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From the November 2009 issue of Guitar World magazine:

Q: Kerry, what were your first Instruments? Kerry King: [...] When I started doing shows, I had a Fender Super Showman [...]. My practice amp back then, which I still have today, is a Fender Super Champ. Those things are awsome.

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From the November 2009 issue of Guitar World magazine:

Q: Did you use any new gear on World Painted Blood? King: [...] Last album I used my prototype head, but this time I played through the Marshall KFK 2203 head that anyone can go out and buy. I used that with my Marshall JCM800 "Beast" and Greg's Marshall and Orange heads, and we mixed all the sounds together to creat my main tone. For leads, I addad a Boss RGE-10 EQ to the JCM800 "Beast" and used either a Zakk Wylde wah or a classic Dunlop Cry Baby wah.

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In a photo from an early Slayer show, the Fender XFL1000 Power Speaker is visible beneath Kerry King's Super Showman amp in the background.

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Kerry demos at NAMM this when it came out back in 2009.

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31:44 Steven Fryette (of Fryette Amplification, formerly VHT) to Warren Lee (ex Slayer Guitar Tech): "Well, first of all we started out with the big power amps, and Warren this is actually probably before your time with Slayer, but they were actually using 2150s back int he day when we were first getting started."

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He is seen holding one at 2:49 as part of an MTV interview circa 1986

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Kerry has been seen often playing a custom painted version of his signature Dean Overlord

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He is seen playing a grey Destroyer live in the early 80s with Slayer

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