Paul Mahon is the guitar player in the Irish hard rock band The Answer. The band has had a song in the Guitar Hero game and is really well known as the opening act for AC/DC's tour.
Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Paul's guitar rig.
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Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul Standard and Classic (2000) guitars
- Fender standard Telecaster (Hot Rails in bridge)
- Paul Reed Smiths (used in studio)
- Zemaitis guitars (used for slide)
- Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway (previously used for slide)
Pickups
- According to EMG site, H1A, H2, and an 85/60 Chrome set
Amps
- Marshall Vintage Modern 2266 and 2466 amplifier heads
- Marshall JTM45 (recording)
- Soldano, Ampeg, and Supro (used in some recordings)
- Marshall JCM2000 TSL (used on Rise album)
- Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier Mark II (used on Rise album)
- Marshall JCM 800 (used on Rise album)
- Vox AC30 (used on Rise album)
Effects
- Blackstar HT-DUAL and HT-DIST (as reported on Blackstar site in 2007)
- Dunlop CryBaby Wah
- Boss Digital Delay pedals
- Love Tone pedals (Doppelganger and more)
- Power Bank AC/DC
- Boss TR-2 Tremelo
- Boss TU-2
- Boss Equalizer GE-7 pedal
Go to the next page for pictures of Paul Mahon's guitar rig!
The following Image of The Answer's Paul Mahon's guitar pedalboard was taken by and provided courtesy of StratoMan1980. Big thanks for StratoMan1980 for providing us with permission to use this photo for this article! The picture is from 2006.
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