Michael Crain

Mike shows off his Esoterik DR1 at 0:11 in this video. He says he's installed a custom "high-gain" Homewrecker humbucker in the bridge of this guitar.

Mike shows his Boss SD-1 on his pedalboard at 1:04 in this video. He says he uses it for a feedback effect.

Mike shows his Digitech Whammy on his pedalboard at 1:58 in this video.

Mike talks about his JCM900 SL-X at 3:17 in this video, saying that he currently uses it for Retox. He says it was heavily modded by someone in Germany, so it doesn't sound like a JCM900 at all.

Mike shows his Boss TU-3 on his pedalboard at 1:14 in this video.

Mike shows his Carbon Copy on his pedalboard at 1:16 in this video. Mentioned as part of his rig in the December 2022 issue of Guitar World. Used for recording Dead Cross' album "II".

Mike shows his Boss DSD-2 at 1:32 in this video.

Mike shows his MXR Bass Octave pedal on his pedalboard at 1:42 in this video. He says he uses it more in Dead Cross than Retox, where he leaves it on the whole time.

NOTE: He has the regular version of the pedal, NOT the deluxe version.

Mike shows his blue Line 6 MM4 at 2:42 in this video.

Mike mentions using a JCM800 2203 at 3:10 in this video. He says he's "always been a Marshall man".

Mike shows off his 1976 Walnut Gibson ES-335 in this instagram post.

Mentioned as part of his rig in the December 2022 issue of Guitar World. Used for recording Dead Cross' album "II".

Mentioned as part of his rig in the December 2022 issue of Guitar World. Used for recording Dead Cross' album "II".

Mentioned as part of his rig in the December 2022 issue of Guitar World. Used for recording Dead Cross' album "II", namely on the songs "Christian Missile Crists" and "Night Canary".

Despite Crain’s incandescent waveriding — whether working delay pedals or an old Boss flanger the Cure’s Robert Smith had left with II producer Ross Robinson in the early ’00s — the guitarist still gets out his aggression on the album, most particularly through the wildly wah-pressed leads on “Christian Missile Crisis” and “Night Canary.” “With any of our other bands, a solo would almost be unwarranted; it’d be silly. But for a thrash-related project, it screams for it,” Crain says. And as for the old Dunlop Cry Baby wahs he dusted off for Dead Cross, “Ross was like, ‘Dude, let’s get those fuckers out; let’s get all Kirk Hammett on this shit.’ It’s fun to get to play like that once in a while,” Crain says.

Mentioned as part of his rig in the December 2022 issue of Guitar World. Used for recording Dead Cross' album "II".