Charles Elliot

On his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie website, it is confirmed that Charles Elliot uses the Mesa/Boogie CabClone Cabinet Simulator.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Mesa/Boogie Mark IV Amp Head. Elliot states,

This has been my main head and source of my sound for a long time. The versatility of this thing is ridiculous. It has a really tight attack to it which is good for really fast and tech-death style riffing as well as classic thrash.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Cabinet - 120W 2x12" Slant Vertical.

The Mesa cabs really project those low frequencies needed for metal. I have the version with the slanted top speakers and extended front.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Celestion Vintage 30 12'' 60-watt.

I love Vintage 30 Celestion speakers and the way they break up.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer.

Some sort of Tube Screamer pedal is essential to every guitarist’s rig no matter what style you play. They just help sweeten your tone and add more sustain when you combine it with your amp distortion.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the MXR M78 Custom Badass '78 Distortion.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner.

Best tuner I’ve used. It’s great to be able to tune quietly while on stage. I’ve also seen guys like Tony from Vital Remains use it to quiet up the punches on songs by stomping on it for the bypass.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the ISP Technologies Decimator G-String.

I think this is the best pedal for noise reduction on the market if you want to avoid going the rack gear route. It doesn’t affect the harmonics, decay, or more subtle touches in your playing if you set it right. Some other noise reduction pedals don’t really do the job quite right or as good.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses Fernandes Revolver Elite Limited.

This guitar is my baby and I’ve used it on the last two records.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses Cry Baby Wah Pedal.

....and a Crybaby Wah in the treble position at all times for my leads.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses a Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe.

The tone and look of this guitar are amazing and it sounds so heavy.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the EMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker Guitar Pickup.

An EMG 81 in the bridge and it just sounds devastating for rhythms.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the EMG 85 Active Alnico Humbucker.

I use an EMG 85 in the bridge. I like the 85 more because it’s runs a bit hotter and has more low and mid frequencies, which works really well with the wood of my guitar and the amp. I think having a Floyd Rose system kills your low end slightly so the 85 helps gets some of that back.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Dunlop Jazz III Max-Grip Picks Red.

I recently switched to the max-grip version of the Jazz III because I felt they had a sharper attack, giving me a snappier tone from the stings.

Charles Elliot, guitarist for Abysmal Dawn, confirms in a rig rundown with MetalSucks that he uses the Tortex Sharp Green picks.

I used the Tortex Sharp Green picks for a long time.