Jeff Waters

In a 2001 solo clip from Annihilator's official YouTube channel, Jeff Waters is seen playing a Gibson Flying V Gothic guitar during a live performance.

In this video, Jeff Waters talks about his signature Epiphone guitar. He says, "They're more of 80s, 70s, bluesy sounding pickups," at 0:30.

in this image, he was with his signature vantage flying v

Jeff shows off this guitar in an Instagram post

At 4:19 Waters himself says he used a JCM 800....

Jeff used the 50 watt 800's on tour live, as the 100 watts are a completely different animal, and would have to be insanely loud to get that gain he needs on stage. Not totally sure what amps he used in the studio, as there can be many. He may well have used a 2203 for recording in the studio, but that I cannot confirm. An original MIJ Sod1 with JRC4558 chips inside, has that perfect blend of gain to volume everyone strives for. They are not all the same, and re-issues have a few different parts inside than the originals. Its also not meant to be a distortion pedal, its a gain boost that brings a tube amp to life. Its purpose is very similar to an original TS-9, just with a bit more bite. Now dedicate a month to finding the right amp that agrees with both the Sod1, and one's choice in pickups, and you will probably end up with a killer amp too. During the search, shortlisted amps get a full re-tube and day at the amp spa, before returning for a second audition and tone comparison against the wall of other amps. Keeping in mind, that pick attack, speaker choice, mic choice, and mic placement on a speaker play a huge role in tone as well. The guy in the video actually got pretty close I thought. Both Sod1 knobs at 7 was plenty for Jeff's rig. That's its sweet spot.

he uses this guitar throughout the music video

this is the guitar jeff used to record the metal album

"Among the musicians playing on our instruments, there is also a guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters - the leader of Canadian thrash metal band - Annihilator." - Ran Guitars.

In this photo, we can see Waters with his rig, which also has the Boss OD-1 Overdrive pedal.

he is seen with guitar in this image

As an enthusiastic Coreblade user, Jeff not only loves its atomic punch and brutal tone, but also is most excited about this all-tube-amp's full programmability and USB interface. In his clinics, Jeff demonstrates Coreblade's outstanding qualities and how to make good use of all its clever features in practice. It should go without saying that this, of course, also includes a very nice display of Jeff's phenomenal guitar work.

That middle channel – Channel 2 – and the clean channel, that’s it. I don’t even use the gritty third channel. I just go back and forth between the two [laughs]. It’s just such a good sound. I had an experience a few years ago when we were touring with Judas Priest a few times in Europe. I remember an album they did called Painkiller in 1991, and we toured for about three months with them. I had the opportunity to go onstage and play K.K. Downing’s amps. I asked him at one point if I could try his guitar through the rig thinking it would sound just like Painkiller. It actually sounded just like me.

With the EVH amps, people say, “We know you’re a big Eddie fan. You’re just trying to get his sound.” I’m like, “A lot of it is in the amp, and a lot of it is in the playing.” When I plugged into that 5150 III, It sounded like me, but better. That’s how I look at it.

For me, it’s really simple. Despite all the effects and pedals that you can use, this just sounds great when you plug it in. I can’t wait to use this thing on stage.

EVH interview, 2012.

At the 2 minute mark you can see Jeff Waters utilizing of a Gibson SG as warm-up band practice backstage before a show.

Jeff Waters had Hamer make custom Vectors in various finishes in the 90's which he used sporadically throughout his career.

In the provided image, Jeff Waters is pictured with an Epiphone Dave Navarro Signature Acoustic guitar.

At 2:28 he talks about using this pedal on the song suicide society

this is the guitar jeff used to record crystal ann as well as every other acoustic guitar part of any annihilator song

Jeff Waters introduces his signtarure SolidGoldFX Devil Drive overdrive model.

The Hot British gives me many different "degrees" of warmth and distortion that I need for crunchy, yet tight, rhythm metal guitar playing. For soloing, I can find various settings that give me distinctly different solo sounds, from clean and "bitey", to messy and ear-piercing... all this from one pedal. The Hot British is amazing.

Waters about his Radial Hot British pedal.

In this photo, we can see Waters with the Line 6 POD XT rack unit.

He has used the ESP LTD Dave Mustaine DV8 guitar to record solos for the Roadrunner United album in 2005.

This image shows the bridge on his signature guitar

he can be seen with the guitar in this image

seen playing this guitar throughout the music video

at 0:56, he talks about using the helix

I record to Cubase through really good Apogee convertors, and I generally just pick a very simple chain using a nice preamp and a Shure SM57 mic—just like all the oldschool guys used to do. Here’s a tip I learned from three of the big four metal bands: Put an SM57 in the bottom left speaker of your 4x12 cabinet, aim it dead center in speaker and up against the grille, and then move it to the left about an inch or so. That’s pretty much the miking technique for most of the great metal albums that came out in the ’80s, and even including Pantera in the ’90s. I have a good set of Celestion speakers in my Hughes & Kettner cabinet, and, quite honestly, as long as it’s Celestions and an SM57, you can get a great metal sound.

Guitar Player interview, 2010.

In this photo, we can see Waters with his rig, which also has MXR EVH-117 Flanger.

In this photo, we can see Waters with his rig, which also has the Boss BF-2 Flanger pedal in it.

In this photo, we can see Waters posing with the rig which also has the MXR Smart Gate in it.

In this photo, which shows Jeff Waters with his rig, we can see the Boss CH-1 SUPER Chorus pedal.