Bad Suns

This photo was posted on Bad Suns' official Tumblr page on May 4, 2015. Gavin is pictured standing near his K4.

Featured on Fender's website are Bad Suns guitarists, Christo and Ray. They each have multiple Fenders but typically Christo plays one of two models in Fiesta Red while Ray plays a white maple neck.

This photo on Gavin Bennett's instagram shows the bass player's pedalboard including this Pork Loin.

This is shot of Bad Suns bassist, Gavin Bennett's pedal rig includes a Boss OC-3. Gavin's instagram post is from late 2014.

Bad Suns bassist, Gavin Bennett, posted this photo to his instagram account in late 2014. In the top left corner you can easily recognize an MXR Bass Bass Chorus Deluxe.

In March 2015, Gavin Bennett, of the Bad Suns posted this photo of a Fender VI. This photo was selected as proof because it is easily confused with Fender Jazzmasters and older versions of the VI. In other photos you can see that it has a hum-bucking bridge pickup and a 5-way selector indicating that it is a Pawnshop Series 6-string bass.

Bad Suns lead singer, Christo Bowman, posted this photo to his instagram account and said, "We got all these today. Guitar player's Christmas morning. #PinchMe." There are two Prestiges, one for Christo as well as guitarist, Ray Libby.

On July 10, 2014 Audiotree posted video from their sessions recorded with Bad Suns. At the 16:47 mark, while Ray Libby is manipulating his BOSS DD-7 you can plainly see a FV-100 on his board.

Ban Suns lead singer and guitarist, Christo Bowman posted this photo of his rig to instagram. In the corner of the board is an unmistakeable Aqua-Puss.

This photo from the band's page on Live Nation clearly shows two Vox AC30's being used by both guitarists, Christo Bowman and Ray Libby.

Bad Suns lead singer, Christo Bowman, posted this photo to his instagram account and said, "We got all these today. Guitar player's Christmas morning. #PinchMe." Bowman and guitarist, Ray Libby, each use one of the two ZVex Junky pedals shown here.

On July 10, 2014 Audiotree posted video from their sessions recorded with Bad Suns. At the 16:47 mark during the song, Rearview, Ray begins manipulating his Boss DD-7. When viewed in HD it is possible to see DD-7 on the pedal chassis.

On July 10, 2014 Audiotree posted video from their sessions recorded with Bad Suns. At the 16:47 mark, during "Rearview" guitarist, Ray Libby starts manipulating his BOSS DD-7. In this shot you can clearly see an EHX Micro POG on his board.

On July 10, 2014 Audiotree posted video from their sessions recorded with Bad Suns. At the 16:47 mark, during "Rearview" guitarist, Ray Libby is tweaking his BOSS DD-7. In this same frame you can see a BOSS BD-2 on his board as well.

On July 10, 2014 Audiotree posted video from their sessions recorded with Bad Suns. At the 16:50 mark, during "Rearview" singer/guitarist, Christo Bowman can be seen standing next to his pedalboard. In the bottom lefthand corner is a chrome Digitech Whammy.

This photo was posted on Bad Suns' official Tumblr page on Jan 27, 2015. It shows lead singer and guitarist, Christo Bowman by his guitar rig at soundcheck. On the bottom lefthand corner of the board is an EHX POG 2.

This photo was posted on Bad Suns' official Tumblr page on Jan 27, 2015. It shows lead singer and guitarist, Christo Bowman by his guitar rig at soundcheck. Near the center of his board is a DB-01 signature wah pedal with a very recognizable "CFB" (Crybaby From Hell) on the pedal.

This photo was posted on Bad Suns' official Tumblr page on Jan 27, 2015. It shows lead singer and guitarist, Christo Bowman by his guitar rig at soundcheck. Near the upper lefthand corner of the board, above his chrome whammy pedal is a JHS Warbletron.

In 2013, Bad Suns lead singer, Christo Bowman posted this photo to his instagram account and said, "We got all these today. Guitar player's Christmas morning. #PinchMe." The Echorec is still on Bowman's rig as of February 2015: http://badsuns.tumblr.com/post/109349666204/san-francisco

In Bad Suns' official video for their acoustic version of "salt" bassist, Gavin Bennett, is seen throughout the shoot playing an olympic white American Jazz Bass with black pick guard. At the 0:27 mark there is a clear shot of the American J-Bass truss rod access at the base of the neck instead of the headstock.

Bad Suns have been seen using the Ampeg Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT on their most recent tour while opening for Finneas, as evidenced by an image on Bad Suns' Instagram.

Bad Suns using the Ampeg SVT-410HLF Classic Series 4x10” 500-watt bass cabinet on their most recent tour opening for finneas. Image from Bad Suns Instagram

Bad Suns have been confirmed to use the Ampeg Heritage SVT-810E 8x10” 800-watt bass cabinet on stage. This is evidenced by a photo taken at Summerfest 2024, showing the band utilizing this equipment.

Bad Suns are confirmed to use the Ampeg SVT-CL 300-Watt Tube Bass Head, as evidenced by a photograph taken at Summerfest 2024.