Devin Townsend's Gear

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Devin Uses this guitar in the Ocean Machine livestream and the Herman Li Livestream. He posted a picture of it via Instagram.

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Devin Townsend is associated with the Framus Stormbender Devin Townsend Signature #17-3725, as listed on the Framus website. This model is part of his signature collection.

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"Got myself an MXR Carbon Copy pedal a few months back, and it's really great! ... solution to an old analog delay problem with a bassman..." – Devin Townsend on the MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay Guitar Effects Pedal

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At 2:44, Devin talks about the Planet Waves instrument cables he uses saying, "Planet Waves [...], I plugged them into my guitar and the first thing I noticed is my whole rig sounded better. Something to do with the type of metal they use and the fact that it has got the spring system in the attachment here so it keeps it locked into your guitar. And I think it is like a gold or something they use... "

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At 8:08 in this video Devin Townsend of Vai, Front Line Assembly, The Wild Hearts, and Strapping Young Lad, talks about the amplifiers he uses, mentioning the Mesa Boogie Stiletto.

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At 3:01 in this video, Devin Townsend can be seen playing on a Framus Mayfield Custom.

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Throughout this video interview, Devin talks at length about the Evertune bridge. At 2:22, he says, "I have put it into everything that we use live and it's...this is the most important contribution to my live rig." He mentions that the first Evertune bridge he used was on a Gibson that was sent to him with it on, so it can be deduced that he at least uses the G model.

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As of 0:19 in this video, Devin can be seen playing on a Framus equipped with an EMG 57.

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In this EMGtv session video, Devin can be seen playing on an Alvarez Yairi JYM86CTS.

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As of 0:31 in this video, Devin's pedalboard can be seen. Among the different effect pedals there is a TC Electronic Flashback.

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In this picture of Devin's pedalboard we can see a DigiTech Whammy. Proof of this being Devin's board can be seen in this image.

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TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster

"If I want to play a lead, I throw this in, which is basically just a clean boost."

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"Then is goes into the Saucy Box, which is essentially a Klon overdrive sound. Again, it’s a parallel addition to the sound."

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

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In a rig tour video by TotalGuitar, Devin Townsend showcases his use of the Mesa/Boogie Grid Slammer Overdrive pedal.

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Throughout this video Devin can be seen playing on a Peavey HP Special.

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As of 0:25 Devin can be seen holding an Ernie Ball Music Man Axis.

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

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

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

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

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

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In this video at 15:20 Devin talks about the reasons he switched from Bad Horsie to Dunlop CryBaby.

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In a MusicRadar article by Rob Laing, Devin Townsend discusses his use of the Framus 1974 semi-acoustic guitar, highlighting its semi-hollow design.

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"I run wireless so I can assume rock poses for the whole show, and then throw my back out like I did the other night, but nobody knew until the next day when I complained viciously about it to everybody within earshot.

"We’ve got a bunch of packs and we switch with the JR-5 remote, which runs this [Radial JX44] and is essentially my splitter box. It gives you the opportunity to run four inputs, four outputs, change the phase, isolate the ground. It’s a brilliant piece of gear.

"So when Armando gives me a guitar, one of them might be pack A or pack B, so he switches it here before he passes over the guitar. On the guitars, B has two stripes on the pack and A has one."

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Devin Townsend sits down for a full rundown of his signature series Fishman Fluence pickups. He explains every feature with downloadable stems for you to listen to at home.

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In this video (4:45) he uses it to control a Line 6 Spider, to switch between a clean, rhythm and lead sound.

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In this video Devin shows his practice rig, which includes the Line6 Relay G10 wireless transmitter. The G10 is clearly shown at 2:55.

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Devin Townsend uses the TC Electronic Viscous Vibe pedal, as detailed in his artist story and gear overview on the TC Electronic website.

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“I’ve got these fretless five and six-string Warwick Dolphins"

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