Brian Ortiz

"The first guitar I bought with my own money was an LTD Viper 50. I bought that with my own money, I got it for like $150 to $200 something like that. It was the first guitar I ever bought I was like, fuck, I was 20 years old maybe."

Ortiz mentions using the Viper 50 until about 2017, meaning it was used to record the first three Xibalba records, Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias, Hasta La Muerte and Tierra Y Libertad.

In the Killer Guitar Rigs interview, Brian talks about using his cousin's 6505+ for most of Xibalba's career.

In the Killer Guitar Rigs interview, Brian talks about getting the Viper Baritone due to an endorsement with LTD, and using it on the 2020 Xibalba album, Años En Infierno.

He tunes the guitar to A standard, using a seven string set of D'addario XLs (10-13-17-26-36-46-59), discarding the 10.

In the Killer Guitar Rigs interview, Brian talks about using the 5150 while recording Xibalba's first three records with Taylor Young at The Pit recording studio. They mix with with a Marshall JCM and a Dual Rec.

In the Killer Guitar Rigs interview, Brian talks about using an Orange amp at Taylor Young's studio The Pit for recording Xibalba's first three records. On The Pit's website, the gear section lists an Orange Thunderverb 200.