Daron Malakian
Credits
Credits
Daron Malakian's Gear
Daron used the Roland VP-330 since 2005 for Old School Hollywood and War?. He still uses it as a vocoder for the bridge of War? in live perfomances.
Daron used the Boss DD-20 Giga Delay in 2004 and early 2005 for his delay effects.
Daron used this pedal for some atmospheric flanging sounds in Scars on Broadway in August 2010 and the intro of Holy Mountains at the May 2011 System tour.
Daron Malakian tracking the bass for the second Scars on Broadway album 'Dictator' with a Fender Jazz Bass in his living room in January 2012.
In this photo, Daron Malakian is shown playing a Gibson Blues King during his acoustic set with Scars On Broadway during Summer 2018.
Daron used four of the EP-1s to control his Moog MF-101 MoogerFooger Low Pass Filter in 2003.
Daron's power station since 2003. Still uses it today to power up his pedals.
We can see a Voodoo Lab GCX on the top of this picture
In this photo you can see Royer R-122 on Darons Marshall cab for live miking
In this photo you can see Audio-Technica AT4060 on Darons Marshall cab for live miking
In this photo you can see Rode K2 on Darons Marshall cab for live miking
In this video (at 0:27), you can see the Dictator's mixing engineer Ryan Williams working with Pro Tools DAW.
Daron Malakian uses a custom Gibson Flying V with three humbuckers ('57 Classics) and a SG style headstock for the 2022 shows with System of a Down.
Used for vocal recording of the album Dictator in 2012.
An AmpRX Power Station 2400 - 1200W/2400W Rackmount Voltage Regulator can be seen in Daron's Rack (Live at Download Festival, June 2017)
Daron Malakian used a Digitech Whammy IV along with his Fulltone Clyde wah and Line 6 DL4 delay in 2002. Picture added from the personal archive of Daron's guitar tech.
Daron Malakian uses a Boss DD-6 on his live pedalboard along with a MXR Phase 90 and a Strymon DIG. Photo from the Ernie Ball: String Theory video from Fall 2018.
The Boss TU-2 was used on Daron's pedalboard for the first Scars on Broadway show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Picture taken by band photograph Greg Watermann.
The Lyon Wah was used on Daron's pedalboard for the first Scars on Broadway show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Picture taken by band photograph Greg Watermann.
The Boss PH-3 was used on Daron's pedalboard for the first Scars on Broadway show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Picture taken by band photograph Greg Watermann.
The Boss CS-3 was used on Daron's pedalboard for the first Scars on Broadway show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Picture taken by band photograph Greg Watermann.
The Whirlwind Selector Box was used for switching between Daron's white and black Gibson SG on Scars on Broadway's first show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Picture taken by band photograph Greg Watermann.
Through out this interview while his picking hand is in frame we can see a .88 tortex pick, if you have ever seen his pick's on his mic stand like in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w00v2zVkX9g&ab_channel=ObeyYourSysteM at 0:12 we can see the triangle shape tortex pick
Daron Malakian is listed as using the Marshall 1960A 4x12'' Cabinet on the Site of a Down website, which details his equipment.
This guitar is seen in the equipment list
This cabinet is mentioned in the equipment list
Daron Malakian is seen using the Ibanez PS Series PS120 Paul Stanley Signature Electric Guitar in Gloss Black, as featured on the Siteofadown website dedicated to his instruments.
Daron used a modified vintage IC50 from the early 80s at Leeds and Reading with System of a Down in 2003.
Daron Malakian can be seen playing with Fender Telecaster in this video, which also use for recording on System of a Down first album.
In this video (https://youtu.be/rVnil2obLqQ) can be seen using a Gibson Sg '61 Reissue in 2005
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