Daron Malakian

"Malakian’s main guitar for distorted tones was a 1962 Gibson SG through a 100-watt Marshall JMP100 amp and a single 4x12 cab. One channel of the Marshall is stock, but the second has been modified for extra gain. This very basic rig was recorded via an unusual room-miking technique." - Guitar World.

The photo shows Daron Malakian with a Marshall MF350 Mode Four 350W Head, indicating his use of this amplifier model.

In this video, Daron can be seen playing a Carvin X100B, which he can also be seen playing in early System of a Down performances before switching to Mesa Boogie Rectifiers in 1998

in screenshot you can see Daron using Friedman BE100

This was the comment on the Marshall Amplification official facebook page: "Rigs of Download Festival: System of a Down. 1959SLP's for Daron, JVM410H for Serj #liveformusic"

Guitar World mentions in this article that Daron played his Jazzmaster through a Divided By 13 FTR 37.

In this video recorded by Sylvia Massy, the audio engineer for System Of A Down's first album, a Marshall Plexi 1959SLP can be seen behind him. A drawing made by Sylvia also supports that the Plexi was used on the album.

Additionally, this amplifier was used on Toxicity and Steal This Album (the latter being recorded primarily in the same sessions as Toxicity) according to https://www.mixonline.com/recording/system-down-372602 and this image, where it can be seen: https://images.equipboard.com/uploads/source/image/123293/small_daron_malakian_uses_jeckson_rr1t_with_gibson_pickup_in_bridge_position_1_e83a86a059.jpg

The distinctive clean guitar intro to the song “Hypnotized” was created on a red Sixties Hagstrom through a small Watkins (W.E.M.) Dominator also of swinging-Sixties vintage. “I tried two or three different guitars for that part to see which one would cut,” he says. “The Hagstrom had just the right tone. And the Watkins gives a very punchy sound. It’s cool for arpeggiated parts or even little solo stuff. I also used the tremolo channel on the Watkins for the tremolo sections in some songs.” - Guitar World.

The distinctive clean guitar intro to the song “Hypnotized” was created on a red Sixties Hagstrom through a small Watkins (W.E.M.) Dominator also of swinging-Sixties vintage. “I tried two or three different guitars for that part to see which one would cut,” he says. “The Hagstrom had just the right tone. And the Watkins gives a very punchy sound. It’s cool for arpeggiated parts or even little solo stuff. I also used the tremolo channel on the Watkins for the tremolo sections in some songs.”

Daron Malakian is listed as using the Marshall 1960A 4x12'' Cabinet on the Site of a Down website, which details his equipment.

This cabinet is mentioned in the equipment list

At 7:53 in the Premier Guitar video titled "Rig Rundown: System of a Down's Daron Malakian," the Friedman Amplification Brown Eye BE-100 tube guitar amp head is clearly visible as part of Daron Malakian's rig setup.

In the "Rig Rundown: System of a Down's Daron Malakian" video by Premier Guitar, at 8:02, a Friedman Amplification BE-100 Deluxe guitar amplifier head is visible in Daron Malakian's amp rack, positioned just below the Friedman Brown Eye 100 amplifier.

In this video recorded by Sylvia Massy, the audio engineer for System Of A Down's first album, a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 2-channel 100W Solo Head can be seen behind him.

In this snippet from a January 2002 issue of Guitar Player, Daron Malakian describes how he uses a Triple Rectifier both in live performances and in the studio sessions for Toxicity (which also produced Steal This Album). Other sources show that it only has the same amount of knobs present on a 2-channel, confirming that it is a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 2-Channel 150W Solo Head.