Eric Gales
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At 0:55 in this video Eric Gales shows his Xotic XS-1 guitar. Eric is a lefty, playing a right-handed guitar upside down.
"Gales’ No. 1 is this Sonnet Raw Dawg II signature model by Magneto Guitars. This S-style axe features a hard-rock maple neck, East Indian rosewood fretboard with an 11" radius, medium C-shape neck, 22 narrow jumbo frets, and Lollar Blackface pickups."
The pedal is seen in the video at 0:26, this was a dunlop(mxr) session.
He probably uses this for his thicker distortion sounds to achieve a very jimi like vibe combined with his very unique stratocaster. Note that he is using a right hand guitar while he is a left handed guitar player, this also helps him achieve is rather unique sound.
This Raw Dawg EG is the signature amplifier of Eric Gales. In this video from DV Mark, the manfacturer discusses how they worked with Eric in the design of this amp and Eric demonstrates the amp.
"For more distorted, Big Muff-style sounds, I click off the Brute and click on the Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz. You can hear that throughout “Lascivious” and “Black Jeans.”"
"I use the same gear in the studio and onstage. My main guitars are a St. Blues Blindsider loaded with standard Seymour Duncan single-coils, a ’62 Strat with the same Duncans, and my signature Magneto Sonnet Raw Dawg, which has three Lollar Vintage Blackface pickups and a slightly smoother sound. I also just got a Magneto Velvet, and although humbuckers are not usually my thing, the special Dave Stephens pickups they put in it sound great pushing my signature Two-Rock amp."
In a performance at the Dallas International Guitar Festival on May 5, 2019, Eric Gales plays a sunburst version of the Fender Eric Johnson Signature Thinline American Stratocaster, showcasing his unique left-handed style.
On Magneto's website, the Sonnet "Raw Dawg" specs page details the relationship between the manufacturers and Eric Gales.
In the ninth paragraph of this 2014 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, Eric says "My main booster is my signature edition of the E.W.S. Brute Drive, which is kind of midway between an overdrive and a fuzz, and sounds edgy without being acidic or having too much high end. It gives me great, smooth sustain without breaking up very much. I keep the Brute on most of the time. I set the Volume control around 12 o’clock, Gain at about 5 o’clock, and Tone around 10 o’clock."
"I’m using a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Wah, a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octavio, and a Chandler Digital Delay."
In this video, Eric Gales discusses his signature Raw Dawg overdrive pedal from MXR.
At 2:20 in this video Eric Gales shows his pedalboard which contains a Tech21 Boost D.L.A. delay pedal.
On this photo of Eric Gales' pedalboard a TC Electronic Nova Delay pedal is visible in the middle.
Eric Gales uses a Dunlop JH-1 Jimi Hendrix signature wah pedal in this Dunlop Sessions gig and it can be seen at 0:25. The pedal is that version which sports Jimi's signature instead of the usual CryBaby logo.
At 2:20 in this video Eric Gales shows his pedalboard which contains a Dunlop DC Brick.
At 9:11 in this rig rundown video Eric Gales shows his MXR Bass envelope filter on his pedalboard.
Eric uses these on most, if not all of his guitars. In live settings and studio.
In the seventh paragraph of this 2014 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, Eric Gales mentions his signature Two-Rock amplifier.
In the seventh paragraph of this 2014 interview with Guitar Player magazine, Eric Gales says "...I also just got a Magneto Velvet, and although humbuckers are not usually my thing, the special Dave Stephens pickups they put in it sound great pushing my signature Two-Rock amp."
On this photo of Eric Gales' pedalboard a Dunlop Uni-Vibe can be seen in the upper left corner.
"I’m using a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Wah, a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octavio, and a Chandler Digital Delay."
"I’m using a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Wah, a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octavio, and a Chandler Digital Delay. "
In the seventh paragraph of this 2014 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, Eric says "My main guitars are a St. Blues Blindsider loaded with standard Seymour Duncan single-coils, a ’62 Strat with the same Duncans...."
On this photo of Eric Gales' pedalboard a Black Label Chorus pedal is visible in the upper row.
At 6:41 in this rig rundown video Eric Gales shows his Whammy on his pedalboard.
Eric Gales uses a Rotovibe on this Dunlop Sessions gig, and it can be seen at 0:25.
Eric Gales plays through a Two Rock Crystal combo in this Dunlop Sessions gig, and it can be seen at 0:21.
In the tenth paragraph of this 2014 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, Eric says "I use Dunlop’s MC404 CAE Wah a lot."
"That’s an MXR EV Flanger. It sounds huge."
Eric Gales' pedalboard, as detailed on EricGalesBand, includes the Korg Pitchblack Poly tuner.
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