Balsac The Jaws of Death (Mike Derks)

"The direct signal of [the Axe-FX] goes into his ears, and then it goes into the Boogie 2:One Hundred and that feeds one set of speakers. And the other side gets split off into the Triaxis. So we're blending the Fractal amp modeling with the real Boogies," says Mike Derks guitar tech, at 17:50 in this rig rundown video, by Premier Guitar.

At around 18:00 in this rig rundown video, a Lexicon MPX G2 can be seen in Mike Derks' rig, and in the accompanying article, it says, "To cover cabinet or power amp failure, a signal from the TriAxis also goes through a Lexicon MPX G2 and BBE Sonic Maximizer for some sweetening..."

(To preface, I know the guitar selected is not the same guitar. I had to select that as it was the closest thing listed) In 2019 Mike teased this guitar and played it onstage a whole bunch but early in 2020 Schecter announced that it was actually his new signature model.

"The direct signal of [the Axe-FX] goes into his ears, and then it goes into the Boogie 2:One Hundred and that feeds one set of speakers. And the other side gets split off into the Triaxis. So we're blending the Fractal amp modeling with the real Boogies," says Mike Derks guitar tech, at 17:50 in this rig rundown video, by Premier Guitar.

This rig rundown by Premier Guitar states that Mike Derks uses his signature Schecter guitar, The Jaws 'O' Death, nicknamed 'Jaws.'

Mike Derks' BBE 482i Sonic Maximizer can be seen in his rig at 18:00 in this Premier Guitar video and in the accompanying article, it reads, "To cover cabinet or power amp failure, a signal from the TriAxis also goes through a Lexicon MPX G2 and BBE Sonic Maximizer for some sweetening..."

According to this rig rundown, by Premier Guitar, Mike Derks uses a Krank 412 cabinet.

Before switching to schecter guitars, Balsac used a custom esp ex guitar

At 16:35 in this video, Mike Derks' guitar tech mentions his Sennheiser wireless unit.

Mike Derks' Peterson Stomp Classic Strobe Tuner is the first part of his signal path, and stays with the rig, as his guitar tech explains, at 17:02 in this rig rundown video.

"The signal chain starts with a Sennheiser ew 572 G3 wireless unit feeding a Peterson Stomp Classic strobe tuner. A Radial Twin-City Active ABY switcher splits the signal," reads this rig rundown by Premier Guitar.

"A Radial Twin-City Active ABY switcher splits the signal: One side heads into a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL and the other feeds a Mesa/Boogie TriAxis programmable preamp and Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Stereo 2:One Hundred power amp," reads this rig rundown by Premier Guitar.

In a 2014 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) discusses using Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Pickups in his guitars.

Balsac can be seen throughout the Immortal Corrupter music video using this guitar.

In this post balsac can be seen playing his signature e-1. This guitar Is loaded with fishman fluence pickups, as well as a floyd rose. His guitar is in a orange crackle finish. It aslo has a custom gwar logo on the fretboard

In this post Balsac shows his live rig. For his amp tones he uses a fractal axe fx. He uses a fc 12 to switch his patches

In the video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, at the 22:50 mark, Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) is seen using a Schecter PT Custom guitar, identifiable by its unique custom finish.

At the 23:35 mark in the YouTube video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," a pair of Sennheiser EM 300-500 G4 Wireless Receivers can be seen on the top row of Balsac the Jaws of Death’s rack, confirming their use by the artist. This video was published by Premier Guitar.

At 23:35 in the Premier Guitar video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," a Line 6 Filter Pro is clearly visible in the rack setup of Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks).

In the video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," published by Premier Guitar on YouTube, the Fractal Audio Axe-FX III Preamp/FX Processor is clearly visible in Balsac the Jaws of Death’s rack at the 23:35 mark. He further discusses this equipment at 25:27.

In the video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, it is confirmed at the 27:50 mark that Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) uses the Death By Audio Robot 8-Bit Lo-Fi Pitch Shifter Pedal, as it is clearly visible on his pedalboard.

At 27:50 in the Premier Guitar YouTube video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," the Chase Bliss Audio Onward dynamic sampler pedal is clearly visible on Balsac the Jaws of Death’s pedalboard, confirming its use by the artist.

In the video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, at the timestamp 27:50, a Morningstar Engineering MC6 Pro MIDI Controller is clearly visible on Balsac the Jaws of Death’s pedalboard.

In the video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, at 27:50, a Meris Ottobit Jr pedal is clearly visible on the pedalboard of Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks), confirming its use.

In the video titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, at timestamp 27:50, the Meris Hedra 3-Voice Rhythmic Pitch Shifter pedal is clearly visible on the pedalboard of Balsac The Jaws of Death (Mike Derks).

At 27:50 in the Premier Guitar video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," a Meris MIDI I/O is clearly visible on the pedalboard of Balsac The Jaws of Death (Mike Derks).

In the video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar, at the timestamp 27:50, the Old Blood Noise Endeavors MTET MIDI to Expression Translator can be seen on Balsac The Jaws of Death’s pedalboard, confirming its use by the artist.

In the video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, at 29:34, Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) is shown displaying a Korg Kaoss Pad KP3+ in the bottom drawer of his rack.

At 29:44 in the Premier Guitar YouTube video "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," Balsac The Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) can be seen displaying an EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Modulated Harmonizing PLL pedal in the bottom drawer of his rack.

In the video by Premier Guitar titled "Rig Rundown: GWAR with Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus & Beefcake the Mighty," Balsac the Jaws of Death (Mike Derks) is shown displaying an Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine pedal in the bottom drawer of his rack at the 30:02 mark.