John 5 had his stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined rock group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist taking over from Zim Zum. John 5 also is the permanent guitarist for horror rock maestro/musician/cult film director Rob Zombie.
He is also a solo artist having recorded three critically acclaimed guitar albums - "Vertigo (2004)", "Songs For Sanity (2005)" and "The Devil Knows My Name (2007)". He also works as a staff writer for Crysallis Records, working with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Garbage and FeFe Dobson.
John 5 has played on a hell-of-a-lot of gear. Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in John 5's Guitar Rig!
Make sure you checkout the interview we did with John 5 too!
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Guitars
- Fender Custom Shop John 5 J5 Telecaster With Bigsby
- Fender Custom Shop John 5 HB Telecaster
- Squier J5 Telecaster Electric Guitar and Fender J5 Triple Deluxe Telecaster guitars
- Fender John 5 J5 special edition acoustic
- Fender Custom Shop Tele - Black, Mirror Pickguard. w/Floyd
- Gibson Les Paul - Honey Burst
- Fender Custom Shop "Flat Head" - Yellow - "CW Fleming"
- Fender Tele - Black w/Floyd - No Pickguard
- Fender Tele w/Bigsby - Black - Mirror Pickguard - "Red Dave"
- Fender Custom Shop "Flat Head" - Grey
- Fender Custom Shop "Sub Sonic" - Black w/Mirror Pickguard
- Fender custom double neck tele John 5 model - one neck is a baritone
- Fender Custom John5 "Buck-5" Telecaster (red, silver, blue sparkle)
- Fender '58 Telecaster
- Fender '67 Custom Telecaster
- Gretsch Guitars G6136T White Falcon with Bigsby (Foxy Foxy video with Rob Zombie)
- Martin D-45 and D-28 acoustic guitars (used on God Told Me To album)
- Ibanez AX guitar
Amps and Cabinets
In an 11/19/09 interview, John showed that he was using:
- Marshall JCM 900 100 watt High Gain Dual Reverb (white)
- Marshall JCM 900 (red)
- Marshall JCM 900 backup
- Marshall Mode 4 amplifier head
John also has been seen using:
- Marshall JVM410H amplifier head (as first reported in a Marshall 2008 press release)
- Amp Head Case - "Dragon Head" "Circle 5"
- ’55 Fender Champ
- Marshall 1960B Cabinets
- Crate BV300HB, BV412RVB and BV215B Blue Voodoo Amps (the 120 watt is pictured below)
- Marshall EL34 100/100 Dual Monobloc Amp
- Marshall JMP-1
- Fender Tonemaster (see the mini version below)
- Framus Dragon Head and 4x12 Cabinets
- Laney VH100R Head and Slant Cabinets 4x12
Effects and other gear
In an 11/19/09 interview, John showed that he was using:
- Boss NS-2
- Boss Super Overdrive
- Boss super chorus CH-1
- Whirlwind A/B Selector
- Dunlop CryBaby Wah pedal
- Furman PL-Plus Series II Power Conditioner
- VS-R StroboRack Virtual Strobe Tuner
- Samson UR-80 Wireless
- Audiotech Switcher
- Dimarzio John 5 Signature Cables
Note: He uses batteries in his pedals
John also has been seen using:
- Aphex Model 1403 Guitar XCITER
- Aphex Model 1404 Punch Factory
- Morley A/B Boxes
- Klark Teknik Direct Box
- Fender Black Leather Guitar Strap
- Audiotech Source Selector 1X6 Rack Mount Audio Switcher
- Hot Hand Motion-Controlled Effects (endorsed - see their site)
- Black Cat Bass Octave Fuzz
- Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
- Boss DD-5 Digital Delay
- Coffin Case Blood Drive BDFX-1
- Digitech Whammy
- Dunlop MXR M-103 Blue Box
- Dunlop MXR M-102 Dyna Comp
- Dunlop MXR EVH Phase 90
- Dunlop MXR Smart Gate pedal
- Dunlop MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus
- Dunlop MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive
- Dunlop Rotovibe
- Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer
- Guyatone PS-3 Phase Shifter
- Guyatone VT-X Vintage Tremolo
- Guyatone Wah-Rocker WR3
- Ibanez CF7 Chorus/Flanger
- Ibanez DE7 Delay Echo
- Ibanez LF7 Lo-Fi Filter
- Ibanez PH7 Phaser
- Ibanez SM7 Smash Box Distortion Effects pedal
- Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808
- Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
- Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler
- Marshall Fuzz Pedal
- Moog Big Briar Moogerfooger
- Planet Waves Cables
- Zoom G1J John 5 Signature Pedal
- Boss Adaptive Distortion DA-2 pedal
- Boss TE-2 Tera Echo
Strings and picks
- GHS Boomers strings 9-42 gauge
- D’Addario EXV145 (.012 set for baritone guitars only)
- Dean Markley John 5 signature guitar strings, gauges 9-42
- Custom Fender and 351 HV BLK CX D'Andrea Picks
