Brian Welch's Gear

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at 15:25, the power supply is visable in his pedalboard

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On this page of TC Electronic's website, it can be seen that Brian Welch uses a Hall of Fame Reverb pedal.

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According to this Guitar Geek rig rundown, Brian Welch uses a Boss RV-3 pedal.

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Welch uses Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinets, as shown on this Guitar Geek rig diagrams.

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at 15:11, he talks about this pedal in his rig

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at 16:43, he talks about this pedal in his pedalboard

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According to Premier Guitar's 2020 interview, Welch uses the Celestion Vintage 30 speakers in his cabinets.

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Head apparently used this guitar during the recording sessions of the self-titled Korn album.

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Used by Head in studio only during the mid-1990's.

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Used by Head on "Blind" and "Shoots and Ladders".

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Used by Head on "Porno Creep".

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Used both live and in studio by Head during the mid-1990's; it was on his live pedalboard at the time.

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Used both live and in studio by Head in the mid-1990's

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Used by Head during the mid 1990's, both live and in studio.

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Used by Head around 1999, according to this GuitarGeek diagram.

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His signature Ibanez K7 and KOMRAD20 had two PAF 7 pickups .

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On the top part of this pic Head's pedalboard can be seen. The most right pedal is a Microsynth

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On the top part of this pic Head's pedalboard can be seen. On the most rigth, next to the microsynth, an MXR M117 can be seen

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On the top part of this pic Head's pedalboard can be seen. A TR2 is easily located

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On the top part of this pic Head's pedalboard can be seen. The FX25B is nexto the the TR2

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In this picture Brian is using his Ibanez UV7 in black.

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This is Head's and Munky's signature string set from Dunlop's official website.

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At 26:13, Head and Munky's tech talks about their picks. He says they're just the normal 0.72 with graphics, but Dunlop doesn't make that gauge.

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According to TC Electronics official site, Brian uses TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate Pedal.

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In this image of Head from the 90s, he can be seen playing an Ibanez Universe in front of a Carvin X-100B with a matching 4x12 cabinet.

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In this Imgur image of Head from the 1990s, he can be seen in front of a Randall RG100ES amplifier.

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In this Imgur image of Head from the 1990s, he can be seen playing an Ibanez Universe in front of a Carvin X-100B amplifier with a matching Carvin 412VA 4x12 speaker cabinet.

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This website states that Head used a Pro-Co Rat distortion pedal with Korn, likely in the earlier days of the band.

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According to the Korn Equipment List on Angelfire, Brian Welch used a "vintage" Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive, which is likely the TS808 model.

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This is Head’s new signature model with Ibanez, releasing in Summer 2025 - as his previous endorsement with ESP came to an end in January 2025. The K7YANG is a 7-string Ibanez, with a body similar to that of a guitar from Ibanez’s RGD series, and contains features from Head’s previous signature models from both Ibanez (including passive DiMarzio pickups) and ESP (including the Evertune bridge that featured on his SH-7 model from ESP). The guitar is expected to release around the summer of 2025, and comes in a glossy white finish with gold hardware and a rosewood fingerboard. Head’s artist page on the Ibanez website (linked above) contains more details about the guitar, as well as an image of Head himself playing one live.

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This is a community-built gear list for Brian Welch.

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