Josh Middleton's Gear

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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.

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This is the Architects signature overdrive.

From Fortin page The TEMPEST Overdrive was created working hand-in-hand with guitarists Adam Christianson and Josh Middleton.

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Josh's D'Addario artist page lists these strings under products he uses.

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In this article, Josh says "'...There’s a balance between string tension and dullness, so I tend to use a 0.68...'".

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In this Instagram post, Josh says he uses a D'Addario 10-52 set. On an Instagram Live stream on 3/16/23, he said he uses this gauge for C# standard.

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In this Instagram post, Josh says that with his 10-52 set, when the low string is dropped to G# or F# he uses a.068 or 0.70 for the bottom string.

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In an Instagram Live on 1/18/23, Josh said that he uses the Dunlop Tortex TIII picks.

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In an Instagram Live stream on 3/16/23, Josh said that he uses the Quad Cortex in his home studio and live.

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In an Instagram Live stream on 3/16/23, Josh said that he now uses 9-46 strings for E standard.

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'Me and my Guitar' interview with Josh discussing his ESP Phoenix II

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in this post josh can be seen with his ltd sd-2 guitar

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In this post josh can be seen playing a ltd mw

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In this video josh shows off his esp custom shop f model. He states that the shape is more closer to the f shape that is on the tom araya bass. The guitar is loaded with a set of fishman modern humbuckers

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In this video josh shows off his esp custom shop guitar. Josh states that this isn’t a shape esp sells. Josh designed this shape on his ipad and sent the idea to the esp custom shop. The guitar features a set of fishman modern humbuckers, and a Floyd Rose trem

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In a video on his YouTube channel, at minute 6:15, Josh Middleton states that for the recording of the guitars on the album "Conclusion of an Age," he used a Randall MTS ULTRA XL guitar amp module.

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Used to use 1.14 Tortex Standard picks back in the day. Explains it in the video linked.

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In this Instagram Josh announce his brand new (2025) signature model the JM-I

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Josh Middleton Achieving the Best Guitar and Studio Sounds with S2V Monitors

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In the video Dying Is Absolutely Safe Live at Middle Farm Studios by Architects, at the 4:22, Josh Middleton is seen using a Kemper Profiler Remote.

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