Greg Ginn

As you can see. Ginn is playing his "Custom" Dan Armstrong right here. Ginn modified his Dan Armstrong with a Les Paul-style stop tailpiece and a variety of pickups that would frequently have to be replaced when the pickup shorted out.

The amp is seen on top the stack on the right. This amp is also known to be used at their Polliwog Park gig.

(Right behind his head). One of the most circulated photos of Greg's career, unfortunately the only evidence I'm aware of as fas as the origins behind Greg's particular amps he used during bLAck fLAg's ten year run; was financial limitations. Black Flag simply didn't have ample money during their ten year span, naturally this resulted in the band having no choice but to gravitate towards low-cost equipment that they could afford. Greg in particular went through about a handful of guitar heads (mostly solid state Peaveys); whether Greg "loved" how they sounded or "settled" for them, I have no idea.1983 was a pivotol year of Greg's career beause it galvanized his intentions of having absolute creative control over ANY band he would play in; tone chasing became more prevalent in Greg's equipment choices. My War (1983) was Greg's offical transition into guitar pre-amps and power-amp rackmounts, the first being a Roland SIP 300. You can listen to Greg play guitar through it on My War (1983), Family Man (1984) and Slip It In (1984). Greg would no longer use Roland SIP 300 after 1984.

Greg uses one of these Modulus Graphite Black Knife strats, his one has one pickup and one volume knob - sort of like a Tom Delonge strat

In the image from Cvltnation, you can spot the SMF Tour Series Guitar Head behind Greg Ginn, indicated by the prominent SMF logo. This amplifier, known for its tube configuration, might be one of the early guitar heads he used, reflecting his exploration of sound during his formative years. Throughout his career with Black Flag, Greg experimented with various guitar heads, including brands like SMF, Sound City, Peavey, Roland, Yamaha, and occasionally Marshall. While he predominantly used solid-state amps, the presence of this SMF tube amp highlights a phase in his evolving sound journey.

In this photo by Marc Arsenault, Ginn can be seen playing a Westone Spectrum SX with his band ‘Gone’ in 1986.

Greg Ginn is seen using an Ampeg SVT-410HLF Classic Series Bass Cabinet in a photo on Pinterest curated by Ed Byrd.

Greg Ginn is known to have used the DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion, as discussed in a forum topic on Electrical Audio. Fans widely recognize this connection, and the forum provides insights into his gear choices.

Greg Ginn used a Theremin as part of his stage setup for his electronic music-based project Greg Ginn And The Royal We. The Theremin can be seen mere seconds into the supplied video, and throughout the clip he frequently takes a hand off of his guitar to play the Theremin. He also incorporated the Theremin into Black Flag's live show during their ill-fated reunion tour and related album "What The...?" and his short-lived band with Mike Valley, Good For You.

In a user-uploaded photo on BrooklynVegan, Greg Ginn can be seen playing a Fender Precision Bass with the Texas Corrugators.

In this photo it appears that it is a Peavey Standard on the very top.

Greg Ginn used a Tech 21 Sansamp Rackmount Preamp during Black Flag's performances in 2013 and 2014, as seen in the YouTube video by RobxWallace from their May 19, 2014, show in Bakersfield, CA.

Greg Ginn was seen on the Black Flag 40 years of my war tour using the Seymour Duncan PowerStage700. The one Greg used looks to be a black or dark grey model but can’t make it out. Anything else with this model is unknown by me.

Here’s a photo from 1978 showing Greg recording the guitar tracks for the Nervous Breakdown EP. If you examine his guitar closely, you'll see it has a Flying V-style headstock, a light body and a black pickguard. I suspect it’s an Ibanez Rocket Roll, as Chuck Dukowski owned an Ibanez Rocket Roll bass around the same period.

Seen behind him alongside a Peavey Standard 260H

Greg using the Musician with a Standard 260H head

His main cabinets until around 1983/84

This guitar was bought in 1986 after one of his original Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitars was stolen.

“According to Henry Rollins’ that guitar disappeared out of the Black Flag van on April, 16, 1986, in Poughkeepsie, New York, while road manager Mitch Bury watched it happen from inside the van. According to Rollins "the guitar was stolen through the open window on the passenger’s side." Rollins noted that Ginn went off immediately to buy a replacement guitar, which turned out to be an all-black 1986 Ibanez Roadstar II.”

Has been using this as his preamp since the 40th anniversary My War Tour along with the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 as his power amp. Uses it on the "Metallica" setting according to the facebook thread. You can see it clear as day on top of his cabinet in this photo and any photos or live footage from the last few years. https://www.facebook.com/groups/pedalboardsofdoom/permalink/10160222211512865

In this photo of Gone from 1986, Greg is using a black Ibanez IMG headless MIDI guitar