signature bass for 2009
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+2 #1 ummmNathan 2008-07-14 14:24
he used bc rich basses in the eighties
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