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In this photograph Joe Preston can be seen performing as Thrones wielding a BC Rich Ironbird Bass.

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In this photo Joe Preston can be seen performing as Thrones wielding a BC Rich Beast Bass.

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In this photo Joe Preston can be seen performing as Thrones wielding a white Ibanez Axstar Bass.

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Joe Preston uses the DigiTech Talker, as evidenced by its visible placement on the floor in a journal article posted to Joe Preston's Come and Gone on Last.fm.

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In a journal article on Last.fm, a stage photo of Joe Preston features the Univox U-1095 Super-Fuzz, highlighting its use in his performances.

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In this photo Joe Preston can be seen performing as Thrones with a Sunn Beta Bass amplifier behind him.

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Joe Preston uses the Korg AX300G multi-effects pedal, as shown in the Korg manual.

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the backlit drumpads and low-profile wheel-knobs are clearly visible. Seemed to be used to play backing tracks.

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In the SF SLUDGE article on Thrones, Joe Preston is noted for having the Roland MC-505 Groovebox on his keyboard stand, highlighting his use of this drum machine in his setup.

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Joe Preston is seen using the Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler on stage, as noted in the Last.fm article titled "Joe Preston's Come and Gone."

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In this photograph Joe Preston can be seen performing as Thrones with an Ibanez ST1400 Double Neck guitar/bass. The instrument may be modified as there are no images online of another with the grey/black finish Preston’s has, the guitar side of the instrument also has a humbucker missing.

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In this photo Joe Preston can be seen wielding a BC Rich Mockingbird NJ. The model used by Preston is likely a 1986 model as they featured the triangular fret markers seen on Preston’s guitar.

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Joe used this bass when doing live stints in Sumac

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In this photograph Joe Preston can be seen with two Sunn amplifiers behind him, one on top of the other, the one on top is a Sunn Coliseum Bass Head.

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In this photo Joe Preston can be seen with two Sunn Amplifier heads behind him, one on top of the other, the head on the bottom is a Sunn Coliseum 880.

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finally, I found it! Joe Preston used a squier hm-v 5 string in the melvins

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Seen at 51:07. Joe used the tube driver in 1991 with the melvins

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