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Styx - Tommy Shaw Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Tuesday, 28 July 2009 04:19

Tommy Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums.

Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Tommy's guitar rig.

Tommy live on guitar

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Guitars
- 1998 Gibson 1959 Historic Les Paul reissue

Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar Washed Cherry


- Taylor Solidbody Custom

Taylor SolidBody Custom Electric Guitar Natural Koa


- Paul Reed Smith CE-24 guitar
- Fender Custom Shop Relic Telecaster
- Bill Nash Strat
- Fender Custom Shop Relic Baritone Jazzmaster
- Gibson Custom Shop ES-356
- 1986 Gibson ES-335 guitar

Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain-top Electric Guitar with Gloss Finish Vintage Sunburst


- 1966 Fender Electric 12-string
- Taylor GA8 12-string

Taylor GA8-12 Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic Guitar Natural


- Taylor GS8 six-string

Taylor GS8 Series Rosewood/Spruce Top Acoustic Guitar Natural


- Fender custom Shop reissue 1966 Stratocaster

Fender Custom Shop Custom Shop 1966 Stratocaster Firemist Silver Metallic Closet Classic LTD Electric Guitar Silver Metallic

- Tom Anderson guitars

- 1976 Gibson Explorer (DiMarzio lead pickup and a tune-o-matic bridge)

Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar White





Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall TSL 100 JCM2000 w/ Groove Tubes Mullard EL34s (x2)

Mullard EL34 Tube Medium/Green Duet


- Palmer PDI-03 passive speaker simulators (x2)
- Marshall 4x12 cabs (previously used)

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





Effects and More
- Boss BF-3 flanger pedal

Boss BF-3 Flanger


- Boss CE-5 chorus pedal

Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble Pedal


- Boss DD-6 delay pedal

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal


- DigiTech Bad Monkey overdrive pedal

DigiTech DBM Bad Monkey Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal


- Dunlop Uni-Vibe pedal

Dunlop Uni-Vibe Effect Pedal


- Dunlop DCR 2SR remote wah with two VCA controllers

Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah


- Furman Power Conditioner

Furman PL-Plus C Power Conditioner


- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer pedal (Keeley mod)

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal


- ISP Decimator pedal

ISP Technologies Decimator Noise Reduction Pedal


- Keeley Compressor pedal

Keeley Compressor Guitar Effect Pedal


- Keeley Katana clean boost pedal

Keeley Katana Pre Amp Guitar Effect Pedal


- Lake Butler MIDI Mitigator controllers
- Samson UR 5D wireless receiver
- Whirlwind Multi Selector

Last Updated on Monday, 27 February 2012 09:25
 

Comments 

 
0 #4 Explorer!!!!Uriel Manning 2012-01-31 20:50
What happened to the Gibson Explorer???? Tommy Shaw played em, just look at the Return to Paradise concert/
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0 #3 RE: Styx - Tommy Shaw Guitar Rig Gear and EquipmentJeremy Russell 2011-08-27 09:57
I think I have also seen him play a Tom Anderson before but Im not completly sure
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0 #2 KramerRobbie Austin 2010-12-19 22:52
Why doesn't anyone ever give Kramer any credit anymore? If you watch the Return to Paradise DVD, you can clearly see that both Tommy Shaw and JY are using Kramer guitars throughout, including Shaw's double neck Kramer. (Also, I noticed that no one listed Kramer guitars for Richie Sambora when he actually even had HIS OWN KRAMER SIGNATURE MODEL!)
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+3 #1 Tommy Shaw\'s DD-6Keegan 2009-08-07 17:41
A few months ago, I went to my local Guitar Center in South Bend, IN, and I bought a used DD-6 delay pedal. The guy working there said that they don't make these pedals anymore, they only make the DD-3 and the DD-7. He also told me that while Styx was in South Bend for a show the week before, that Tommy Shaw's DD-6 had broken, and that he needed a new one, and that he came to guitar center to buy one. The man told them that they only had the DD-3 and DD-7, so he bought the DD-7. Shortly afterward he realized that they had a used DD-6 for sale. I came in the following week and bought it, then he told me this story. So, in a way, I like to think that "I have" Tommy Shaw's pedal.
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