George Lynch

"George was an early adopter of the innovative BOSS GS-10. “I think a lot of people became disenfranchised with digital amp modeling stuff over the last year or two, but the GS-10 has really taken it to the next level. I wasn’t expecting a lot, to be honest, because quite a lot of these boxes were letdowns. But I tell you what killed me was that first program. You just turn it on and it’s unbelievable. It’s the kind of tone that I’d been looking for all my life. It’s unbelievable. I do a lot of clinics around the world, and it’s all I use. I’ll plug the GS-10 into anything they’ve got — any power amp, combo, 4x12 — anything I do is going to sound great."

George Lynch used a prototype ESP Kamikaze CS, which was not included in the official ESP series, as seen in images from a Google search for "George Lynch orange guitar."

According to Roland's official site, Lynch has used the GE-7 during his career.

The Lynchback takes off where the legendary greenback left off. Adding more headroom and a tighter bass response, we look forward to hearing this new born rock monster in action. Tune in and catch the first moments of announcement live from NAMM 2011 with collaborator and tone afficianado, George Lynch.

From the 2016 Return to the east show, at 3:05 and 3:11 you can see it on George Lynch's side.

Used in this video and used on the Dirty Shirley album in 2020

Featured on page 43 of Amps!: The Other Half of Rock 'n' Roll by Ritchie Fliegler.

Park "JTM 45" #143.

George Lynch’s Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus Pedal can be seen at 1:00 in this video interview from Premier Guitar.

George Lynch’s Trex Replica Delay is shown at 1:00 in this video interview from Premier Guitar.

On his ESP artist page, George Lynch can be seen with his signature Sunburst Tiger guitar.

On his ESP artist page, the GL-J2E TSB is listed as one of George Lynch's signature guitars.

He also said this in response to people who inquired about the Evil Western:

“I’m no luthier, I just build what I like. I had to take 2 months off due to back surgery so I keep myself busy creating these guitars and my art pieces.”

“I work on these whenever I have time and will probably continue indefinitely as long as there is some interest out there for me to continue. I love creating these and watching them evolve.”

[On aging the guitars and hardware]: “Lots of belt- and hand-sanding, painting/stain and blow-torching, and some wood-burning as well. The metal is distressed with muriatic acid, etching solution, sanding and blow-torching, etc.”

• See more at: http://www.woodytone.com/2009/07/15/mr-scary-building-one-off-scary-axes/#sthash.GzsNBqvC.dpuf

The GL54 guitar is a twisted take on George Lynch’s relic'ed ESP signature model GL-256. This guitar is the only Mr. Scary guitar that's build on an already existing ESP Guitar platform. The standard pickup(s) in all the Mr. Scary Guitars are the Arcane Mr. Scary humbucker and the Arcane Desert Eagle single coil.

All of the Mr. Scary Guitars are available with the following options:

Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Dokken-era Distortion humbucker, or your choice of any pickup on the market Banana or Hooker headstock Custom engraved brass tremolo blocks Brass switchcraft jacks Your choice of body tone woods Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard or your choice of fretboard woods Upgraded Floyd Rose tremolo (titanium inserts, brass block, stainless steel hardware and tremolo bar with integrated allen wrench) Branded headstock logo Upgraded hard tail bridges Custom inlay pieces Stainless Steel or Nickel fret wire Custom fret inlays Custom fretmarkers Custom bone inlays and knobs Custom metal knurled knobs Locking tuners Engraved neckplates Gotoh tuners Engraved pickup covers All guitars are available as six or seven-string models Copper hardware (keys, jackplate, pickup covers, knobs, etc.) (add $300 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54) Brazilian fingerboard (add $400 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54) Custom fingerboard inlays (add $300 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54)

The SOLCASTER guitar is a twisted take on George Lynch’s iconic Lynch Mob-era guitar shape. The standard pickup(s) in all the Mr. Scary Guitars are the Arcane Mr. Scary humbucker and the Arcane Desert Eagle single coil. All the Mr. Scary guitar models are hand-carved. No CNC machines are used in the production of our guitars. George uses a pin router to shape the bodies of all the guitars in the line with the exception of the Dem Bones and GL56. All finishes are hand-applied and nitro cellulose-sprayed by George, by hand.

All of the Mr. Scary Guitars are available with the following options:

Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Dokken-era Distortion humbucker, or your choice of any pickup on the market Banana or Hooker headstock Custom engraved brass tremolo blocks Brass switchcraft jacks Choice of woods, including Black or White Limba (Korina), northern ash, swamp ash, babinga, basswood, maple, mahogany, alder or white pine (no charge) Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard or your choice of fretboard woods Upgraded Floyd Rose tremolo (titanium inserts, brass block, stainless steel hardware and tremolo bar with integrated allen wrench) Branded headstock logo Upgraded hard tail bridges Stainless Steel or Nickel fret wire (your choice of sizes) Custom inlay pieces Custom fret inlays Custom fretmarkers Custom bone inlays and knobs Custom metal knurled knobs Locking tuners Engraved neckplates Gotoh tuners Engraved pickup covers All guitars are available as six or seven-string models Copper hardware (keys, jackplate, pickup covers, knobs, etc.) (add $300 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54) Brazilian fingerboard (add $400 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54) Custom fingerboard inlays (add $300 on the Burnt Tiger, Solcaster and GL54)

All of the guitars on that record (REvolution) were recorded pretty straight forward and without a lot of overdubs or effects. There are two rhythm tracks on all of the songs, one done with a Bogner Uberschall and the other with a Diesel VH4. Both are really nice amps and very similar in tone.

In this diagram made by Boss, the Boss BF-3 pedal can be seen in the left corner.

In a diagram from Boss, George Lynch's rig features the Boss TU-12H Chromatic Tuner.

Talking about 2008 tour gear on georgelynch.com wordpress: "The OC-2 replaces the use of the MuTron octave divider that blew up on the road in 2007"

From georgelynch.com wordpress about 2008 tour gear: "George’s signal flow is as follows: –Guitar–>Morley Dragon Wah–>Cusack Screamer–>MXR Phase 90–>Boss –Guitar–>Chorus CE-5–>Boss Octave OC-2–>Fullton DejaVibe–>Framptone Amp Switcher"

George has a rotosphere on his board live when I saw him two separate times. The above link also shows his rotosphere on Instagram on his page.

Used on Breaking the Chains, as stated by Lynch in an unsourced interview transcribed in this October 19, 2018 The Gear Page post. Mike Piera of Analog Man quotes the same interview on the official Beano Boost product page.

I love Warren's tone. Warren was a big fan of Dokken's first record. We always talk about this. The European version of the first record which is out of print, has the sound. When I played on that record, all it was was an old Marshall head, an old Super 100 Marshall cabinet with a cane front, and a Rangemaster Treble Booster which Ritchie Blackmore uses. They don't make it anymore. I also had my old grey tube Echoplex that I used basically as a preamp. (...) The American version is not as good. They remixed it and added some bits. After doing six records, that was the best tone I ever had, and I would love to go back and get that tone.

Featured in this July 14, 2021 video.

“@georgelynchofficial 65 bassman head into Hiwatt cab. Pedal pawn Texan Twang into EP2 Echoplex - I prefer digital delay to tape for distorted soloing but I love the preamping effect echoplex has on a tube amp. I’ve used this particular one on almost every recording since breaking the chains.”

shown in detail at 4:13 in this video.

George Lynch is associated with the ESP Stratocaster George Lynch Head Hunter guitar, as evidenced by a listing on eBay for a brand-new model.

George Lynch uses the Mr Scary Guitars White Limba V, a highly customized electric guitar featuring intricate details such as real shark teeth and carved bone skulls. According to Mr. Scary Guitars, this model offers options like copper hardware and a choice of various woods, including White Limba.

Guitarist George Lynch offers a seven-string option in his Mr. Scary Guitars lineup, as detailed on the official Mr. Scary Guitars website. These custom guitars feature a range of options, including Arcane George Lynch signature Mr. Scary humbuckers, banana or hooker headstocks, and Brazilian Rosewood fretboards. They also boast upgraded Floyd Rose tremolos, engraved components, and a choice of pickups and body tone woods, reflecting Lynch's personal preferences and design influences.

George Lynch tweets, "Headhunter ! Finally arrived after a long four years of R&D. Worth the wait! #Randall #Lynchbox #lynchmob #dokkentone"

George Tweets, "Mr. Scary Guitar Pickup by Arcane Inc.: http://youtu.be/XQjuRJX45pc http://fb.me/3khBmQNRS"

In this diagram made by Boss, the Boss OC-2 is visible next to the Boss flanger pedal.

Link provided from Rivera webpage news feed: https://web.archive.org/web/20070407193158/http://www.rivera.com/

Quote: "George Lynch used a K-Tre and Celestion T-75 loaded Rivera 4x12B on a new album he's about to release. He used it on most of his leads!"

Also another link:

http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/george-lynch2/16992

Quote: Guitar Player Magazine: Did you stick with the same gear to maintain that continuity? George Lynch: No, there was a whole bunch of gear. At this point the basics of my rig are my Randall Lynch Boxes, my ’68 plexi Marshall, and my #6 Soldano built in 1987 that was on the very first Lynch Mob record. For the bulk of the rhythms on this record, I used Engl Powerballs through old Hiwatt cabinets. I used some Rivera amps occasionally. I used my plexi for solos, my ’65 Super Reverb for a lot of the cleaner stuff, and one of my secret weapons—my ’70s WEM Dominator with a 15" speaker. It’s a bass amp that’s great for real chimey AC30 sounds.