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Against Me! - Tom Gabel Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Sunday, 14 September 2008 13:08

Tom Gabel is a singer and guitar player in the band Against Me! He favors Rickenbacker guitars and a variety of amps. Not too many pedals though!

Let's see what type of gear and equipment Tom has had in his Against Me Guitar Rig.

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

 


Guitars
Note: Tom has many Rickenbacker guitars
- Rickenbacker 360
- Rickenbacker 370
- Rickenbacker 620
- Rickenbacker 330
- Gibson Acoustic - looks like a J-50 to me

Gibson J-50 Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural


- Martin Acoustic cutaway

- Fender Telecaster (black)
Note: Previously used G&L guitars

- Seymour Duncan custom wound pickups



Amps and Cabinets
Note: Tom has used a fair amount of different amp combinations on tour.
- Matchless Head
- Hiwatt combo (Hiwatt Custom Studio Stage MKII 40W 2X12)

Hiwatt Studio Stage MKII 40W 2X12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Black


- Hiwatt 4x12 cab

Hiwatt Custom 300W 4X12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Black


- VOX AC30 CC2X 2x12" combo amp which drives a Vox V121BNX 2x12" cab with Celestion Alnico Blue speakers

Vox Custom AC30C2 30W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Black


- Fender blonde Bassman Head (combo pictured below)

Fender 59 Bassman


- Mesa Boogie amps
- Fender silverface Twin Reverb

Fender 65 Twin Reverb Amp





Effects and More
- Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal

Boss SUPER OverDrive SD-1 Pedal


- Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff (not 100% positive on this - but it looks like it)

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion/Sustainer Pedal


- MXR Phase 90 pedal

MXR M-101 Phase 90 Pedal


- Boss TU-3 tuner pedal

Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner

- Boss Digital Reverb

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Effects Pedal

- MXR Carbon Copy delay

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay Guitar Effects Pedal

- MXR Micro Amp

MXR M-133 Micro Amp Pedal

- Line 6 Delay pedal

Line 6 DL4 Delay Guitar Effects Pedal

- Keeley 2 Knob compressor

Keeley Compressor Guitar Effect Pedal

- Tech 21 XXL

Tech 21 XXL Guitar Edition Overdrive Stomp Box with Warp

- Blackstone Mosfet Overdrive pedal

- Keeley Katana Clean Boost

Keeley Katana Pre Amp Guitar Effect Pedal

 

(see pedal on right in pic below. Believed to be an older Tech 21 XXL pedal

 

 

Strings, Picks and More
- Dunlop Tortex picks, size .46mm and .73mm

Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks .73MM 1 Dozen

- Dean Markley .010 gauge strings

- Planet Waves cables

- Mogami Patch Cables

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 14:13
 

Comments 

 
0 #8 mystery pedalmusicislife4567 2011-08-14 03:38
im almost positive the mystery pedal is an older tech 21 xxl
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0 #7 additional effectsuberpro 2010-08-26 06:20
July 2010 Guitar World says he uses "Line 6 delay, Keeley compressor, Tech 21 XXL, Blackstone overdrive".
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+2 #6 Mystery pedalGabriel 2009-08-25 11:18
The pedal looks exactly like a Tech 21 XXL.
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0 #5 Brian 2009-04-22 13:11
I just saw Against Me! last night (April 21) and Tom had a MXR Carbon Copy delay, MXR Micro Amp, MXR Phase 90, a Little Big Muff, Boss TU-2, Boss Digital Reverb, and a Boss Super Overdrive, with a Rickenbacker 370 and a 360 as his backup, into the Hiwatt Studio Stage MKII 40W 2X12
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0 #4 Brian 2009-01-04 17:41
Also I have followed AM! pretty closely and have never seen him use a Rickenbacker 620, just the 330, 360, and the 370
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0 #3 Brian 2009-01-04 17:39
He uses a Mesa Boogie Stiletto Ace head and a Dual Rectifier 2x12 slanted cab. He's also been using a Takamine Takamine G Series EG5013S-VFT OM I believe(possibly another Takamine, i'm not sure) as well as a Fender Jazzmaster
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0 #2 CalebCaleb 2008-10-09 16:11
A couple changes I noticed last time I saw them play. He uses a regular NYC Big Muff now. Pedal looked brand new. Plus, I didn't see that mysterious looking pedal at all.
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0 #1 mystery pedaldoug s 2008-10-06 13:21
i know he uses a tremolo or vibrato pedal on sink,florida,sink and the ocean so that might be it. it also looks kinda like a hughes & kettner pedal because of the swirly thingys
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