Josh Middleton's Gear
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.
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.
Josh's D'Addario artist page lists these strings under products he uses.
In this article, Josh says "'...There’s a balance between string tension and dullness, so I tend to use a 0.68...'".
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.
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.
In an Instagram Live on 1/18/23, Josh said that he uses the Dunlop Tortex TIII picks.
In an Instagram Live stream on 3/16/23, Josh said that he uses the Quad Cortex in his home studio and live.
In an Instagram Live stream on 3/16/23, Josh said that he now uses 9-46 strings for E standard.
'Me and my Guitar' interview with Josh discussing his ESP Phoenix II
in this post josh can be seen with his ltd sd-2 guitar
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
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
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.
Used to use 1.14 Tortex Standard picks back in the day. Explains it in the video linked.
In this Instagram Josh announce his brand new (2025) signature model the JM-I
Josh Middleton Achieving the Best Guitar and Studio Sounds with S2V Monitors
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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