IV
IV's Gear
In this Guitar World article, IV's guitar tech "Billy" confirms IV is using the Jackson X Series Soloist Arch Top SLAT8 MS with active EMG 909 humbuckers. The guitar is tuned down to double drop E (EAEADGBE) and strung with 10-84 gauge strings. This was used for the bulk Sleep Token's live sets before IV received his custom shop Jackson guitars.
In this Guitar World article, IV's guitar tech "Billy" confirms IV is using the Jackson MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT. This is used for the Sleep Token's newer material that calls for a different sound than their typical hard rock/ metal arrangement, such as the outro of The Summoning as well as the song Aqua Regia.
From guitar world,
"The pickup selector can usually be found on the Bare Knuckle Ragnarok bridge humbucker when this guitar is out of the rack, and it’s strung up with 10-52s."
In this photo, IV can be seen performing at this Sleep Token show with a Gretsch G5260 Electromatic Jet Baritone electric guitar with a Bristol Fog finish.
In this Instagram post, IV of Sleep Token can be seen showing off his new Custom Shop Jackson 8 String Monarkh (Used for songs like The Summoning and Take Me Back To Eden). The specs are as follows:
Specs: • Mahogany Monarkh Body Style • Arch Top Headstock • Evertune Bridge • Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Pickups • Roasted Maple Neck • Pale Moon Ebony Fretboard • 28” Scale Length • Luminlay Black Ring Side Dots • D’addario 9-80 Gauge Strings (Tuned: EAEADGBE)
In this Instagram Post, IV of Sleep Token details his new Jackson Custom Shop Baritone Guitar. Per the post,
IV Custom Shop Jackson 6 String Baritone
Specs: • Mahogany Monarkh Body Style • Sweetone Headstock • Custom Evertune Bridge • Lundgren M6 pickups • Roasted Maple Neck • Pale Moon Ebony Fretboard . 30” Scale Length • Luminlay Black Ring Side Dots • D’addario 24-84 Gauge Strings
In this Guitar World article, the article points out that IV's guitar tech mentions use of a Kemper for Sleep Token's sets. We can see the tech mention this around 0:59 into the video posted by Jackson within the Guitar World article. Per the article,
Intriguingly, the tech also lets slip that a Kemper is providing all the tones, as well as pitch-shifting any songs not in that tuning.
In this article from guitar world based on an Instagram video posted by @iv_sleeptoken his guitar tech provides a detailed overview of IV's gear. It is revealed within it that he is modeling a Revv generator with a Mesa impulse response on the quad cortex.
In an Instagram post shared by IV in May 2024, IV can be seen with an Aristides 080S (Tuned: EAEADGBE) equipped with one of Aristides' in-house multiscale conversion Evertune bridges. It also sports a set of bareknuckle ragnarok pickups and is used for songs like Ascensionism.
A custom Balaguer Growler Baritone with a 28.5" scale neck and Fishman Fluence Humbuckers was specifically built for IV, as revealed in an Instagram post by Balaguer Guitars. It is tuned in Drop A (AEADGBE) and strung with 10-64
In this Instagram video posted by @iv_sleeptoken his guitar tech provides a detailed overview of IV's gear. At the 3:28 mark he reveals his use of custom .73 picks
A custom 7 String Balaguer Espada Baritone with a 28.5" scale neck and Fishman Modern Humbuckers was built specifically for IV. It is tuned in Drop A (AEADGBE) and strung with 10-64 strings. Used for songs like The Night, Higher, and Eucilid.
In this photo from IV's Instagram account story, we can see an updated pedal rack, adding onto IV's Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a Electro-Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal, a REVV G3 Purple Channel Distortion Pedal, a Spline Laboratories Cathedral Fuzz + Boost pedal, and a Tallon Electric The Noise Pedal, inside a Konvikt Kustoms Auto Switching Redundancy System Rig
In this photo from IV's Instagram account story, we can see an updated pedal rack, adding onto IV's Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a Electro-Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal, a REVV G3 Purple Channel Distortion Pedal, a Spline Laboratories Cathedral Fuzz + Boost pedal, and a Tallon Electric The Noise Pedal, inside a Konvikt Kustoms Auto Switching Redundancy System Rig
In this photo from IV's Instagram account story, we can see an updated pedal rack, adding onto IV's Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a Electro-Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal, a REVV G3 Purple Channel Distortion Pedal, a Spline Laboratories Cathedral Fuzz + Boost pedal, and a Tallon Electric The Noise Pedal, inside a Konvikt Kustoms Auto Switching Redundancy System Rig
In this photo from IV's Instagram account story, we can see an updated pedal rack, adding onto IV's Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a Electro-Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal, a REVV G3 Purple Channel Distortion Pedal, a Spline Laboratories Cathedral Fuzz + Boost pedal, and a Tallon Electric The Noise Pedal, inside a Konvikt Kustoms Auto Switching Redundancy System Rig
In this photo from IV's Instagram account story, we can see an updated pedal rack, adding onto IV's Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a Electro-Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal, a REVV G3 Purple Channel Distortion Pedal, a Spline Laboratories Cathedral Fuzz + Boost pedal, and a Tallon Electric The Noise Pedal, inside a Konvikt Kustoms Auto Switching Redundancy System Rig and using the Boss FS-5 to switch on and off all the pedals besides the Quad Cortex
IV uses the Richter Straps Nergal Raw II/Vintage Black Strap during live performances and has stated that he uses it continuously, as evidenced by an image available on Equipboard.
In the YouTube video titled "Sleep Token - 'The Offering' (live in Dallas, 2019)," IV is seen playing an Ibanez M8M during their first show in Dallas on November 10th, 2019. The guitar is clearly identifiable at the 3:13 mark. The video was recorded by WehlerDealer and documents their performance at the House of Blues.
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