Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS Pollinator Fuzz.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS SuperBolt pedal.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS Twin Twelve.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Strymon BigSky pedal.

dweezil playing a 65 twin reverb

"Next I got my green Charvel and played through Carvin X100B amps, also from what Frank was using on stage in the early 80's. I used that amp and an Ibanez UE 405 for the "Havin' A Bad Day" album. I remember that the delay in the Ibanez was main thing I used and it was mainly for the song "Electric Hoedown". I used this set up in mono."

"Right. But I don’t use it for any of the octave stuff. I only use it to delay the pick attack for an envelope sound. I can get various versions from sounding like a synth to sounding like strings in varying degrees [plays a violin-like passage]."

On Pigtronix's artists section on their website, Dweezil is listed as using their Disnortion pedal.

On Pigtronix's artists section on their website, Dweezil is listed as using their Envelope Phaser pedal.

Listed for sale on Techno Empire in May 2021.

This listing is for a Gibson Trini Lopez LDT Limited Edition Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar formerly owned by Dweezil Zappa. The guitar was sold on Reverb some months back and the owner recently traded it in here at Techno Empire. Dweezil Played this guitar on his Via Zammata Tour and includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity. (...) Serial #148 of 200

Sold by Techno Empire in 2016, then listed for sale on Reverb.com twice, first in 2016 and then in 2018. The unit's history is summarized in its March 2, 2016 Techno Empire Certificate of Authenticity

This document and signature below of Dweezil Zappa certifies that the item, SOBBAT GV-1 Glow-Vibe / Monkey Dance System "Blues Special" Guitar Effects Pedal, was indeed owned and used by Dweezil as part of his personal guitar rig.

Dweezil bought the pedal from the guitarist Blues Saraceno, who had the pedal custom made with his signature plaid pattern (thus the "Blues Special" label). Dweezil used the pedal while on tour with Steve Vai. Vai noticed the pedal with some admiration and purchased one of his own.

In an interview w/ Premier Guitar, Dweezil Zappa's pedalboard is discussed here: "All of Dweezil's effects are run through the front of the Axe-FX II, rather than the effects loop. Along the top is a Bogner Ecstasy Blue, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase, SolidGoldFX Formula 76, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, SolidGoldFX Electroman, JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo, and JAM Pedals Red Muck. Along the front of his board is the MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller for the Axe-FX II and four expression pedals–the first one is for volume and the other three change function depending on the preset.

On the far right side of his pedalboard, Dweezil uses a custom JAM Pedals wah along with an expression pedal to control different variables on his JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo. In addition to this wah, he also uses a wah within the Axe-FX II depending on if he wants it before or after his distortion pedals."

In an interview w/ Premier Guitar, Dweezil Zappa's pedalboard is discussed here: "All of Dweezil's effects are run through the front of the Axe-FX II, rather than the effects loop. Along the top is a Bogner Ecstasy Blue, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase, SolidGoldFX Formula 76, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, SolidGoldFX Electroman, JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo, and JAM Pedals Red Muck. Along the front of his board is the MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller for the Axe-FX II and four expression pedals–the first one is for volume and the other three change function depending on the preset.

On the far right side of his pedalboard, Dweezil uses a custom JAM Pedals wah along with an expression pedal to control different variables on his JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo. In addition to this wah, he also uses a wah within the Axe-FX II depending on if he wants it before or after his distortion pedals."

A SolidGold FX Formula 76 can be seen at 16:13 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. Dweezil describes this pedal as a"nasty sounding 60s fuzz."

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

In the Premier Guitar article "Dweezil Zappa: Roots and Branches," it's noted that Dweezil Zappa uses a Gibson Custom CS-336 Plain Top Electric Guitar, though it is mistakenly referred to as an ES-336.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Godin Multioud guitar.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Godin Glissentar.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses Coral 3S19 sitar.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Marshall JTM50.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Fender Super Reverb amplifier.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Strymon TimeLine.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Strymon Mobius.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses Greer TarPit Fuzz.

"I used those with a variety of rack effects like the Yamaha SPX 90, and TC Electronic 2290, and Eventide H3000 in a stereo set up. A little later I also used a Roland GP-8. Slightly off topic, my Dad liked the sound of many of my presets on the GP-8 so I went to Guitar Center and bought him one. I copied all of my presets into it and he used it extensively on his 1988 tour. The clean sound that you hear him soloing with is him playing his blonde Performance Guitar through the GP-8."