Are there any preferences on which guitars you use while recording in the studio, and while you’re on tour?

Man, I have so many guitars but definitely play favorites for touring! My absolute favorite and go-to guitar is my Fender Stratocaster with double humbuckers and a custom shop neck! There is a Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck pickup in the neck and a Dimarzio distortion pickup in the bridge, so it’s a pretty versatile guitar if you have songs in multiple genres for a show and can only have one guitar.

Guitar Girl, "Tone Talk with Ariel Bellvalaire" by Anonymous (GGM Staff) (February 28, 2020)

Which guitars, amps, and pedals are you currently using and why?

Currently, I use all Fender guitars. My main “go-to” guitar is a custom shop Stratocaster with double humbuckers – a Jeff Beck pickup in the neck and a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. I’m able to get that nice big heavy distortion sound but also that nice clean Fender tone as well. It’s so versatile and can go anywhere from heavy rock to jazz. I like to pair every guitar with the Fender Deluxe Reverb amp because it has such a great clean channel with the perfect reverb sound and pairs great with all my pedals.

Guitar World, "Meet Ariel Bellvalaire, the Strat-toting pop-rocker who performs stunts while she shreds" by Michael Astley-Brown

A Fender Big Apple Strat with Seymour Duncan JB and DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups provided the track’s sizzling tonal approach, teamed with a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp and Boss DS-1X distortion pedal.

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DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion

Electric Guitar Pickups

Installed in the bridge position of Bellvalaire's Big Apple Stratocaster, according to the following sources:

Guitar Girl, "Metal Music Talk with Guitar Shredder Ariel Bellvalaire" by Lindsey Borders (December 30, 2019)

Are there any preferences on which guitars you use while recording in the studio, and while you’re on tour?

Man, I have so many guitars but definitely play favorites for touring! My absolute favorite and go-to guitar is my Fender Stratocaster with double humbuckers and a custom shop neck! There is a Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck pickup in the neck and a Dimarzio distortion pickup in the bridge, so it’s a pretty versatile guitar if you have songs in multiple genres for a show and can only have one guitar.

Guitar Girl, "Tone Talk with Ariel Bellvalaire" by Anonymous (GGM Staff) (February 28, 2020)

Which guitars, amps, and pedals are you currently using and why?

Currently, I use all Fender guitars. My main “go-to” guitar is a custom shop Stratocaster with double humbuckers – a Jeff Beck pickup in the neck and a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. I’m able to get that nice big heavy distortion sound but also that nice clean Fender tone as well. It’s so versatile and can go anywhere from heavy rock to jazz. I like to pair every guitar with the Fender Deluxe Reverb amp because it has such a great clean channel with the perfect reverb sound and pairs great with all my pedals.

Guitar World, "Meet Ariel Bellvalaire, the Strat-toting pop-rocker who performs stunts while she shreds" by Michael Astley-Brown

A Fender Big Apple Strat with Seymour Duncan JB and DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups provided the track’s sizzling tonal approach, teamed with a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp and Boss DS-1X distortion pedal.

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