Whitesnake – Into the Light: The Solo Albums
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2024 album Into the Light: The Solo Albums.
Music from Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Artists on Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Gear Used On Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Whitesnake – Into the Light: The Solo Albums (2024). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
John Sykes
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Guitars used by John Sykes on Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar
Avg price: $622.79
John often uses this guitar for recording clean guitar sounds. For example, he used it for the much of the Whitesnae recording of "Is This Love".
Amplifiers used by John Sykes on Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Mesa/Boogie Mark III Amplifier
Avg price: $1,400.00
According to his official website, John Sykes used both standard Mesa Boogie Mark III and Mark III Coliseum heads.
For much of the Whitesnake '87 album and first Blue Murder album John used 2 Mesa Boogie Coliseum heads. These amps have a Mark III pre-amp section but use six 6L6 power tubes--giving the amps180 watts each! John also owns several Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+'s, Mark III's and some rack mounted Mesa Dual Recto heads. Other Mesa Boogie equipment includes a Tri-Axis preamp and a Strategy 500 Power Amp.
