Neal Schon's Amplifiers

At 27:30 in this video rig rundown, Adam Day, Neal Schon's guitar technician, explains that they "just started using the Paul Reed Smith Archon, and he's been very pleased with it." Neal Schon has two of these PRS amps in his setup.

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In a 2006 photo by Marty Temme, Neal Schon is seen using the Hiwatt DR103 Custom Head on stage. This amplifier has been part of his setup, alongside other amps in a rack configuration.

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As seen in front of his RG100ES heads in this 80s Randall ad, and used on the first Bad English album.

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In this article companion to Neal Schon's rig rundown video, it is mentioned that Schon's PRS Archon amp "is pushing a Blackstar 4x12 cab loaded with 75-watt Celestions and mic’d up with a Heil PR30."

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At 28:12 in this video rig rundown, Adam Day, Neal Schon's guitar technician, mentions this Diezel amplifier, saying "sometimes we'll even use the Diezel, which we've used quite a bit in the past. We know what we're getting with that and it's been a failsafe over the years."

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"I also used a Bogner Shiva with a little 2×12 bottom in a big room, and a couple of Royer microphones – one at a distance and one close. Mixed with the Fractal, I get great guitar tones."

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Sold on Reverb.com via Bananas at Large.

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From the Blackstar Instagram:

"The Blackstar Series One 100 is one of the best sounding amps that I've played through. Great dependable amp." - Neal Schon, Journey

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Neal Schon utilized Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 speaker cabinets during his performances, as evidenced by photos from 2006 on Ultimate Rock Pix, showcasing his stage setup.

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in this instagram post from @journeyofficial, we can see one of neal’s two EVH 5150 III stealth heads and 4x12 cabs to the right of neal

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Around 10:34 Neal confirms his use of Fender Twins with 12” Eminence speakers during his time with Santana.

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During the interview, Neal is plugged into a Vox. He plays Don’t Stop Believin’ around 17:33

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Around 45:45 Neal talks about using a Plexi to record Lights.

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According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Neal Schon uses the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60-watt/100-watt Tube Amp Head.

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According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Neal Schon uses the Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 Traditional Straight cabinet.

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