Cheetah Chrome
Cheetah Chrome's Gear
"I think I started with a Melody Maker and then an SG. Everyone else had a Strat and I had the Melody Maker."
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Cheetah plays his guitar in this vidoe with the title"Gibson BFG - Cheetah Chrome" and there's an article on gibson.com also titled Punk Legend Cheetah Chrome Puts His Les Paul BFG Through the Paces
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"I acquired a couple of SGs over the years, a Gothic that was recommended to me by a friend that worked on the line at the factory and a Standard that I just tried in the store and it had that feel, ya know?"
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My main recording rig is a ’61 Silvertone 1483 and a ’60s Supro Bantam, split through an A/B box and miked together. I use a Rat distortion for a boost when needed.
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My main recording rig is a ’61 Silvertone 1483 and a ’60s Supro Bantam, split through an A/B box and miked together. I use a Rat distortion for a boost when needed.
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"I acquired a couple of SGs over the years, a Gothic that was recommended to me by a friend that worked on the line at the factory and a Standard that I just tried in the store and it had that feel, ya know?"
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According to Sioux Guitars' official website (http://siouxguitars.com/siouxer-rats.php) and this photograph, "Cheetah is nothing less than a genius with an axe in his hands. He loves his Sioux Guitars effects and when we talked about building an amp he admitted that he wasn't sure about it, but he plugged in and found his signature sound within seconds and loved his Sioux Guitars Armour 2-12" combo".
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My main recording rig is a ’61 Silvertone 1483 and a ’60s Supro Bantam, split through an A/B box and miked together. I use a Rat distortion for a boost when needed.
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You can see it on the floor in the corner of this pic. He also said he recorded Snotty on his Sound City with a Les Paul copy in his book on p149-150. https://books.google.com/books?id=2sRh3tigDQUC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=cheetah+chrome+guitar+amp+tone&source=bl&ots=jNi_tnoIZ4&sig=ACfU3U0bd0qNt-IH5qZvzh2zHxtkh4rHkQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjq7Iy935_5AhW3hIkEHftyDN04ChDoAXoECBcQAw#v=onepage&q=cheetah%20chrome%20guitar%20amp%20tone&f=false is his book
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In this CBGBs perfomance Cheetah Chrome is using a vintage Gibson Melody Maker double cut.
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Cheetah Chrome uses a Gibson Les Paul Standard with a custom cheetah print pickguard in some live perfomances.
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Cheetah Chrome is seen using a white Gibson Explorer electric guitar during some of his live performances, as shown in user-uploaded photos.
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