Name: Brian Marquis 

Band: Therefore I Am

Genre: Post-Hardcore

Location: Boston, MA

Age: 30

Guitars: 

-2005 Fender ‘75 Tele Deluxe Reissue with Seymour Duncan JB

-1993 Fender Heartfield Elan with Gibson PAF Pro Plus Neck and Bridge Pickups

Amps and Cabinets:

-Soldano Lucky 13 100w Head with SLO 100 Gain Mod ($2499)

-Orange 4x12 Closed Back Cabinet ($1000)

Pedals and Effects

-Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal ($250)

-Boss NS-2 ($99)

-Line 6 MM4 Modulation ($250)

-Boss TU-2 ($99)

-Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb Delay ($150)

-Boss PS-5 Super Shifter ($150)

-Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb  (Discontinued)

-Fulltone OCD Overdrive ($150)

-Atwood Analog FX Loop

-Atwood Analog A/B

-Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus ($170)

-Pedaltrain Pro Pedalboard/Case

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“My favorite peice of gear is my Soldano Lucky 13 100 Watt Head. It’s clean channel is bright as a Fender Twin and never breaks up and the gain channel roars like a lion. Powerful and has that classic Soldano sound. Plus, all the knobs go up to 13… seriously”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/thereforeiam

Name: Mikael Mulholland

Band:  Emmure/Recon

Genre: Metal

Location: Worldwide

Age: 24

Guitars: 

-Root Telecaster (Black/Ebony)

-Root Telecaster (White/Maple)

-Root Stratocaster (Black/Ebony)

-Blacktop Telecaster (Silver/Maple) ($500)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Peavey 5150 II ($800)

-Peavey 5150 Block Letter ($800)

-Omega Custom 5x12 Enclosure 

-Mesa Boogie Recto Flat 4x12 ($950)

Pedals and Effects

-Boss NS-2 ($99)

-Maxon OD-808 ($150)

-MXR Carbon Copy ($150)

-MXR Phase 90 ($80)

-Digitech Whammy ($200)

-Boss GE-7 EQ ($99)

-Ernie Ball Volume Jr. ($70)

-Monster 2500 Power Conditioner

-Korg DTR-1000 Tuner ($180)

-LIne 6 G90 Digital Wireless ($600)

-DBX 266 Gate/Comp

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“The Ground Control/GCX is the best thing to happen to my rig in years. I run a bunch of pedals and it not only cleans up my sound, but i can also switch through the different whammy parameters i use throughout the set at the click of a switch, rahter then bending over and turning the knob (we have multiple whammy changes mid song). I’m also able to run my rack gear through their own loops, allowing me to bypass them if i’m having an issue at the touch of a button”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/emmure

Name: Torre Cioffi

Band:  Transit

Genre: Pop-Punk

Location: Revere MA

Age: 22

Guitars: 

-Fender American Strat w/ Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pickup

-Fender American Tele w/ Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pickup

-Fender Classic Series 60s Strat w/ Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pickup ($700)

-Vox Virage SC ($2500)

-Martin DCX1E ($700)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Vox AC30 2x12 Combo Amp ($1200)

Pedals and Effects

-Pumaboards

-Boss Tremolo ($99)

-Boss Reverb ($99)

-Boss TU-2 ($99)

-Boss Chorus modified by Robert Keeley Electronics ($99)

-MXR Carbon Copy Delay ($130)

-MXR Dyna Comp ($70)

-MXR Phase 90 ($70)

-Dunlop Volume Pedal ($70)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“My favorite piece of gear that i would recommend for another guitarist to try would be either a volume pedal or the Pumaboard pedalboards. The volume pedal is perfect for dropping out of parts and instead of switching from clean and distortion with a pedal it gives it a perfect consistency of dropping out of parts and coming in louder/heavier in other parts. If you’re interested in a pedal board check out www.pumaboards.com”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/transitmakesmusic

Name: Ryan Leitru

Band:  For Today

Genre: Metal, Hardcore

Location: Sioux City, IA

Age: 22

Guitars: 

-Ibanez RGD Prestige with EMG 81/60 ($1000)

-Ibanez RGA with EMG 81/60

Amps and Cabinets:

-Peavey 6505  with Integrated tubes (2 kt88s, 2 6L6s) ($1000)

-Mesa OS 4x12

Pedals and Effects

-Boss TU-2 Tuner ($99)

-Ibanez TS808 ($180)

-Boss NS2 ($99)

-MXR Carbon Copy Delay ($120)

-Line 6 DL4 ($250)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“Now this is the tough part. It really depends because you obviously need to have a solid guitar so that is the most important thing. But i am going to assume that most people that are reading this already have guitarist. So i would say 2 things are awesome boosts to your sound. One being the Tubescreamer, i have the Ibanez TS808 and its great. Added saturation and a little natural compression that really smooths out and add clarity to your tone. And two being the integrated tube kit. I got mine off Eurotubes.com and they are very awesome for the style of music that we play. It seriously fattens up your tone and gives you the low end and body that many people search for and use EQ pedals and what not to reproduce. I used to do this but i like the natural tubes producing the tone sound so much better than the digital EQ boost. Both are great and relatively cheap ways to increase you tone.”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/fortoday

Name: Adrian Swisher

Name: Aaron Brooks

Band:  The Ghost Inside

Genre: Melodic Hardcore

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Age: 25

Guitars: 

-Xtone ESP PS-1 with EMG 81/60 Pickups. ($350+$189)

-LTD EC-1000FM with EMG 81/85 Pickups ($750)

Amps and Cabinets:

-1992 Mesa Dual Rectifier ($1900)

-Orange Rockerverb 100 MKII ($2300)

-1996 Peavey 5150 (KT-88 tube mod) ($1000)

-Omega Ceberus. 4x12/1x15 in one enclosure. 

-Diezel V412R ($1000)

(The Orange through the 4x12 and the Mesa through the 1x15)

Pedals and Effects

-Boss TU-3 Tuner ($99)

-MXR Microamp Overdrive ($70)

-Boss NS-2 ($99)

-Vox Time Machine Delay ($200)

-T-rex Fueltank Pedal Power ($200)

-Pedal Train Pedal board 

-DBX266xl Compressor/Gate ($150)

-Sennheiser G3 Wireless ($500)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“Try out every cab that you can get your hands on. I think a lot of guitar players make the mistake of spednding thousands of dollars on amps and still play out of the shitty 4x12 they got when they were 16. A good cab can make all the difference in how you sound!”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/theghostinside

Name: Chris Curran

Band:  Teamwork

Genre: Pop/Rock

Location: Worcester, MA

Age: 25

Guitars: 

-2004 Gibson Les Paul Standard ($1900)

-2004 Gibson SG Standard ($1200)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Orange AD140 ($2000 Discontinued)

-Orange PPC412 Cab ($1000)

Pedals and Effects

-Korg DTR-1000 Tuner ($180)

-Furman Power Conditioner ($70)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“Love my Orange AD140, one of the best heads i’ve ever played”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/weareteamwork

Name: Michael Bingham

Band:  All Teeth

Genre: Hardcore

Location: Santa Rosa, CA

Age: 23

Guitars: 

-Gibson SG Standard ($1200)

-81 Epiphone Spirit ($600)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Marshall JCM800: Lee Jackson Metaltronix mods ($1000)

-Emperor 4x12 with v30s ($900)

Pedals and Effects

-Boss TU-3 ($99)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“Jack Daniels Whiskey”

Link: www.facebook.com/AllTeethCalifornia

Name: Vincent Rupolo 

Band:  Auburn

Genre: Metal, Hardcore

Location: Providence, RI

Age: 23

Guitars: 

-Schecter Blackjack ATX ($750)

-LTD Viper 301 ($400)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Peavey 6505+ ($1000)

-Black Orange PPC4x12 ($1000)

Pedals and Effects

-Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal ($250)

-Boss NS-2 ($99)

-Boss TU-2 ($99)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

“Line 6 DL4, One of the best delay pedal out right now”

Link: http://www.facebook.com/Auburnmass

Name: Evan Pharmakis

Band: Vanna

Genre: Post-Hardcore

Location: Boston, MA

Age: 26

Guitars: 

-2003 Gibson Les Paul Standard, Sunburst ($2000)

-2007 Gibson Les Paul Classic, Whiskey Burst ($2000)

Amps and Cabinets:

-Hughes and Kettner MKII tri-amp Head ($2800)

-Black Market Custom 6x12 Cabs (Unknown)

Pedals and Effects

-Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal ($250)

-Boss NS-2 ($99)

-Planet Waves Chromatic Tuner ($80)

-Holy Grail Reverb Pedal ($100)

Favorite Piece of Gear:

Unknown 

Link: http://www.facebook.com/vannamusic