Chris DeGarmo

As spotted in Chris' rack case.

Chris DeGarmo is listed on Soldano's official website as an artist who uses the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier.

As spotted in Chris' rack case.

In a Guitar World interview with Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton from November 1990, Michael Wilton said, "We both use GHS Boomers, medium gauge strings."

In this mini-documentary press kit video on the Making of the Rage for Order album on YouTube, Chris is seen playing a white single humbucker Kramer Pacer Special with a maple fretboard at 2:34 into the video.

In this article on Chris, the Marshall JCM 800 is mentioned.

In this article on Chris, Celestion Vintage 30 speakers are mentioned.

In the music video for the song Nightrider, Chris can be seen playing a modified black Gibson S-1. An article from a September 2004 issue of Guitar One magazine mentions that Chris has had this guitar since he was 13 years old. The middle single coil pickup was removed, and the remaining single coil pickups in the neck and bridge positions were replaced with two cream colored DiMarzio X2N pickups which can be seen at 0:40 into the video.

In this Queensryche music video for the song Nightrider, two cream colored DiMarzio X2N pickups are shown.

In a photo on Julien's Auctions website, an EMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker can be seen installed in the bridge position of Chris DeGarmo's guitar.

In a photo on the Juliens Auctions website, Chris DeGarmo's guitar can be seen equipped with a gold Floyd Rose Original Tremolo System. Chris mentions in a personal letter included with the guitar that the bridge was later changed after the Rage for Order tour to a black Floyd Rose.

In a personal letter written by Chris DeGarmo about the guitar shown on the Juliens Auction website, Chris mentions the Kramer Voyager was used on The Warning album, Rage for Order album, and the Operation: Mindcrime music video. A photo of Chris holding the guitar shows the albums and tours it was used on written in white pen on the back, which verifies this information.

According to a 1985 article from Circus magazine, as shared on the official Queensrÿche Facebook page, Chris DeGarmo uses Dean Markley 10-46 gauge strings on his Kramer Pacer Imperial guitar, equipped with a Floyd Rose tremolo and Seymour Duncan pickups, changing them after every other show. He remarks, "We don't really make a big deal out of who plays what solo. It's the finished song, not the finished solo, that's important."

A timeline photo published on the official Queensrÿche Facebook page on August 26, 2020, showcases Chris DeGarmo using a Kramer Pacer Imperial guitar. This is corroborated by an article from Circus magazine, originally published in 1985, which states: "Chris DeGarmo has been playing guitar for seven years; his main influence is Jimmy Page. Like Wilton, he plays a Kramer guitar (a Pacer Imperial with a Floyd Rose tremolo), with Seymour Duncan pickups and Dean Markley 10-gauge strings, which he changes after every other show."

In the YouTube video titled "7. Take Hold of the Flame [Queensrÿche - Live in Tokyo 1984/08/05]" uploaded by Queensrÿche Bootlegs, Chris DeGarmo can be observed playing a Kramer Pacer Special at the 0:41 mark.

In the 'A Conversation' EPK (1986) video on YouTube, at the 2:35 mark, Chris DeGarmo can be seen playing a Kramer Baretta, distinguished by its white finish and maple fretboard. The guitar features the characteristic black 'hockey stick' (banana) headstock with a white block logo and a truss rod cover labeled 'Baretta,' identifying it as a late 1985 or early 1986 model before Kramer's transition to the pointy headstock design.