Jim Peterik
Jim Peterik's Gear
At 3 minutes and 15 seconds in the YouTube video titled "Jim Peterik Classic Rock Live," Jim Peterik is seen using a Yamaha S80 keyboard. The video, filmed in 2009, was uploaded by Steve Norander and features several prominent musicians.
At the 10-second mark of the video titled "Jim Peterik @ Jam for Jimi 2019," uploaded by Heather Wilcox on YouTube, Jim Peterik is seen performing on a Yamaha Motif ES7 keyboard.
Jim Peterik is seen performing on a Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard at the 10-second mark in the video titled "Jim Peterik @ Jam for Jimi 2019," uploaded by Heather Wilcox on YouTube.
In an interview with "Mix" magazine from February 1984 on page 84, Jim Peterik stated, "I keep my setup really simple; A Yamaha CP-70, a Roland Jupiter-8 and sometimes a Korg CX-3 organ." This confirms that Jim Peterik uses the Yamaha CP-70 Electric Grand Piano in his performances.
In an interview with "Mix" magazine from February 1984 on page 84, Jim Peterik stated, "I keep my setup really simple; A Yamaha CP-70, a Roland Jupiter-8 and sometimes a Korg CX-3 organ." This confirms that Jim Peterik uses the Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer in his performances.
In an interview with Mix magazine from February 1984 on page 84, Jim Peterik stated, "I keep my setup really simple; A Yamaha CP-70, a Roland Jupiter-8 and sometimes a Korg CX-3 organ." This confirms that Jim Peterik uses the Korg CX-3 Organ in his performances.
In Survivor's performance of "I Can't Hold Back" on the German TV show "Peter Illmann Treff" in January 1985, Jim Peterik is seen using the PPG Wave 2.2 synthesizer at the 2:06 mark.
Jim Peterik is seen using a Yamaha KX88 Synthesizer with Survivor, as evidenced at the 3 minutes and 54 seconds mark of the YouTube video titled "Survivor - Live In Nagoya, Japan [1986 Full Show]" uploaded by Hard Rock Blog 2 - Revenge [God Of Bar].
In a YouTube short by Primary Wave, Jim Peterik demonstrates the creation of the iconic riff for "Eye of the Tiger" while using a Gibson SJ-200 Western Classic guitar.
2:14 Jim shows an old photo of him when he played in the Shon Dels and behind him is a Sears Silvertone amp.
In a YouTube video titled "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik," at the 2:50 mark, Jim Peterik showcases his 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty.
At 3:52, Tim shows off his 1956 Black Beauty.
5:36 Jim shows his 1956 P90 Goldtop.
In the YouTube video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik," at 8:06, Jim Peterik states that the Gibson Burstbucker #3 is his preferred pickup choice.
This was a custom finished Les Paul made for Jim Peterik of Survior specifically. He has Burstbucker 3s installed and uses this guitar to open his sets. 6:32
At 8:17 in the video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik," Jim Peterik showcases his Gibson Barney Kessel Custom guitar, which was formerly owned and painted by April Lawton of the band Ramatam.
In the video titled "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik" on YouTube, Jim Peterik showcases his red Fender Bowling Ball Stratocaster from 1983 at the 9:48 mark.
Jim Peterik uses two custom-painted Minarik Infernos, as confirmed in the YouTube video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1," where he discusses his guitar collection and mentions these specific instruments.
In the YouTube video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik," Jim Peterik showcases his 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special with P90 pickups in TV Yellow.
In the YouTube video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1," Jim Peterik showcases his Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar and discusses the differences between his ES models.
Jim Peterik showcases his Gibson ES-335 and discusses the differences among his ES models in the video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1," where he offers a tour of his guitar collection on YouTube.
Jim shows his ES models and explains the differences.
Jim Peterik showcases his 1965 Fender Jazzmaster in Lake Placid Blue, complete with a matching headstock and gold hardware, in the video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1," where he discusses his guitar collection.
In the YouTube video "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1, Featuring Jim Peterik," Jim Peterik showcases his Fender Electric XII 12-String Guitar from his personal collection.
Jim shows his cream double neck from his private collection.
Jim Peterik uses the Gibson Custom Alvin Lee "Big Red" ES-335, as confirmed in the YouTube series "Guitars That Followed Me Home, Ep. 1," where Peterik showcases and discusses his guitar collection.
In Episode 3 of "Guitars That Followed Me Home," Jim Peterik mentions that he sent off his Gibson J-200 to be refinished with a tiger top.
At 1:23, Jim tells how he got this guitar from a Guitar Center.
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