Chad Kroeger is the lead singer and lead guitarist of the major band Nickelback. Most people don't realize that Chad Kroeger actually plays the guitar in Nickelback - but he does, and he does it well.
Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Nickleback's Chad Kroeger's Guitar Rig.
Click the gear images for more info and specs at Guitar Center and Amazon
Guitars
- Gibson Chad Kroeger "Blackwater" Les Paul (2010)
- six PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Singlecuts with stock PRS 7 pickups in various tuning (Note: PRS website says they discontinued this guitar for 2007)
- PRS Hollowbody II
- PRS Archtop
- two Yamaha CJX32 jumbo acoustic electrics
- EMG 60, 81, 85, and ACS pickups (According to the EMG website)
- Gibson 7-string Explorer (black) (6 string pic below)
- Gibson Les Paul Custom (black with one knob - other 3 removed)
- Gibson Les Paul Custom silverburst
- Gibson Les Paul Custom (has dark horse logo and crystals on it)
Amps and Cabinets
- Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers amps (dirty tones)
- Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet
- Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet
- Fender Twin Reverb modified by M.I.N.E. in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, to function as a head only
- Tone Tubby 2x12 cabinet
- Vox AC30
- Vox 2x12 cabinet
- Vox Valvetronix series amps (Interview on Vox site says Chad has used them for cleans before)
- Mesa Stiletto Deuce
- Fender Super 60 head (rare)
Effects
- Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor
- Boss TR-2 Tremolo
- Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
- Boss BF-3 Flanger
- Boss DD-3 Delay
- Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
- Boss GE-7 pedal
- Heil Sound Talk box
- Dunlop CryBaby wah pedal 535Q
- wireless is a Shure system with four receivers
- Tour Supply switcher to change guitars on the fly
- Furman IT1230 Balanced Isolation Transformer
- Mesa/Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher
- Vox Valvetronix Tonelab SE
- Ibanez Tubescreamer
- Dunlop MXR Phase 90
- Electro Harmonix Big Muff
- Digitech Whammy
- Voodoo Lab GCX and Ground Control (backstage)
- Radial Headbone
Picks and strings
- Dunlop Tortex .60mm
- Ernie Ball Power Slinky guages 11 - 48
- Ernie Ball Not Even Slinky gauges 12 - 56
- Acoustic Strings: Ernie Ball Gauge Power Slinky gauges 13 - 56
Guitar Straps
- Levy's guitar straps
Mics
Vocal mics: Shure U4-D/Beta58 wireless
Talkbox mic: Shure PG57
Cabinet mics: Sennheiser MD 409 (2: 1 on each stack), Shure SM57 (on Fender Twin)
