Cronos

Let me tell you something. I recently got an offer from Kramer guitars. They wanted to offer me a deal, but I already have a deal with Aria and whereas I had to pay for those Kramer guitars, Aria gives me the guitars for free. So I bought this Kramer guitar and erased the "K" and "er", so it was called "ram", bought it for something like £ 140, and smashed it. Just to make a point. I use the Aria SB 1000 series

Simplicity is key for Cronos, as far as gear and getting his sound go. “I’ve always been able to walk up to any amp, with my bass, plug it in and, I’m not kidding you, within five or 10 minutes, I’ve got my sound. It’s because I know what I like to hear. My sound is very specific, but even with just the three buttons of bass, treble and middle, I can get it. It’s in the bass – it’s in the wood, man.” He adds: “I’ve really cut back on a lot of pedals now. I still have two overdrives – the bass Sansamp and a Boss Metal Zone. I sometimes use a digital delay if I’m going to do a solo or something like that. And of course if we’re doing ‘At War With Satan’ I’ll put the phaser in.

Cronos is seen playing a customized red and black Fernandes Tremor 4-String Bass, with the higher frets removed, in a photo from the Party.San Metal Open Air 2013.

Cronos used his reliable Acoustic 220 bass amplifier, paired with a couple of 4x12 cabinets, as mentioned in the Ultimate Guitar interview titled "Venom: The Only Black Metal Band!" This setup likely contributed to the iconic sound of Venom's "Welcome to Hell" and "Black Metal" albums. While he probably used Marshalls for live performances in the 80s, the Acoustic 220 was crucial for studio recordings, potentially enhanced with distortion pedals.

Simplicity is key for Cronos, as far as gear and getting his sound go. “I’ve always been able to walk up to any amp, with my bass, plug it in and, I’m not kidding you, within five or 10 minutes, I’ve got my sound. It’s because I know what I like to hear. My sound is very specific, but even with just the three buttons of bass, treble and middle, I can get it. It’s in the bass – it’s in the wood, man.” He adds: “I’ve really cut back on a lot of pedals now. I still have two overdrives – the bass Sansamp and a Boss Metal Zone. I sometimes use a digital delay if I’m going to do a solo or something like that. And of course if we’re doing ‘At War With Satan’ I’ll put the phaser in.

The bass pictured is an 80s Ibanez Destroyer with stock Super P and Super J Ibanez pickups. It was used for several live performances.

In this live performance of Witching Hour, Cronos is seen using a striped Gibson SG bass at 2:04.

seen in this photo

dont know exact year

In this interview it explains that cronos used a big muff or multiple during the early days of venom , and with the only version of the big muff in the early days being the chunky brick big muffs it was most likely one of those