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Mike Mushok is the lead guitarist for the hard rock/post-grunge band Staind , fronted by well known singer Aaron Lewis. Mike Mushok is well known for his use of baritone guitars and odd tunings.
Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Staind's Mike Mushok Guitar Rig.
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Guitars
- PRS SE Mike Mushok Baritone guitars
- PRS McCarty guitar (Amberburst)
 
- Ibanez MMM1 Mike Mushok Series Baritone Guitar
 
- Ibanez Custom Baritone Guitar based off of the Joe Satriani JS-Model body shape
- Ibanez Artist Electric Guitar
 
- Novax Fan-Fret Baritone Guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst Guitar
 
- Alvarez Baritone Acoustic Guitar
- Ibanez RG 7-string guitar (Jimmy Kimmel performance. Gray)
Amps and Cabinets
- Diezel VH4 Head
- Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Pre-amp
- Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp (9200 Power Amp)
- Marshall 300 watt 1960B 4x12" Straight-Front cabinets (8 of them)
- Marshall AVT20 (practice amp)
- Marshall JCM800 head
Effects
- CAE Bradshaw RS-10 pedalboard
- Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor
- Boss OC-3
- CAE Custom ISO Box
- CAE 4x4 Controller
- Lexicon MPX G2
- Korg DTR-1 Rack Tuner
- Shure U4D UA Dual Receiver
- Whirlwind Multi-Selector
- some sort of Wah pedal (mentioned it in an interview video)
Strings and picks
- D'addario 14-74 for Baritones and 10-52 for other electrics
- Jim Dunlop Gator Grip Standard picks
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Comments
looks like mike is using a ibanez rg7 7 string, and it`s a recent video of their eyes wide open performance on jimmy kimmel!
Honestly, the scale length isn't really strong enough on normal guitars to handle the string gauge.
The Zakk Wylde set GHS used to make went to .72 I think, and on my Les Paul, it was a pain trying to keep it from sounding flubby.