Devin Townsend

As of 0:10 in this video, Devin talks about his effect units and other equipments. The Roland GP-100 is located in the top rack.

I work with Waves extensively, and they've been very kind in providing me tools, and I work with Spitfire Audio, and they provided me with a bunch of plug-ins for the orchestral demos. I purchased Omnisphere, which I use a lot, and Ableton, which I use a ton, and I have the Push 2, which I not only have live, but I actually did a lot of the writing of Empath with that; a great system." Less is more, he concludes. "Gear — it's sexy, and I think people fetishise gear. But I found that the less gear I have, now, the less options I have, the more I'm able to articulate what it is that I want, quicker.

As of 2:30 in this video, Devin talks about the Fractal Axe-Fx saying "I have got a very hodgepodge set-up currently that I am experimenting with and the centre of that is Fractal. And I have been using the Axe-Fx now for [...] four years since the Ultra." The unit can be seen at 2:36.

As of 0:10 in this video, Devin talks about his effect units and other equipments. The ART 341 is located in the top rack.

Quoted from this article that discusses the recording process of Devin's album in 2019, Empath:

So I took performances home and re-amped them through the Fractal [Axe-Fx III]. I was able to get the same amplifier models and the same cabinet models, but captured in a way that worked with this massive thing I was creating.

That led to another clear-out of gear, and recently he arrived at the point where he made Empath with Pro Tools HDX, a bunch of plug-ins, that 6176 for his vocals, and new Focal SM9 monitors, which he describes as "a real paradigm shift". He also has a mobile setup, which he used in Russia, Japan, China and elsewhere while creating Empath, consisting of a MacBook Pro, a MOTU 828 Mk3 interface, an M‑Audio MIDI keyboard and an sE Electronics SE4400a vocal mic.

Like, I bought the Manley Massive Passive, and it was beyond my skill set. The set frequencies were such that I couldn't figure it out. I just wanted one that said low, middle and treble, and maybe a sweepable mid.

You can see that he uses Axe-Fx Ultra . He states he preferes it to Axe-Fx II : "Then all of a sudden I went in with Fractal and I used their product, the Axe-Fx, and there’s nothing else I need. It’s as simple as that. Live, I run it direct to the board, studio I run it direct to the board. It took me a year to get a sound I was satisfied with. I just received the Axe Fx II and it’ll probably take me another year to get to the point where I’m 100% satisfied with that, but it’s the end of the rainbow for me. In a lot of ways it’s disappointing because I used to like going on Harmony-Central.com and looking up tons of vintage, old stupid amps. "

As of 0:10 in this video, Devin Townsend of Vai, Front Line Assembly, The Wild Hearts, and Strapping Young Lad, talks about his effect units and other equipment. The Furman PL-8 II is located in the top space of the rack.

In this video, Devin Townsend of Vai, Front Line Assembly, The Wild Hearts, and Strapping Young Lad, talks about his effect units and other equipment, mentioning the Voodoo Lab foot controller at 1:12.

At 0:10 in this video, Devin Townsend of Vai, Front Line Assembly, The Wild Hearts, and Strapping Young Lad, talks about his effect units and other equipment, and the TC Electronic G-Force is located in the middle of the rack.

As of 0:10 in this video, Devin Townsend of Vai, Front Line Assembly, The Wild Hearts, and Strapping Young Lad, talks about his effect units and other equipment, and the JD7 is located in the bottom rack.

At 3:02 in this video, Devin Townsend mentions the Fractal MFC-101.

At 3:18 in this video, a picture of Devin's gear can be seen. The set-up includes a Cry Baby Rack Wah unit.

Devin's rack, which features a Radial JX44, can be seen at 3:17 in this video.

On Radial's website, Townsend is mentioned as user of this product.

On this photo Devin's rack is seen with a Radial Pro D8 direct box.

Devin Townsend uses the TC Electronic G-Major II Guitar Effects Processor, as detailed in his artist story and guitar gear profile on the TC Electronic website.

He endorses few Radial products , including the Reamp

Quoted on the official product page.

“If you’ve not heard of this great little unit, I highly recommend you take the time to explore what it can do for you. One pedal that acts as a simple conversion for you to use your laptop or phone as a complete guitar rig among many other things. Brilliantly thought out and implemented, Orange!”

Devin Townsend

Strapping Young Lad