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Pixies - Joey Santiago Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Tuesday, 03 February 2009 10:01

Joey Santiago is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer who is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band Pixies. Santiago has also produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his wife, Linda Mallari.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Joey Santiago's guitar rig.

Joey on gibson guitar

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

 

Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul Custom (black)

Gibson Custom Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Black


- Gibson Les Paul goldtop

Gibson '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar Antique Gold


- '52 Guild Aristocrat with soapbar pickups
- '65 Gibson ES-345 with a Gibson vibrato

Gibson Custom ES-345 Reissue Electric Blues Guitar Faded Cherry

- Paul Reed Smith PRS Starla guitars

PRS Starla LTD Electric Guitar W/ Bigsby Vintage Cherry






Amps and Cabinets
- Swart Atomic Space Tone amplifier
- Marshall 50-watt JCM 800

Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage Series 100W Tube Head


- Marshall 4x12 Cabinets

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


- blackface Fender Vibrolux reverb (studio)

Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb-Amp Combo


- Peavey Bandit (in the older days)

Peavey Bandit 112 Guitar Amplifier with TransTube Technology






Effects and More
- ZVex Super Hard-On
- DOD FX-17 wah/volume pedal
- Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz pedal

Boss FZ-5 Fuzz Pedal


- Menatone Pleasure Trem 5000 pedal
- Electro-Harmonix Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix Classics Deluxe Memory Man Delay Guitar Effects Pedal


- SMF Mr. Echo
- Swart Atomic Boost pedal
- Waves GTR

Waves GTR3 Native Software


- MXR Micro Amp

MXR M-133 Micro Amp Pedal


- Maxon AD-9

Maxon 9-Series AD-9 Pro Analog Delay Pedal


- Boss TU-2

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Stompbox Tuner


- BOSS PN-2
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply


- Whirlwind A/B selector

Whirlwind Selector A/B Box


- BOSS DM-3 Delay




Strings and Picks
- GHS Boomers strings (not sure if he still uses Boomers)
- Dunlop tortex picks

Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks .60MM 1 Dozen

Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 January 2012 12:29
 

Comments 

 
0 #2 Joey?stephen 2012-02-03 20:03
Does anyone know what kind of pickups he has in his Les Paul gold top back in the day. That bridge isn't stock that's all i can tell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy5ngAiLKvc
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0 #1 RE: Pixies - Joey Santiago Guitar Rig Gear and EquipmentDaveRees93 2011-12-22 07:58
He's been advertised as using the PRS Starla, in recent issues of guitar world.
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