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Duff McKagan is a bassist and guitar player, who is best known for his thirteen-year stint in the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is currently the bassist for the hard rock band Velvet Revolver. Duff also plays guitar in his side project Loaded.

Duff is a Fender Bass and Galien Krueger bass amp type of guy amongst other gear.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Duff McKagan's Bass and Guitar Gear Rig.

Duff on bass

 

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Basses

- Fender Duff McKagan signature P Bass model, based on his main Jazz Bass Special

Fender Duff McKagan Signature Bass Pearl White

- white 86' Fender Jazz Bass Special (Seymour Duncan Hot Stack pickups STK-J2)

- Fender Aerodyne bass

Fender Aerodyne 4-String Jazz Bass Black

- Yamaha BB basses

- Duesenberg Star Hollowbody basses

- Gibson Les Paul standard bass

- Kramer basses

- Fernandes Burny RLG-55 guitar

- Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar (black)

Gibson Custom Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Black

- 2008 Gibson SG

Gibson Sg Standard Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry

- 1988 three-pickup Gibson SG

- Burny guitars (based on Les Paul, made in Japan, Fernandes company)

The picture below appears to be Duff playing one of his Burny guitars:

Duff on Burny guitar

- Fender Telecaster (appears to be Jim Root model)

Fender Jim Root Artist Series Telecaster Electric Guitar White

- Yamaha A Series acoustic

Yamaha A-Series All Solid Wood Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar

- Gretsch semi-acoustic bass (appears to be the G6073 Electrotone Bass, used with Velvet Revolver)

 

 

Amps and Cabinets
- Gallien-Krueger 2001RB's bass amplifiers

Gallien-Krueger 2001RB Amplifier Head

- GK 410RBH bass cabinets

- GK 2x12NEO speaker cabinets

Gallien-Krueger Neo 212-II 2x12 600W Bass Cabinet

- Gallien Krueger 800RB head

- Galien-Krueger MB150E-III/112 combo

Gallien-Krueger MB150E-112III 150W MicroBass Combo Amp

- Electro-Voice 1x15 speakers

- Marshall JMP guitar head

- Marshall JCM900 head

- variety of Engl guitar amps and cabs - Engl Powerball E645 and an Engl Pro Guitar Cab E412VGB

Engl Powerball II 100W Tube Guitar Amp HeadEngl PRO Slanted E412VS 4x12 Guitar Speaker Cabinet

- Marshall 1x12 and 4x12 guitar cabinets (studio)

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

- THD Hot Plate power soak

- Marshall JCM2000 (modded by Bogner)

 


Effect and more
- Yamaha SPX-90

Yamaha SPX2000 Digital Effects Processor

- Z-vex Woolly Mammoth fuzz

- MXR M-80 Bass D.I.

Mxr M-80 Bass Direct Box With Distortion

- Korg DTR-1 Tuner

- Whirlwind 4 channel selector

Whirlwind Selector A/B Box

- Shure UHF Wireless

- Furman Power

Furman PL-Plus C Power Conditioner

- TC Electronic Corona Chorus pedal (Duff has a TonePrint for this pedal also)

- MXR EL GRANDE Bass Fuzz/Distortion

 

 

 

Strings Picks and Accessories
- Rotosound swingbass 66 strings (Stainless Steels)

Rotosound RS66LD Long Scale Swing 66 Bass Strings

- Dunlop Heavy Core guitar strings (gauges .010– .048)

- Dunlop picks - “I’ve been using the yellow Tortex pick (.73) forever,” he says. “I’ve tried to use other picks, but, nothing beats the yellow Tortex"

- Dunlop D-38 DD straps

- Dunlop straplocks

Dunlop Original StrapLok System