Jake Kiley

“I’m back in love with the Floyd Rose, it’s incredible. I’m back in whammy-bar nerd heaven with this thing. It’s awesome. This thing stays in tune so well. I can seriously throw it into the fucking wall and it will be in tune. It is honestly the most effective guitar I’ve ever had. It is just incredible.” – Jake Kiley on his custom Jackson Soloist.

The Cali punk band – who released Top Contenders: The Best of Strung Out in 2011 – are getting ready to hit Australia and Japan through March. Check out Jake’s pics of his Style 2 Pro Mod below, and visit Strung Out’s official website for more information and tour dates.

In this Youtube video, starting around 1:35 or so ad going, Jake says he used EVH 5150 III 100w extensively for touring as well as recording their album "Transmission"

In this video around 3:55 Jake says he really likes the ISP Decimator II on his board

Around 4:15 in this video, Jake talks how he uses a couple of SD pedals and starts with the Vise Grip Compressor. "I keep that around the middle [settings] but I dial these [top row knobs] up a little bit just to kind of compress everything a little more and keep everything consistent and solid".

Around 4:30 in this video Jake says he uses the Catalina. "[...] it's a very subtle chorus with the way I have it set. I'm not looking to do anything too wave-y, but it's nice for a couple of cleaner parts".

In the YouTube video "Strung Out - Rig Run Through" by LiveMusicFootage, Jake Kiley discusses his use of the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail delay pedal. Around the 4:45 mark, he mentions setting it to emulate a sound reminiscent of The Edge from U2, achieving a balanced repeat effect without overwhelming the mix. He notes that he keeps the Drive setting at around 30-40% for optimal blending with the signal.

At 4:00 and on in this YT video we can see Jake uses a Cioks AC8 to power his live pedalboard.