Ihsahn

In a 1997 live performance video from the "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" tour in Milan, Ihsahn of Emperor is seen using the Marshall Valvestate 8100 guitar amplifier head, identifiable by its prominent logo and gold panel.

"I’m using a six-string in drop-D and eight-strings, but mostly I’m using two Ibanez RGD seven-strings: a custom and factory model. They are longer scale and built for lower tunings," says Ihsahn, in this interview with Guitar World, which includes this photo of Ihsahn with one of his RGD seven-strings.

Apparently used to record guitar tracks on 1997 Emperor's "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" album.

In this Instagram post, on the 5th photo the Quad Cortex can be seen at his feet. He also posted a lot of stories about it at the time, those are not available anymore. He has also been featured in Neural's livestreams. He uses it live to have easier access to his tones.

"Apart from that, my main sound is from my Blackstar heads. I have the Series One 200, and I have the 100-watt Artisan head, which sounds like a vintage Plexi. They’re very low noise and have great clarity. My ideal guitar sound is not just a wall of distortion but rather one that you can still hear the attack of the strings, even with heavy gain. So I’ve found a combination of those two amps works well," says Ihsahn, in this interview with Guitar World.

Before endorsing Ibanez, Ihsahn used the Jackson USA SL1 Soloist, as shown in a photo from Line6.

In an interview with Guitar World, Ihsahn mentions using the Engl Powerball 645 MK1 100-Watt Guitar Amp Head during Emperor's live performances.

The video is a playthrough of his song "My Heart is of the North" where he is playing on his custom Aristides.

Ihsahn has used the Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar during various performances, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Darkside.

Ihsahn uses the Ibanez PM200 NT Pat Metheny Signature guitar exclusively in the studio, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.

In this video, Ihsahn plays Aristides 080. He has also said in an interview "For touring, they are not affected by humidity or temperature at all. They work closely with Tim [Mills] at Bare Knuckle, who has custom-made pickups for the material it's made out of. So I'm using Aristides pretty much exclusively now."

Ihsahn uses the Orange Tiny Terror 15 Watt Tube Amp TT15H exclusively in the studio, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Ytimg.

In an article by Guitar World, Ihsahn is mentioned using the Engl Savage 120 guitar amplifier head for studio recordings, utilizing both its clean and overdrive settings.

In the Aristides Guitars YouTube video titled "Ihsahn - Until I Too Dissolve (Aristides 070 Guitar Playthrough)," Ihsahn is seen using the Blackstar Series One 100 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head.

In a YouTube video posted by smrodopach, Ihsahn of Emperor is seen using the Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 100 Head during a guitar session with Samoth.

In a Guitar World article by Brad Angle, Ihsahn is noted for using the Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet during live performances with Emperor.

Apparently Ihsahn used Digitech 2120 to record rhythm guitars on Emperor's 2001 "Prometheus" record.

Ihsahn uses that microphone to record his guitar tracks.

Played using that cabinet in guitar lesson on youtube channel.

Ihsahn is using Blackstar cabinet in numbers of YT videos.

In youtube video Ihsahn is showing Line6 POD in his rack.

You can see it on youtube video, Ihsahn is using Marshall amp, in 6:25

Ihsahn can be seen using a BC Rich Bich guitar with a reverse headstock at 2:53 in this video.

In this photo, you can just barely make out that the white object on top of the mixing desk is the remote for a lexicon 480L.

Ihsahn is seen using the Ibanez Prestige RGA121 VLF with stock pickups in a user-uploaded photo.

According to BK website he uses the Cobra single coils by the company.