John 5's Other Gear

John 5 uses Dimarzio D Activator Bridge pickups in his main guitars, as said at 0:22 in this video: "It's been great. I love the pickups...I have the pickups in my main guitars, so anything you hear me playing is with these pickups."

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Scroll down far enough and you will see he has these listen under "Gear". Next to it is a small quote that reads: "Everyone check out Pick Guy Guitar Picks, the exclusive provider of guitar picks for John 5. Founded by Marty Camire in 2000, the company is now owned by Carson Randolph. They specialize in custom printed guitar picks. From local bands to rock royalty, Pick Guy Guitar Picks have been a staple in the music industry for the last 16 years. Check out what they have to offer! http://www.pickguy.com/ Standard 351 Heavy Celluloid Material Double Side Full Color Graphics by Pick Guy Guitar Picks"

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If you have seen pictures of one of John 5's telecaster's then there is a good chance you've seen one of these, he's a big fan of them putting them on a lot of his tele's, including his "FENDER CUSTOM SHOP J5 BIGSBY SIGNATURE TELECASTER" which you can see from this photo here: http://4everstatic.com/pictures/674xX/people/musicians/man-with-guitar-143691.jpg (The one in the photo is a fender B5 but still a B5).

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John uses telecaster version of this pickup in his custombuilt telecaster.

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The 14th item down the line is this Evertune Bridge, there isn't any writing with it, but there's this diagram showing how it works: https://i1.wp.com/john-5.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/j5-evertune.jpg?resize=550%2C254 Here is also a photo with his telecaster with said bridge on: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5e/24/01/5e24010f6fa7a971665afb51b28d5306.jpg

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In this video John 5 talks about his Dimarzio D Activator pickups. At 0:22 the text on the screen shows he uses Dimarzio D Activator Neck and Bridge pickups, and at 0:39 he says, "I have the pickups in my main guitars."

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His famous telecaster has Twisted Tele in the neck position.

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In a rig rundown video by Premier Guitar, John 5 confirms that he uses the Loknob® Fuggedaboudit® Tour Cap Small Locking Knob.

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In the Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar, John 5 confirms that he uses a DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion pickup in the bridge position.

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This is a community-built gear list for John 5.

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