Paul DiGiovanni is the lead guitar player for the pop-punk band Boys Like Girls. He also helps write most of the band's songs.

Let's take a look and see what kind of guitar gear has been seen in his guitar rig.

Click the gear for more info and specs at Musician's Friend

Guitars
- Fender American Stratocaster (white with custom pickguard and EMG 81/85 active pickups)

- Fender 72 Deluxe Telecaster (customized with a single EMG 81 active pickup in the bridge and a tune-o-matic
bridge. He has 2 that are black with a black pickguard, and 1 that is white with a pearloid pickguard)

- Gibson Les Paul Custom Tobacco Burst (the guitar tech said is was a 1985 or 1986)

- Gibson CJ-165EC Vintage Sunburst

- Gibson Black Beauty (a 1995 Model that he is currently selling on craigslist)

- Taylor acoustic-electric





Amplifiers
- 2 Engl E530 Preamps

- Engl Power Amp

- 2 Soldano preamps (preamp versions of the avenger head)

- Various Bogner cabinets

Pedals
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

- Boss TU-2 Tuner

- Boss DD-20 Giga Delay

- Morley Mark Tremonti Wah Pedal

Note:There is another Boss DD-20 and another Mark Tremonti Wah at the guitar tech station, so he can hit them for Paul if he can't get to his pedalboard in time.





Various Gear
- Gibson Prefix Plus T's
- DiMarzio ClipLock Strap (white and a black one)

Phone interview by Matt Kennedy with Adam Gable, Boys Like Girls guitar tech, on 6/03/2011