Tony Rombola has been the lead guitarist for the Boston-based hard rock band Godsmack since the mid-1990s. Tony Rombola has been cited as 'an extraodinaire' in the guitar world, by Guitar World magazine and is cited to be the only guitarist to keep an 'original soloing style' during the nu-metal period, earning him the respect of the guitar industry. Rombola is also a guitarist for the band Another Animal, formed at the beginning of 2007 and just released their self-titled debut album in October.
Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Godsmack guitar player Tony Rombola's guitar rig over the years. If you have any gear updates, post a comment.
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Guitars
- McNaught Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul guitars
- Ovation Balladeer 6751-CCB. He also performs with an Ovation Elite T 1778T-5
- Takamine Acoustic guitars
- Gibson J-45 Acoustic
- double-neck acoustic Ovation
- Yahama acoustic
- Rio Grande pickups
Amps and Cabinets
- Diamond Spitfire II (as is Sully) and the Hammersmith amp
- EVH 5150 III amp
- ENGL Powerball head and ENGL cab
- Splawn Amplifiers (Splaw QR and Nitro) and cabs
- Diezel Amplifiers (Herbert)
- Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers and 4x12" cabs
- Fender Bullet (for practice in hotel rooms)
- 1967 Plexi Marshall Tremolo (used on recordings)
Effects and More
- Boss NS-2
- Ashly PQX-571 7-band parametric equalizer
- Digital Music Corporation GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
- Dunlop Cry Baby Pedals
- Shure U4D wireless system
- Dunlop DCR-1SR
- Boss PH-2 Super Phaser
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
- Dunlop Rotovibe pedal
- MXR 31 Band Graphic Equalizer
- Dunlop TS-1 Tremolo Stereo Pan
- Zakk Wylde MXR (studio)
Strings , Picks and Accessories
- Dunlop Tortex Picks
- GHS guitar strings gauges .011 to .054 (drop c tunings) and also .010 to .046 (drop d tunings)
- Franklin Guitar Straps
