Josh Middleton

I recorded this album with an ESP Horizon, with the Fishman Fluence Moderns, going into a dual-channel Peavey 6505+ though on the rhythm instead of lead.

At home I have a handful of heads - a 6505, 6505+ and a block letter 5150 - and they do sound different enough. I switch between them a lot but it will always be one of those amps. I make Kemper profiles of everything I do and use that live for both bands. That combination of heads, cabs and speakers always brings a clear mid-range no matter what you dial on the amp

At 0:32, Josh says he uses 11-49 D'Addario strings.

ESP guitars had josh do a play through of modern misery. He can clearly be seen playing through a kemper profiler rack.

'My Gibson SG Silverburst. Technically a 'Robot' SG but I've stripped all of that stuff off it so it's essentially an SG Standard (but the main difference now is that this has an ebony fretboard as opposed to rosewood). Fitted with an EMG 85 in the bridge.'

I’m not a big pedal guy, but I love delay on my leads. It’s probably quite common but I’m a fan of the Strymon BigSky. There’s a setting on there called Cloud that has this incredibly unique type of reverb. One thing I’ve always done is use ambient guitars layered up in the background. It probably comes from listening to Dimmu Borgir, I liked the ambience but I didn’t want to have keyboards.

At 4:13 Josh talks about his ESP M-II.

Josh Middleton talks about this guitar in this YouTube video.

In an Instagram that has since been deleted (https://www.instagram.com/p/BK8FQZxghy6/), he said:

Ok so I still want to try and sell my Les Paul Axcess Custom. I never play it and there's no point in hanging onto material possessions for the sake of it. This is an extremely rare guitar. Only a limited run of Axcess Custom models were made in each finish. Ideally cash upon collection from here in Reading! Sensible offers only please.

'My Gibson Firebird Studio. These have been discontinued now. Custom pick guard and fitted with EMG 57/66 pickups.'

Around the time of Sylosis' debut album, Josh Middleton used an ESP Alexi Laiho signature guitar, as seen in the music video for Teras.

In this post Josh shows his first custom shop ESP horizon loaded with evertune bringe and fishman pickups https://www.instagram.com/p/BrgITxihkvK/

Josh Middleton is the acclaimed and highly influential guitarist of UK-based progressive metal/metalcore bands Sylosis and Architects, and his first ESP Signature Series guitar is one that lives up to this musician’s extraordinary talent. The LTD Josh Middleton Signature Series JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple top, a three-piece roasted maple neck in an extra-thin u-shaped profile, and a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets. Components on the JM-II include a set of Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker pickups (alnico in the neck and ceramic in the bridge), with push-pull control to select voicings. It also offers LTD locking tuners and a recessed Gotoh TOM bridge with string-thru-body design. Available in Black Shadow Burst finish.

In a YouTube video titled "Using an Overdrive/Tubescreamer/Maxon for metal tones," Josh Middleton discusses his use of a modified Marshall JCM800 2203, customized by Don Gover, for achieving his signature metal sound.

In this video, Middleton explains the use of his Maxon OD808 pedal.

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I mic up with an SM57 and, apart from the Maxon OD-808 boost in front tightening the low-end, that was about it.

In a YouTube video titled "Sylosis - Josh Middleton Gear Rundown - Wembley Arena 2015," Josh Middleton discusses and demonstrates his use of the ESP Eclipse II guitar.

In a YouTube video titled "ESP LTD ST-213 - Improvisation - Josh Middleton," Josh Middleton plays the LTD ST-213 electric guitar.

I recorded this album with an ESP Horizon, with the Fishman Fluence Moderns, going into a dual-channel Peavey 6505+ though on the rhythm instead of lead.

That went into an oversized Mesa/Boogie cab with 2005 Vintage 30s in - I’ve gotten really nerdy about ages of speakers. There was a period where V30s where sounding incredible in Mesa cabs, between 2000 and 2005. I mic up with an SM57 and, apart from the Maxon OD-808 boost in front tightening the low-end, that was about it.

In this https://www.instagram.com/p/BONKF5vg3iI/ Josh shows his new horizon It's now loaded with fishman pickups

In a YouTube video titled "Using an Overdrive/Tubescreamer/Maxon for metal tones," Josh Middleton demonstrates the use of the Ebtech 2-Channel Hum Eliminator while discussing his gear setup.

In a video on his YouTube channel, Josh Middleton showcases his use of the ESP LTD X-Tone PC-2 BLK during the Sylosis gear rundown at Wembley Arena in 2015.

can be seen 3:10 in this video where he shows the rig he used at the Lamb of God - Megadeth tour

can be seen 3:23 in this video where he shows the rig he used at the Lamb of God - Megadeth tour

At home I have a handful of heads - a 6505, 6505+ and a block letter 5150 - and they do sound different enough. I switch between them a lot but it will always be one of those amps. I make Kemper profiles of everything I do and use that live for both bands. That combination of heads, cabs and speakers always brings a clear mid-range no matter what you dial on the amp.

In this post https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhhTEqBI_q/ Josh shows some of his esp guitars

In this post https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhhTEqBI_q/ Josh shows some of his esp guitars

This Instagram post shows Josh's ESP custom with a Fishman Fluence Modern in the bridge and a Fishman Fluence Classic in the neck.

In addition to being visible in videos and Josh's posts, in this article, Josh says "''My friend Paul gave me this Jimmy Clip, which stops all the excess noise when you chug and then leave a little gap - it means you don't get any ring from the strings.'".

In a YouTube video titled "Using an Overdrive/Tubescreamer/Maxon for metal tones," Josh Middleton is seen using the T-Rex Engineering FuelTank Classic Power Supply.

can be seen 3:23 in this video where he shows the rig he used at the Lamb of God - Megadeth tour