Ian D'Sa is a guitar player in the Canadian band Billy Talent.
Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in IAn's guitar rig.
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Checkout our Video Interview with Ian D'Sa for more rig details!
Guitars
- Fender "Fat Strat" Deluxe American HH with Humbucker pick-up (black. diy red pickguard. Maple neck. This is his main live guitar. Has two of these. Atomic pickups, and one has hot rod pickups)
- Fender Stratocaster HSS - white with black pickguard and maple neck. Red maple leaf on it.
- '52 reissue buttersctoch telecaster ("Crispy chicken") He has two of these, other is called "Backup Chicken". Uses them in the studio.
- Fender Jazzmaster (clean)
- Gibson '79 Silverburst Les Pauls
- Gibson '57 and/or '58 Junior (heavy. Used in studio)
- Fender American Vintage '57 Strat (color?)
- Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe guitars
- Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH (non-baritone pic below)
Amps and Cabinets
- custom Stephenson Amplification 60 watt amplifier head and 30 watt amp
- Peavey 5150 head into a Vox cabinet (used in the past)
- Marshall JCM800 2203 amplifier
- Diezel VH4 amp
- Komet Concorde (his favorite amp from the recording process)
- 1962 Tremolux ("his Secret weapon")
- Bogner cabs
- Diezel cabs
- Marshall Cab (basketweave front)
Effects
- Z-Vex Woolly Mammoth Pedal
- Klon Centaur pedal
- Big John Hairy Balls pedal
- Big John Obama Wah
- Bradshaw pedal system (pedals in rack)
- Tech 21 Comptortion pedal
- EHX Pog
- Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 Midi pedal
- SansAmp Tech 21 Comptortion Pedal (solos)
- Boss RV-5 Reverb pedal
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2
- Boss TU-2 Tuner pedal
- VL Effects Bullitt Booster M-TONE and Bullitt Overdrive Od-oNe (custom made)
- Fulltone CLYDE wah pedal
An older pedalboard picture:
Strings
- Dean Markley 10-46 gauge strings
