Devin Townsend

At 17:21, Devin shows off his ESP Ronnie Wood signature Telecaster. It's pickups were replaced with an 81 in the bridge and a dummy in the neck. The pickguard was removed and replaced with an electrical board.

It was eventually modded with an actual EMG neck pickup (unsure of the model) mounted with a pickup ring, rather than the board. As seen in this video.

Devin Townsend tours with two prototypes of his signature Framus Stormbender. These Stormbenders feature an ebony fretboard, mahogany body, maple neck, 25.5” scale, and are tricked out with internal LEDs, Townsend’s signature Fishman Transcendence pickups, and an Evertune bridge.

Devin can be seen using a Peavey Composite Acoustics GX type acoustic guitar in this "unplugged" session. A clear shot of the guitar can be seen at 1:05 (You can see it is a GX type and not an OX because of the distinct binding surrounding the soundhole and the presence of inlays on the fretboard.)

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.

About 2008, I invested in Pro Tools HD, and I started getting more into Ableton and Logic. I bought a bunch of KRK speakers with the sub, a step up from the Haflers, but still a little clunky-sounding. And I recorded tons of things with that system. I had 1176s, an SSL compressor, a 6176 for the vocals, a Chandler TG2, a bunch of other stuff.

In this livestream video, Devin Townsend was spotted using a Fractal FM3 for his quarantine concert.

The pedal can be seen in the first four seconds of Devin's "Testing Some Gear In Standard Tuning" video, and can also be heard throughout.

As of 5:24 in this video, a 10-pack of D'Addario EXL140 can be seen while Devin gives a demonstration of his rig.

Devin's pedalboard, which features a Diamond CPR-1, can be seen in this video as of 0:31.

Throughout this video, Devin can be seen playing on a Shadowsky T-Style.

In this picture, Devin can be seen playing on a Peavey Predator. According to this youtube video, Devin says that this is a prototype Peavey Predator.

"For this tour, I’m using the Voodoo Lab. Someone broke into my truck at home and stole my Malekko one, so this was what was kicking around. And it’s good - it acts like a tremolo!"

"I’ve got the TC delay prior to it as well, so basically, they feed into each other. You kick this Rainbow Machine on and it does random things. There’s something to be said about it that I really dig, for that element of surprise."

"I remember we toured with a band years ago when I was with Strapping [Young Lad] and when this pedal first came out, we made fun of the guy relentlessly for having a Decimator.

"We thought it was the stupidest name for a pedal ever. And we had this whole back story about his Decimator where it was in its own rack - don’t fuck with the Decimator, man, because if you hit it wrong or you turn it up past a certain threshold, it will create a vortex that will suck us all in.

"So we made fun of him, then after a while I realised it was the best noise gate ever! So now I have a Decimator. But don’t fuck with it, because I will and have been known to turn it up past its threshold."

On Radial's website, Townsend was mentioned as user of Radial Switchbone.

You can find this effect on Devin's board in this video, it is a Flashback Triple delay.

"I've been using Massive by Native Instruments for awhile now, but its getting a bit stale. Any recommendations for big modern, crazy synths?"

Devin can be seen here playing on a Strandberg Boden 8-string.

In this video Devin talks about his gear, including this one used in conjunction with Casualties of Cool.

In this video Devin talks about his gear, including this one used in conjunction with Casualties of Cool.

"Finally a wireless system that integrates into real world touring with an elegance and simplicity that I've never experienced. It discreetly sits on my pedal board and acts as a rock solid hub for all my playing needs. Brilliant performance, transparent sound and extremely well conceived."

He said in that video that this amp is his fav and main practice amp because it gives him the same sound he want but without many wires.

“What I like about Vitamin is that it intelligently analyzes my sources and lets me manipulate the inherent frequencies in order to EQ and shape my tone in an incredibly natural and intuitive way. I put it on literally every vocal I create, together with the V-Comp.”

Devin can be found playing an ibanez s series in his epic duel against Ziltoid the Omniscient

According to the Facebook post of Jim Dunlop company, Townsend uses the triangle Dunlop Tortex picks.

Premier Guitar:

For picks, I use Dunlop. I typically use Tortex .73, but the big bass ones. The pizza slice. I just had them make me a 1 mm set of pizza slice Ultex picks. I’m trying those right now. I like them, but I’m on the fence about whether or not I’ll stick with them. I really like the sound of a worn pick—that’s frayed on the side. In fact, I talked to Dunlop about making those, but we couldn’t figure out a process to do it. When I’m playing on a clean guitar, it sounds like there’s an overdrive, almost. Ultex are too shiny and hard. They sound great, but they don’t have that grit that comes from a worn pick.

First visible at 2:28 in this interview with That Pedal Show.

"I currently am enjoying the Disaster Transport, Afterneath, Rainbow Machine and Dunes pedals. Highly recommended!"

"I currently am enjoying the Disaster Transport, Afterneath, Rainbow Machine and Dunes pedals. Highly recommended!"

Q : Do you also stick to specific picks and strings?

Yes, absolutely. I’ve been using D’Addario .010–.052 XLs for 40 years. They sent me the New York ones, and I went back to the old ones. In every tuning, too! Open C, open B, standard—it’s all .010–.052s.

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.