Criss Oliva's Gear

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"an interview with Alex Skolnick (who replaced Criss after his death) reports that Criss used a Marshall JCM 900 50 watt head on Edge Of Thorns as Skolnick used the same amp himself on the Savatage album Edge Of Thorns."

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Criss Oliva used the Ibanez DM1100 Rack Mount Digital Delay, as detailed in an article on Iheartguitarblog about his unit being listed for sale.

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This page talks about Criss, it suggest the use of the Boss S-1 Super OverDrive pedal, also in this forum a guy talked about this. https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/criss-oliva.128452/post-1494868

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According to "The Criss Oliva Requiem Web Page - Gear," Criss Oliva is known to use the Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal.

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Criss Oliva's preferred guitar was the ESP M-II Deluxe, which he began using after his association with Jackson guitars required a change in the logo. This guitar features a maple neck and 22 jumbo frets. The proof of his use of this instrument is supported by an image available on Equipboard.

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