Joe Satriani

Listed among Satriani's gear in the April 1989 Musician interview "The Devil And Joe Satriani" by Ted Drozdowski.

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WITH HIS band, Joe Satriani plays custom Ibanez guitars with DiMarzio pickups and D'Addario strings. His amplifiers are Marshalls, usually a pair of 100-watt heads driving two 4x12 cabinets. "The amps are run clean. I've got a compressor in-line but I don't really use it. I use an Ibanez digital reverb, some Ibanez digital delay, a Cry Baby, different distortion pedals and a Boss CE-1 chorus, the rack I have is really filled with a lot of back-up stuff: an extra chorus, a Randall amp/pre-amp that I can use if my pedals don't work, a t.c. electronic delay. It's really low-tech, inexpensive, cheap, simple."

With Jagger, Satriani plays a Strat: actually a hybrid of Fender, Tokai, DiMarzio and Ibanez parts with a 1954 Fender neck courtesy of Joe's guitar tech, Pierre de Beauport of New York City. His main amp's a Marshall, but there's a Roland JC-120 with a Boss delay tucked away for 'Midnight'. He also uses a t.c. 2290. "It's got all sorts of loops that allow you to program whole sections. So Pierre, who has a script, can just punch me in and out of these little patches so I can get louder or softer, or there'd be some delay. I wanted to keep the stage as clean as possible."

When he's writing, Satriani uses a four-track Tascam Porta-studio. "I've got some Rockman gear and an array of cheap pedals at home. That's about it. Plus a lot of basses, synthesizers, guitars and cassettes lying around."

Listed for $125.00 on Bananas at Large’s website on July 22, 2024.

Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler Pedal (Pre-Owned) (Joe Satriani Private Collection)

Joe Satriani is confirmed to use the IK Multimedia TONEX, as demonstrated in a video by IK Multimedia. The video showcases the Joe Satriani Amp Vault Signature Collection for TONEX, featuring 59 new Tone Models that reflect over 35 years of his iconic guitar tones.

In a Guitar World article by Matt Owen, Joe Satriani is shown holding a red Ernie Ball Music Man EVH guitar, which he purchased from Reverb.

In an article by Guitar World, authored by Matt Owen, Joe Satriani is seen holding an EVH Striped Series Frankenstein guitar, confirming its use during the Best of All Worlds tour.

In a Guitar World article by Matt Owen, Joe Satriani is depicted holding an EVH Stripe Series Circles Electric Guitar, confirming his use of this instrument.

Joe Satriani collaborated in the design of the 3rd Power Amplification DRAGON DRGN 100 Head and used this amplifier during the Van Halen tribute tour with Sammy Hagar in 2024, as confirmed by 3rd Power Amplification.

According to the product page for the Celestion G12T-75 speaker, Joe Satriani is listed as an artist who uses this specific gear, alongside Yngwie Malmsteen.