Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

buzz used the tr2 in 1997 to mimic the lovetone wobulator tremolo heavily used on STAG

buzz loves 15s and traditionally stuck with the EVM15L’s until somewhere around the late 2010s. now buzz uses eminence kappalite 15’s in his tyrant tone cabs.

buzz is also historically partial to TL606 design cabinets which are a electro-voice designed blueprint for a 15 cab. he has used both dietz and mesa/boogie variants of the tl606 which both run the EVM15L

it is very likely these are the 8 ohm versions which would properly come out to a 4 ohm load when played in pairs like he usually does.

In the video "Melvins @ UCLA 3/3/1993 (FULL SHOW)" filmed by HORNSS, Buzz Osborne can be seen using the MXR M-113 Digital Delay, visible at the very top of his equipment rack.

at around 6:36-6:43, you can make out the turbo rat on the floor with his rig. I have a couple photos as well. He started mixing the turbo rat and the bass overdrive around the Senile Animal era. I can absolutely guarantee this submission is true.

Buzz has used a Gretsch 6161 amp from 1959 on many Melvin's records, I can confirm A senile Animal, nude with boots, and hostile ambient takeover. Note this does NOT mean this was his main amp on any of these recordings.

At approximately 6:36-6:43 in the YouTube video titled "The Melvins - In Studio Recording" the you can make out the delay champ on buzz's board. This one was hard for me to identify at first but I confirmed it through additional photos and frequent sightings in Toshi Kasai's studio, supporting the claim that Buzz Osborne used the Ibanez CD-10 Delay Champ during the recording of "A Senile Animal."

In a photo from a Gibson video, Buzz Osborne is visibly using a Mesa/Boogie Fillmore 50 Head.

In this Fantomas interview, Buzz can be seen holding a Digitech Whammy Pedal

Buzz Osborne uses the Way Huge WM71 Smalls Aqua-Puss MKIII delay pedal, as evidenced by an image taken during his live performance at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado, in September 2025.

In a video featured on Instagram by getmgetmstraps, Buzz Osborne, also known as King Buzzo, is seen using the Get'm Get'm Stenson Black 2″ Guitar and Bass Strap.

In a photo shared on the Facebook group "Pedalboards of Doom," the Hilbish Designs Compressimiser is visible on Buzz Osborne's pedalboard. This device is a signature pedal developed in collaboration with Hilbish Designs.

In a photo shared on the Facebook group "Pedalboards of Doom," the Hilbish Designs Deathimizer can be seen on Buzz Osborne's pedalboard. This pedal is a signature design created in collaboration with Hilbish Designs.

At 39 seconds into the Premier Guitar video titled "4 Pedals, NO Tubes ... Monster Tone!", King Buzzo is seen using the Sunn PL-20 beta preamplifier, as demonstrated during a rig rundown with Perry Bean.

Buzz Osborne, also known as King Buzzo, confirms in an interview with Guitar.com that he used a Fender Mustang Electric Guitar on the song "Revolve" from the album Stoner Witch. He clarifies, “People just have weird perceptions. They come up to me and tell me they like the Les Paul sound on Stoner Witch... They’ll go, 'Oh the Les Paul sound on the song Revolve.' Well, that was a Jackson and a Mustang, and I played the solo on a Stratocaster. Totally wrong. I love that stuff, though.” This statement was made during an interview conducted by Chris Schwarten for Guitar.com.