Glenn Tipton
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Glenn Tipton's Effects Pedals
Oct 16, 2008
What gear did you use for the regular guitar sounds? Tipton: I used my Hamer GT Phantom— my favorite guitar—for a lot of the rhythm and lead tracks. It has EMG 81 pickups, wired at 18 volts, and an SG-type neck that’s slightly slimmer and not as round as a Stratocaster’s. I’ve got another GT Phantom with Seymour Duncan Livewire Metal LW-HMET pickups, too. I also used a guitar with a modified Hamer shape that was built by a guy named John Diggins. It has a more bassy sound. I like simple guitars, and I don’t like tone controls. The GT Phantom only has a 2-way switch, and I can get all the tones I want from that or the EQ on my rack. I also used a ’61 Fender Stratocaster on a couple of things for a cleaner sound. We plugged into a DigiTech GNX3 and a DigiTech GSP1101 preamp, but we also used other old preamps such as the Piranha, a ’76 Marshall JMP 50-watt head through a ’76 Marshall 4x12 loaded with Celestion greenbacks, a Marshall MG15DFX combo, and even little practice amps. There’s still nothing like the crisp edge of a miked-up sound. We used Shure SM57s and some ribbon mics and experimented with positioning two orthree mics at a time.
Glenn Tipton uses the DBX 166A Comp/Limiter, as listed on his official website's equipment page.
Glenn Tipton uses the Voodoo Lab GCX Guitar Audio Switcher, as detailed on his official website.
Glenn Tipton uses the MXR M135 Smart Gate, as listed on his official website, highlighting its role in managing noise during performances.
On his official website, Glenn Tipton lists the Behringer DEQ2496 Equalizer among his equipment, highlighting its role in his effects setup.
Glenn Tipton uses the Mike Hill 4-Way Loop Switcher, as listed on his official website.
In a video dated October 31, 2011 on YouTube, you can see an all black DTR-2000 tuner in Glenn's rack, as displayed by his guitar tech.
According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Glenn used DigiTech XTD Tone Driver Overdrive Pedal back in 2004.
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According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Glenn used DigiTech XMS Main Squeeze Compressor/Sustainer back in 2004.
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