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"I've got a PowerBook 145B that I've been bringing into the studio and sequencing with a very minimal setup. It's actually kind of appealing--in my little bag I can carry the PowerBook and this Yamaha MU5 [General MIDI module]. They're really great, and it works as an interface too, so I can bring that along and I've got the whole setup. That and this little Opcode Time Code Machine, just about half the size of a videocassette. It takes SMPTE and turns it into MIDI code. It's what I use at home, too: I just bring it with me."

John Linnell, a member of They Might Be Giants, uses an Akai S2000 audio sampler. This information is corroborated by a quote from a 1996 interview in the "Giant Step-Time—Computers in the Life of They Might Be Giants" article on TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base, where it is stated: "We have an endless pile of MIDI gear... I just got an Akai S2000, which is the same thing but with more memory. They sound great, just fantastic."

"But by the time we were making our first record, we were using a lot of other things, like a Casio CZ-101. Great, great instrument. That was the portamento noise at the beginning of "Chess Piece Face." We were pretty heavily into the Casio scene at that time."

John Linnell uses the Tascam DA-88 Digital Recorder, as confirmed in the article "Giant Step-Time—Computers in the Life of They Might Be Giants" from the They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base. The article notes, "In fact we both have TAS-CAM DA-88s now. It's like the [Alesis] ADAT machine, but we think it's a better product."

Kostas Maskalides has confirmed using the Eventide Blackhole Reverb Pedal in his studio, as evidenced by a Facebook post in which he describes it as "an absolute gem for pads, drones and textures but also my go-to pedal when I want to turn a simple note into a massive, cosmic ambient soundscape."

Cass McCombs is confirmed to use the Eventide PitchFactor Harmonizer, as evidenced by a photograph of his live pedal rig, which clearly shows the device with its distinctive red stripe in 2026.

The Boss JB-2 Angry Driver used by guitarist Dean Richardson can be seen in a photo posted by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on their Instagram account, captioned "Getting gig ready. Anyone spot something new?" on June 11, 2021.

In a photo posted on Instagram by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on June 11, 2021, Dean Richardson can be seen using a DigiTech WH-5 Whammy V.

In this Facebook post by Vesa Ranta (Sentenced's drummer) you can clearly see Miika's Laney amp used throughout the life of Sentenced. It is a Laney GH50L that has tape beneeth the controls with the settings Miika used... No better amp info than this! Now only to find out what kind of Marshall cab and speakers he was using!

In this YouTube video at 1:09 Jakob can be seen playing what appears to be a Divided by 13 FTR 37 amp head. He is also listed as an artist on Divided by 13's website at https://dividedby13.com/artists/. He used this amp frequently throughout 2002-2003 during The Wallflowers' Red Letter Days tour.

This Mackie HR824 is owned by Deryck Whibley Of Sum 41

Bought in '03 on Does this look infected tour, was my backstage studio monitors then became my at home studio monitors for Chuck album and beyond.

This Aphex 204 is owned by Deryck Whibley Of Sum 41

This Apogee DA-16X is owned by Deryck Whibley Of Sum 41

My main studio rig