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Slayer - Kerry King's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Friday, 21 September 2007 16:12

Kerry King is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. If you like Slayer and/or are a fan of Kerry King's, then you must be wondering what guitar gear he plays on.

Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Kerry King's Guitar Rig.

CoolClick the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's FriendCool

 

Guitars
- B.C. Rich signature KKV (his has EMG 81, EMG 85, EMG PA2 preamp booster switch, Fernandes sustainer)

B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature V Electric Guitar with Kahler Tremolo Black With White

- B.C. Rich signature Warlock guitar with Kahler bridge and EMGs (trans-black with tribal graphic)

-The Kerry King Wartribe model:
B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature Wartribe with Kahler Tremolo Electric Guitar Black With Red

 

 

 

Pickups
- EMG 81 and 85 Pick-ups with EMG Afterburner (Kerry King humbucker set):
EMG EMG-KFK Kerry King 81/85 Humbucker Set Black

 

 

Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall 2203KK JCM-800 Amplifiers

Marshall 2203KK Kerry King Signature JCM800 Guitar Amp Head

- Celestion G12K-100 and Vintage 30 Speakers

Celestion G12K-100 Guitar Speaker 8 ohm Celestion Vintage 30 Speaker 8 ohm


- Marshall 4x12" speaker cabinets with Celestion 12" speakers

Marshall 1960A or 1960B 300W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Straight

 



Effects and more
- Fernandes Sustainer
- TKL Cases
- MXR Smart Gate Pro

MXR M235 Smart Gate Pro

- MXR KFK 10 band EQ

MXR KFK-1 Kerry King Ten Band Equalizer

- Shure UHF Wireless System

Shure SLX Instrument Wireless System

- Monster Cable

Monster Cable S-100 1/4


- BOSS RGE-10 Graphic Eq
- Dunlop DCR-1SR Rack Crybaby Wah

Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah

- Dunlop Q-Zone pedal

Dunlop KFKQZ1 Kerry King Limited Edition Q Zone Guitar Effects Pedal


- Dunlop Zakk Wylde Signature Wah Pedal

Dunlop ZW-45 Zakk Wylde Signature Wah

- Dunlop Dimebag Darrell Signature Wah Pedal

Dunlop DB-01 Dimebag Crybaby From Hell

- Eventide H3000S Harmonizer
Eventide H7600 Ultra-Harmonizer Effects Processor

- Boss RGE-10 EQ (used on World Painted Blood recording)

- MXR Wylde Black Label Chorus

MXR ZW38 Zakk Wylde Black Label Chorus Guitar Effects Pedal

 

 

 


Strings and picks
- Dunlop Kerry King Drop Tuning Icon Series Signature Electric Guitar Strings

Dunlop Kerry King Drop Tuning Icon Series Signature Set

- In Tune Guitar Picks

Last Updated on Friday, 02 December 2011 10:16
 

Comments 

 
0 #13 RE: Slayer - Kerry King's Guitar Gear Rig and EquipmentTodd 2011-11-22 12:45
Kerry hasnt used the Eventide H3000S since the early-mid 90's. Other other effect he has besides the wah is an MXR Wylde Chorus pedal that goes direct to the PA for his clean sound.
He also uses Dunlop .009's for his Eb tuning. The KFK sets are only for C# or lower tuned guitars. He also uses Dunlop picks now, not In Tune.
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0 #12 RE: Slayer - Kerry King's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipmentich666 2011-10-23 04:40
Quoting Brad Morse:
He switched to ESP when BC rich shut down there handmade shop. He used his signiture V in the videos War Esemble and Seasons On The Abyss


He switched back to BC Rich. Thats why most of his ESPs are in the Hard Rock Cafes now.
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0 #11 NopeBrad Morse 2009-09-12 17:08
He switched to ESP when BC rich shut down there handmade shop. He used his signiture V in the videos War Esemble and Seasons On The Abyss
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0 #10 You better take another lookLuciferion 2009-09-09 21:29
On that video he uses a classic BC Rich Warlock. Im shure that he own ESP guitars and others, but has allways been a huge BC Rich Fan.
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+1 #9 Re: stringsPaddy 2009-08-01 06:13
He uses 0.09-0.42's in Eb, 0.10-0.46 in C#, + a 0.52 for a dropped B. His signature set was designed when he was playing mainly in C# and drop B. He talks about this in a youtube clip that I don't have the link to right now.
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+2 #8 Guitars...MaestroJericho 2009-04-04 09:42
Kerry never used the signature models, he uses custom BC Riches all from the custom shop, way more high end than the BC Riches show. The signature "R" shows in the headstocks.
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+1 #7 forgotittoa666 2009-02-16 22:16
Kerry also had a deal with ESP for a couple of years. I believe he used one for the seasons in the abyss video.
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+2 #6 UberPro 2009-01-04 06:42
He uses his Kerry King model amp for distortion.
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0 #5 Bryce 2009-01-03 21:58
What does he use for distortion?
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+2 #4 ittoa666 2008-11-21 01:29
Kerry also used a couple old mockingbirds in the early eighties.
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-1 #3 Anon 2008-06-21 09:11
Classic Slayer is all in Eb. They've also used drop C and Eb on 7 strings for a few newer songs. Other then a few exceptions Slayer is consistently in Eb.
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+2 #2 UberProAudio 2008-04-03 12:56
Thanks for the comment Renegadrian. After a [censored]load of research we found out what strings Kerry uses. It came straight out of his mouth in an interview video with dunlop. read our gear listing above for the details of what we found.
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-4 #1 Strings?!Renegadrian 2008-04-03 12:44
Nice collection of Kerry gear, but I do wonder if he really uses those wimpy 09-42 strings...Remember they always play in D or even lower, and they go well down on downstrokes riffing...i believe Kerry and Jeff use thicker strings...
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