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Unearth - Ken Susi Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Saturday, 10 May 2008 17:43

Ken Susi is a gutiar player for the metalcore band Unearth. Ken was one of the founding members of Unerath which started out in Lynn Massachusetts.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Unearth's guitar player, Ken Susi's guitar rig.

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Guitars

- Ibanez custom Ken Susi model S series 7-string guitars (x2)

- Ibanez S-Series Custom Shop 7-string  S7 guitar (Dark wood stain)
- Ibanez 7-string Custom Shop Destroyer with reverse headstock (black)
- Late 90's Ibanez S-Series 7-string (black)

- EMG 707, 81 and 85 pickups

EMG EMG-707 7-String Guitar Active Pickup Black

- Ibanez S7320 (red)

Ibanez S7320 7-String Electric Guitar Black

- Ibanez RG770 (blue)

- Ibanez Signature Destroyer

- Ibanez Signature Universe Road Flare Red
- Ibanez S7420 (EVH stylings)

Ibanez S7420 7-String Electric Guitar Black

- Ibanez J Custom RGA 7-string guitar




Amps and Cabinets

- Splawn Nitro amp (seen on Splawn myspace page and live)

- A reader talked with Ken and Buzz who said they are now using Mesa cabs 2010 (see comment below on UberProAudio for info)

- Our readers have given eyewitness accounts in June 2009 that Ken was using EVH 5150 heads (white cover) with EVH 4x12 cabinets. One reader talked to Ken who said he was borrowing them and trying them out. In 2011 Ken confirmed that he uses the EVH 5150 III with Mesa cabs.

EVH 5150 III HD Guitar Amp Head Ivory EVH 5150 III 412 Guitar Extension Cabinet Ivory

- Our readers have given eyewitness accounts in Dec 2008 that Ken is using Mesa Boogie rectifier heads and Grey Mesa cabs live

- VHT Pittbull Ultra-Lead 100W All-Tube Head and VHT Deliverance D120H 120W All-Tube Head - Ken is listed as a VHT user on the VHT site

VHT G-100-UL Pittbull Ultra-Lead Head VHT Deliverance 120 Guitar Head Amp

- VHT Straight 4x12" Deliverance D412 Cabinets loaded with VHT-Designed Eminence Speakers

VHT Deliverance 412 Guitar Cab Straight

- The Voodoo amplification site also lists Ken as a client

- Framus Cobra heads (Buzz said they used these amps in the studio for "The March")
- Soldano X88R preamp
- Marshall JMP1 preamp (used as a backup)
- VHT 2150 poweramp (KT88 tubes)




Effects and More
- Monster Cables

Monster Cable Monster Rock 1/4

- Samson Powerbrite Pro9 Power Conditioner
- Samson UR-50 Wireless Unit
- Korg DTR-1 Rack Tuner

Korg DTR-1000 Rackmount Digital Tuner

- VHT Valvulator Vacuum Tube Buffer and power supply

VHT Valvulator I Line Driver/Power Supply

- Maxon OD808 Overdrive pedals

Maxon OD808 Overdrive

- Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor pedals

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal

- Maxon AD9 Analog Delay

Maxon 9-Series AD-9 Pro Analog Delay Pedal

- Fractal Audio Axe-FX (direct tone and effects, important piece of Ken's sound)

- Rocktron Midi Mate

Rocktron MIDI MATE MIDI Control Pedal

- Kriz Kraft rack (16-space)


Strings
- Dean Markley Blue Steel 7-string guitar strings .090 (bottom heavy, top light)

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 September 2011 10:30
 

Comments 

 
0 #13 RE: Unearth - Ken Susi Guitar Gear Rig and Equipmentmitch 2011-05-30 03:59
ken is now using an AXE FX
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0 #12 Guest 2010-07-26 02:26
Ken Susi listed on a Splawn amplification myspace as a user!
Saw him 3 weeks ago playing Splawn Nitro amp
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+1 #11 They also useFellowcfh 2010-03-15 08:25
Ibanez 8 strings as well! They said they used them on some songs while recording (The March)
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+1 #10 Ken (and Buzz\'s as well) amp set upFellowcfh 2010-03-15 07:37
As of sat march 13 I was talking to Ken and Buzz backstage and asked them about their live set up both said "we've been looking for a nice perfect cab and once we found the Mesa cabs worked well with the EVH 5150 III heads we found what we were looking for!" I asked both about VHT amps and cabs and both said it was a phase they were going through and didn't like them after awhile. They don't use the Peaveys live anymore as well.
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0 #9 Rick 2009-07-20 20:56
Buz Mcgrath (Unearth's other guitarist) says in an interview for EMGtv on youtube (Look it up if you like) that for the new album "The March" they both used Framus Cobra heads, with Mesa cabinets. He says they used that on the tour as well.
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0 #8 soloud777 2009-07-06 04:16
Regarding the listing on the Voodoo Amps website. Ken previously used a Deluxe-modded Peavey 5150 head from Voodoo, along with their CP-100 model amp (which was rebuilt from an old Marshall 2210 chassis). At one time, Buzz also used a Voodoo CP-100 as well. This was before the VHT amps came into play.
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0 #7 tityguitar 2009-06-28 22:17
i saw and talked to ken susi when they came through sacramento june 14th and he was just trying the EVH heads out, they really belong to one of the guitarists to Lazarus AD
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0 #6 Ken & Buz ampsRandy 2009-06-04 06:56
Just saw Unearth in San Antonio last night on 6/3/09 (awesome show) and both Ken & Buz were using EVH 5150 heads (white cover). Ken was running through 2 matching EVH cabs and Buz through a Peavey 6505 cab and a Peavey XXL cab (I think it was an XXL). Godly tone BTW
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0 #5 richard 2008-12-14 21:25
oh he uses vht and marshall amps during recording the new album . its on the new unearth dvd
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0 #4 kens guitarsrichard 2008-12-14 21:23
yea all his new ibanez guitars sit behind his rig, most of them have the single bridge pickup.
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0 #3 thanksuberpro 2008-12-01 09:01
Thanks richard. It is eye witness accounts like yours that keep us all informed up to the minute. I added a note to the article about Ken using Mesa gear. I wonder if he is still using VHT at all...
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0 #2 kens rigrichard 2008-12-01 08:47
yea i just went also to see unearth in charleston and he used mesa boogie amps recifiers and the new grey mesa cabs with his orange seven string reverse headstock,
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0 #1 ittoa666 2008-11-21 19:03
I saw unearth live recently, and ken used a road flare red rg550 seven string and a white universe with just a bridge pickup.
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