Zach Blair is the guitarist for Chicago-based hardcore punk band Rise Against. Blair was also a member of hardcore punk group Only Crime, in addition to Hagfish, and The Loved Ones. An interesting fact is that Zach played as Flattus Maximus in the band Gwar for a period of time.
Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Zach's Rise Against guitar rig.
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Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul Classic (black)
- Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue (Chambered Body)
- Gibson Les Paul Standard (black)
- Gibson SG guitars (including a silver glitter one when he was younger)
- listed on Seymour Duncan site as having used: ST59-1, SH-4, STHR-1
- Gibson made him a custom Les Paul with one humbucker and one knob
Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall JCM900 4100 100watt Hi Gain Dual Reverb amp head (with 5881 Tubes)
- Rivera K120TRE Knuckledhead Tre amp
- Mesa Boogie 4x12 Recto Cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
- Rivera 4x12 cab with EV75 speakers
Effects and More
- Boss TU-2 pedal
- Lehle P-Split A/B/Y splitter
- Boss NS-2 pedal (switched by his tech live)
- Line 6 Echo Park pedal (switched by his tech live)
- Rivera Channel Switcher
- Furman Power Conditioner
- Shure ULX Wireless Receivers
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus
- Dunlop Crybaby 95Q wah (according to Dunlop site)
- Seymour Duncan pickup booster (for leads)
- MXR Phase 90 pedal (in an Ultimate Guitar interview, he said he used one that Eddie Van Halen used to use)
Strings and Picks
- Ernie Ball Coated Slinky guitar strings (10-46 gauged)
- Dunlop Tortex picks
