John Rzeznik

Dude, I can't remember; it was almost everything. And we used an old Fender Bassman on a lot of stuff. And an old 50-watt JCM800 and a couple of crazy boutique amps; I found these really bizarre boutique amps.

Ultimate Guitar interview, 2010.

Rzeznik used this guitar mostly for Goo Goo Dolls work. This guitar was used for "Iris" during the 2004 Buffalo concert.

In this photo, Rzeznik can be seen using Taylor 812CE-N acoustic. Like many other of his acoustics, this one was used to play "Iris".

John Rzeznik

Goo Goo Dolls

The Axe-Fx II took my live sound to a depth I could previously get only in the studio. The effects are incredible and the unit is intuitive to use.

Goo Goo Dolls

In this picture, John can be seen using a heavily modified and road-worn ESP Vintage Plus. It was retrofitted with a single-pickup pickup, a single EMG pickup, and several stickers and writing.

Rzeznik used couple of those guitars, quite often, this photo originates from Goo Goo Dolls 2010 concert in Dallas. He has several of those models, with often stickers being glued to them.

In this picture you can see John playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage at a Goo Goo Dolls concert

I used a [Sennheiser] 441, that long, skinny rectangular thing that Stevie Nicks used to sing into. We just wrapped a pop filter around it and taped it up to it and yeah, just plugged it in. You can give a performance; if you want to bend over just to get a note you can do it. It's almost like you're live on stage when you sing that way. I think a lot more emotion comes across in that. And it sounded good. So it's like would it have been a more hi-fidelity situation had I used my favorite 251? Yeah; definitely. But the important thing is getting the feeling across.

Ultimate Guitar interview, 2010.

In this picture you can see John playing a 1972 Fender Telecaster Deluxe on stage at a Goo Goo Dolls concert

He is seen with this guitar in the iris music video , and on the 1998 iris performance on the letterman , he also has listings on eBay and reverb of this guitar autographed by him.

On Radial's website, Rzeznik was mentioned as user of Radial Tonebone Classic pedal.

I have a ’73 Goldtop with mini humbuckers in it, that I especially love to play. If I’m looking for a bit of a tighter tone, that’s the guitar I go to. Each of those guitars is a different animal. I love them all.

Gibson interview, 2010.

Rzeznik owns many ES-335's.

1. Gibson ES-335 in cherry red finish, only mentioned in the Gibson interview.

2. Gibson ES-335 in sunburst finish, also only mentioned in Gibson interview.

In this picture you can see John holding a Gibson Les Paul on stage at a Goo Goo Dolls concert

"I also use and MXR Microamp. If I have to play a solo on the acoustic, I kick that in, and I get a little extra 'oomph.'" 1998 Guitar World Magazine Interview

"In the studio I use a lot of E-Bow. I used it for things like vocal reinforcement on Superstar Carwash [sic], like 'Close Your Eyes' and 'On the Lie.' I also did a thing where I plugged the guitar into a Leslie and played notes with an E-Bow. Then I went back and did another track and played the second note of a chord. I built chords that way, and punched components of each chord in and out. It sounded a lot like an organ. I love the sound of Leslies, but it's hard to use that shit live."

In a live stream performance of "Slide" on April 1, 2020, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls is seen playing a Martin HD-28v, showcasing its rich sound.

In this video, you can see Johnny Rzeznik using the Guild Songbird for the song Black Balloon. He is also pictured holding the guitar on the front page of a Guild Gallery Magazine. If you're curious, just look up Johnny Rzeznik Guild Songbird, go to images then you'll see the magazine cover where they had an interview with him. He has used this guitar mostly during the Black Balloon live performances in 1999. You can find other videos of him using it on youtube by looking up Goo Goo Dolls Black Balloon 1999.

John Rzeznik has used many Guild Guitars during the 90s and early 2000s. In this video, you can see him using a Guild Songbird from 1992 for Iris during VH1 Storytellers. Rzeznik has also used this same model in 1999 for the Elmo Music Video where they did a parody of Slide called Pride. Rzeznik is also seen playing the model during the 2000 Kids Choice Awards where they also performed Slide and Broadway.

I’m using a Neumann KM 184 in front of a sound hole as well. But we keep it flat so we can have it for the recording, ‘cause we have to remix this whole thing for film.

Guitar World interview, 2014.

John Rzeznik uses the Matchless HC-30 Guitar Amp Head, as noted on the Matchless Amplifiers artist page.

John Rzeznik praises the Analog Man King of Tone Overdrive for its ability to maintain articulation even with heavy distortion, making it ideal for solos. This insight is shared on the Analogman website under the King Of Tone section.

In this picture you can see John holding a Fender Telecaster with his last name written on the body of the guitar

In this picture you can see John playing a Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar on stage at a Goo Goo Dolls concert

On Radial's website, Rzeznik was mentioned as user of Radial SGI Studio Guitar Interface.

I use the Evil Twin DI, which is a great tube DI. And I drive that thing pretty hard. It kind of heats up the tone and gets rid of some of that harsh high end.

Guitar World interview, 2014.

In the Goo Goo Dolls' live stream performance of "Slide" on April 1, 2020, John Rzeznik is seen playing a Martin HD-28v acoustic guitar.

John Rzeznik can be seen playing several D-55 throughout this video of VH-1 Storytellers during Gutterflower in 2002.