Kerry King's Effects Pedals
During an interview w/ Premier Guitar for their Rig Rundown series an MXR ZW44 Berzerker Overdrive can be seen [@ 11:09] on Kerry Kings pedal board.
Kerry King's gear includes an MXR Smart Gate Noise Gate, according to Dunlop's website.
Kerry King uses an MXR KFK, according to Dunlop's website.
Jamesound mentions in this blurb that Kerry uses a MXR Cry Baby KFK.
In this video, at 3:25, Kerry king Guitar Tech Guitar Tech Anders Aho shows us Tech 21 SansAmp GT2.
A photo from the 1980s shows Kerry King using a Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer, possibly a GE-6, in his setup.
During an interview w/ Premier Guitar for their Rig Rundown series an MXR Flanger can be seen [@ 11:10] on Kerry Kings pedal board.
"I use the Q Zone when I don't need a more obvious wah effect. It gives you the sound of a wah without the big bass-to-treble sweep."
During an interview w/ Premier Guitar for their Rig Rundown series, Kerry King talks about his Zakk Wylde Wah [@ 11:09]
"I'm running a Zakk Wylde Wah... it's nastier [than the Cry Baby]."
According to Dunlop's website, Kerry King uses an MXR ZW38 Black Label Chorus.
it states he uses this rack tuner in this image https://www.guitareuromedia.com/gallery/kerry-king-guitar-gear-rig-slayer-2002/
You can see it clearly on the right in this photo of Kerrys pedalboard. https://www.gitarrebass.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Slayer-Kerry-King-im-Interview-pedal.jpg unfortunately the article is in german.
Picture of Kerry King in the 80s using an MXR M-117 Flanger.
The CAE MC-403 can be seen at 10:50 in this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown with Kerry King.
In this photo https://www.gitarrebass.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Slayer-Kerry-King-im-Interview-effekt-rack.jpg of Kerrys rig you can clearly see it. The articel is in german unfortunately.
"The A/B switch takes me from my crunch sound to my clean tone. Basically, it switches from my Marshall 2203s to a direct injected signal."
In this tour of Kerrys Rig you can see his JX-2 Pro. Best shot at about 2:00.
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