Tosin Abasi is the guitar player/leader in the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders.
Let's take a look at some of the various gear and equipment that has been seen in Tosin's guitar rig.
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Guitars
- Ibanez Tosin Abasi TAM100 signature guitar
- Ibanez Custom Shop Semi-Hollowbody RGA8 8-String electric guitar (natural finish, Lundgren M8s and Graphtech Ghost Piezo)
- Ibanez RG2228 8-String electric guitar (black sparkle finish, EMG 808X pickups)
- Strandberg custom made electric guitars
- Mayones Regius 8 string guitar
- Bare Knuckle 7 and 8 string Ceramic Nailbomb pickups and variety of other Bare Knuckle pups
- white Ibanez Custom 8-string guitar with DiMarzio D-Activator pickups
- Rick Toone "Sketch" 7-string guitar
Amps and Cabinets
- Mackie HD1531 loudspeaker (on-stage monitor)
- VHT 2502 Power Amp
- Port City Pearl head and 2x12 OS Vertical Wave cabinet with Celestion V30s
- Mesa Boogie Rectifier head (past)
Note: He goes direct to PA from Fractal
Effects
- Fractal Audio MFC-101 Midi Foot controller
- Fractal Audio AXE-FX Ultra system
- Boomerang Phrase Sampler
- Furman M-8 Power Conditioner
- Voodoo Lab Ground Control
Strings and Picks
- DR Pure Blues guitar strings (10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46, 56, 75 gauges)
- DR Tite-Fit guitar strings (11, 14, 18, 28, 38, 50, 60, 80 gauges)
- Dunlop Tortex .60 and .88mm guitar picks
- Dunlop Jazz III picks
- 0.5mm Planet Waves 'Black Ice' picks
