Dan Spitz's Gear
Dan Spitz used the Jackson Dan Spitz 10-String Guitar, inspired by Joe Perry's B.C. Rich Bich, which he saw in a photo from Aerosmith's "Live Bootleg" album. He initially played all 10 strings during the beginning of Anthrax's "Persistence of Time" tour but later switched to using only 6 strings. While an article suggested that three of these guitars were made, it is believed that there is only one, likely displayed in a Hard Rock Cafe.
he's holding a custom jackson concorde in this photo
In this photo of his set up he actually has two mark III’s. But, of course these were built and modified to his specifications. Used at the beginning of the POT tour after the infamous fire that destroyed his Mark IIC+’s.
the listing states-These were made only for Japanese market (hence the Grover Jackson name) and are quite hard to find. Dan Spitz himself was rocking these in the early 90's, can be seen on Anthrax Live 1991 for example. This one is in near mint condition and all original (except for the Schaller straplocks being installed). The two EMGs are swapped - the bridge one is now EMG-85 and the neck one is EMG-81.
Dan's custom Jackson Rhoads with a TMNT motif.
Dan Spitz is seen playing his custom PRS in this image.
Dan Spitz is shown playing a Jackson Korina Rhoads, noted as Jackson's first and only full-body Korina model, in a user-uploaded photo.
Custom shop Jackson Guitar built specifically for Dan Spitz of anthrax. Only 1 exist and it’s possible encased at a Hard Rock Cafe somewhere around the world. The three comic book characters airbrushed on the guitar are Megaton Man, Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Boris the Bear. The art work was most likely done by Dan Lawrence as he was one of the first Artist to paint custom shops for Jackson from 1984-1987.
These were made only for Japanese market (hence the Grover Jackson name) and are quite hard to find. Dan Spitz himself was rocking these in the early 90's, can be seen on Anthrax Live 1991 for example. This one is in near mint condition and all original (except for the Schaller straplocks being installed). The two EMGs are swapped - the bridge one is now EMG-85 and the neck one is EMG-81.
This photo is a list of Dan’s equipment at the time (1989-1990ish).
at 7:05, it looks like this amp was part of his rig
These were made only for Japanese market (hence the Grover Jackson name) and are quite hard to find. Dan Spitz himself was rocking these in the early 90's, can be seen on Anthrax Live 1991 for example. This one is in near mint condition and all original (except for the Schaller straplocks being installed). The two EMGs are swapped - the bridge one is now EMG-85 and the neck one is EMG-81.
the amp is seen in this image, there is no logo but the amp is labeled as a plexi
In the 1988 Headbanger’s Ball episode in which Anthrax hosted for the night (“It’s actually not late for us, It’s late for you”), Joey states Dan’s strategy “400 series” as a part of the gear he used at Montana studios.
In an interview with Metalassault, Dan Spitz stated, when asked what guitars he was currently using, "Well, I’m working with a Polish company called Skervesen Guitars and designed my own guitar, which is a fanned fret guitar."
Dan Spitz of Anthrax is known to use the Marshall 1982B straight Camo cabinet, featuring a custom camouflage grill cloth. This is evident from a user-uploaded photo demonstrating its use.
"Dan Spitz of Anthrax is having a lot of fun with our BICHORUS pedal."
"Dean sent me some time capsule flying V's right out of stock, as I needed to commence the recording of this album with Nicko quickly. He then emailed me asking what I would like changed on the future models. Damn, this thing is Perfect!!!!! right out of the box!!!! I told him make your logo out of Pearl not Paint dude, you deserve it. That is all I need changed. Send me more Dean V's, Please"
In the article this photo was taken from Dan Spitz list every and all his equipment used at the time of the Persistence Of Time Album recording. This including the TC 2290 processor.
The article that this picture is taken from includes all gear Dan Spitz used on the recording of POT.
In the 1988 Headbanger’s Ball episode in which Anthrax hosted, Joey states The Yamaha SPX-90 as a part of the gear Danny used.
"The intuitive nature of Ableton Live sucked me in and I never looked back. I've done mostly all of the recording, editing and mixing of my new project strictly in Live. An unbelievably rock solid platform that blows my mind each day I work with it."
Daniel Spitz — Anthrax
In addition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGst5_bvcc
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/dan-spitz-anthrax-red-lamb-and-the-axe-fx.47428/
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