Nick Perri

This is UMA. One of only 2 guitars I have left from the Silvertide era. Early 2000's. She has been thru quite a lot with me. World tours, broken head stocks (x2), endless pickup modifications and more. I'm very happy with her current setup. The SD Antiquity Firebird pups are fantastic. And the recent addition of a Bigsby is a total win. She will KILL BILL! - Nick Perri

This is a very cool piece, because I'm super into custom guitars as well, because they're custom guitars, they're cool. I've got a great friend named Robert Mondell from Forked River, New Jersey and he's been a friend of mine for at least 15 years. He's a custom guitar builder, and when I say custom he doesn't do the same guitar twice. So if you like something someone else is playing and you're like "Hey, I'd like something like that," he can get you close, but he does literally everything by hand. There's no jigs or whatever, it's all hand done, which I think is super cool. So this is a guitar that we names Hanzo.

This is "The Joint". My 1st Les Paul. A lot of people ask me about her, so here is the story.. My buddy @toneschaser helped me figure out she is actually a 1997 Custom Shop Standard (masquerading around as an amazing '58 RI) but don't tell her that. I used the guitar for most of my rhythm tracks and some of the leads on Silvertide's "Show and Tell" album, but never toured with her so she is in much better cosmetic shape then her counterpart Bella. After that band ended I sold her to buy a one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles to kind of start over. This was in 2006. Last year as a gift for my 30th birthday my Sister tracked the guitar down and bought it back for me! I'm still amazed and so grateful for this. Thanks Sis. The guitar has been upgraded with a Callaham bridge and tailpiece, Bare Knuckle "The Mule" un-potted humbuckers, and RS Guitarworks pots, caps, and wiring. And yes, she sounds as good as she looks. Oh and there is a sticker of a joint on the truss rod cover from way back, so there is the name ?? - Nick Perri

A special thank you to my friends at @gibsonguitar for always having my back. Last year I sold my 1962 LG-3 to pay for studio time and I found myself acoustic-less for the first time in a long time. I’ve been borrowing various guitars since but today this brown case showed up at my door. I am so grateful to be the custodian of this absolutely stunning 2019 Gibson Hummingbird. She plays like a dream and sounds fantastic. My daughter named her “Redwing” which I thought was clever and fitting on multiple levels. Ok, bye! Gonna go write 50 new songs..

Nick Perri's number 1 axe has been his 1957 Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty reissue named "Bella." This guitar goes all the way back to the Silvertide days.

Hello new old friend. Did some horse trading and ended up with this beautiful 335. Nashville era, '59. Nice big neck, great wood / weight, sustain for days. I'm in love. Think I'm gonna name her "1999" after her year of birth. Let's dance. - Nick Perri

So here’s the board for these upcoming @theundergroundthieves shows supporting @thestruts. Simple, and deadly. 5 effects and a tuner. Special thanks to David Phillips of @lasounddesign for consulting with me and helping me achieve my best bypass tone to date using one of his incredible PI-01 buffer interfaces. When I say bypass tone I mean all pedals off - that sound - is more important to me then what the pedals do when they’re on, as 90% of my show is my guitar and amp only. The PI-01 totally changed the sound of the board and made up for the change in tone by the DM-2w, which I do love when it’s on - when it’s off, not so much. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Peace.

When I first joined Shinedown, I had a definitive vision of what I wanted to have on-stage and what I wanted to present. That vision was to have all Gibsons, all in black. I have an ES-335, Les Paul Custom, a ’57 reissue, a ’67 reissue Flying V, an Elvis Presley Signature Dove, the black SG GT, an Explorer and a black Firebird. When you see all those guitars together in a rack, it just has such a presence. - Nick Perri

Hey friends, I thought I would take a minute and share the story of how the new single & music video came to be.. This was one of those rare instances where the song almost wrote itself. I sat down with my Les Paul and dialed up a guitar sound that included a Boss DM-2w analog delay and a “Sir-Henry” Uni-Vibe, run thru my ‘65 reverb tank and Tweed Pro Jr. I started playing this broken down Gm chord letting the delay set my tempo. It was so warm & gooey, it just felt magical from the start. I guess I was in a fiery mood you could say, and I just started singing what came to mind and that’s literally all the lyrics you hear in the final version. They were almost all stream of consciousness and written in 5 minutes. The song is about a romantic attraction, or chase.

Nick Perri plays through the Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe in this video.

"I'm always looking for that infinite clean sustain that you just can't get from an overdrive... needless to say when the pedal showed up I was not disappointed!"

I basically went full circle,” Perri says. “Most of what you’re hearing me play through these days is a Les Paul, a Marshall JTM45 with Celestion Greenbacks, and a Dunlop Fuzz Face Distortion pedal. With that combo, I’m more satisfied with my tone than ever before.

In this interview with Premier Guitar, Nick Perri says:

So this is the SG. My daughter named this guitar "The Cat's Squirrel." I told her she had to pick the name of a Cream song, because this is a '64 reissue, same type of vibe that Clapton had in his time with Cream. George Harrison as well. This is a Custom Shop '64 reissue. Another example of Gibson just hitting it out of the park in the last few years. The guitar is just incredible.

Nick Perri tells Premier Guitar about his cables by saying:

They're Lava Cables and they're called the Retro Coil. And I started working with Lava Cable almost ten years ago. They're a fantastic company, Mark Stoddard, terrific guy who started the company. I mean, obviously, it's got vibe because it's a retro coil cable, but I've found that compared to other ones, this one does seem to let a little more high end through.

So here’s the board for these upcoming @theundergroundthieves shows supporting @thestruts. Simple, and deadly. 5 effects and a tuner. Special thanks to David Phillips of @lasounddesign for consulting with me and helping me achieve my best bypass tone to date using one of his incredible PI-01 buffer interfaces. When I say bypass tone I mean all pedals off - that sound - is more important to me then what the pedals do when they’re on, as 90% of my show is my guitar and amp only. The PI-01 totally changed the sound of the board and made up for the change in tone by the DM-2w, which I do love when it’s on - when it’s off, not so much. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Peace ??

Hey friends, I thought I would take a minute and share the story of how the new single & music video came to be.. This was one of those rare instances where the song almost wrote itself. I sat down with my Les Paul and dialed up a guitar sound that included a Boss DM-2w analog delay and a “Sir-Henry” Uni-Vibe, run thru my ‘65 reverb tank and Tweed Pro Jr. I started playing this broken down Gm chord letting the delay set my tempo. It was so warm & gooey, it just felt magical from the start. I guess I was in a fiery mood you could say, and I just started singing what came to mind and that’s literally all the lyrics you hear in the final version. They were almost all stream of consciousness and written in 5 minutes. The song is about a romantic attraction, or chase. One of the more unique features of the production I think is the single guitar take that runs thru the entire song. I played it once, and that’s what you’re hearing. No overdubs, no layers, just one guitar. I recorded the whole band playing to that single guitar, rather than to a click or drums like normal.

A special thank you to my friends at @gibsonguitar for always having my back. Last year I sold my 1962 LG-3 to pay for studio time and I found myself acoustic-less for the first time in a long time. I’ve been borrowing various guitars since but today this brown case showed up at my door. I am so grateful to be the custodian of this absolutely stunning 2019 Gibson Hummingbird. She plays like a dream and sounds fantastic. My daughter named her “Redwing” which I thought was clever and fitting on multiple levels. Ok, bye! Gonna go write 50 new songs..

In this pedalboard photo posted by Perri on his Instagram profile, the Fulltone ST-1 can be seen.

In this pedalboard photo posted by Perri on his Instagram profile, the Maxon AD999 can be seen.

In this Rig Rundown, Nick Perri is asked about his guitar string preference.

It depends on tuning. I'm a big GHS guy. I've been using GHS strings since I was a teenager. GHS Boomers are my jam. So anytime I'm in standard tuning, which is 99% of the time, I'm running 0.10-.46 GHS Boomers. If I go down to E flat for whatever reason, which is rare, or if I'm in D, I got one guitar that's a whole step down, then I would jump up to 0.11-.50, but still the same GHS Boomers.

When I first joined Shinedown, I had a definitive vision of what I wanted to have on-stage and what I wanted to present. That vision was to have all Gibsons, all in black. I have an ES-335, Les Paul Custom, a ’57 reissue, a ’67 reissue Flying V, an Elvis Presley Signature Dove, the black SG GT, an Explorer and a black Firebird. When you see all those guitars together in a rack, it just has such a presence.

When I first joined Shinedown, I had a definitive vision of what I wanted to have on-stage and what I wanted to present. That vision was to have all Gibsons, all in black. I have an ES-335, Les Paul Custom, a ’57 reissue, a ’67 reissue Flying V, an Elvis Presley Signature Dove, the black SG GT, an Explorer and a black Firebird. When you see all those guitars together in a rack, it just has such a presence.

When I first joined Shinedown, I had a definitive vision of what I wanted to have on-stage and what I wanted to present. That vision was to have all Gibsons, all in black. I have an ES-335, Les Paul Custom, a ’57 reissue, a ’67 reissue Flying V, an Elvis Presley Signature Dove, the black SG GT, an Explorer and a black Firebird. When you see all those guitars together in a rack, it just has such a presence.

Nick Perri has been using Naylor amps since the days of Silvertide. He's specifically used the Naylor Superdrive 60.

During his time with Shinedown, he used an ebony New Century Explorer.

Beyond epic tone party with my friend Keith Nelson today. Video tomorrow.

In an Instagram post, Nick Perri shares a snapshot of his creative process in a basement on the East Coast, mentioning he's working on new material. The photo includes his Ampeg VT-22 amplifier, indicating its role in his current music projects.

In this interview, Nick Perri says:

I've got a passive attenuator called the Dr. Z Brake Lite that I travel with. I don't always use it, and if I don't have to use it, I don't use it. But for certain smaller club gigs, when you would just literally obliterate the audience, it's a really great thing because it allows you to keep your amp really hot and then just take a notch or two down so you're not killing the people in the front row.

Beyond epic tone party with my friend Keith Nelson today. Video tomorrow.

Nick Perri tells Premier Guitar about "Bella", his '57 Les Paul reissue from Gibson.

This is probably the guitar I've had the longest, since I've started. I bought it new in 2002... it was a brand new guitar, and I estimate I've played about two thousand shows with this guitar.... It's on the new record a ton. It's so beat up. It's a '57 reissue from 2002. It came with gold hardware, I changed it to nickel at some point. It's a solid mahogany body with a mahogany top, which is the specs per 1957. ... It's a great Les Paul Custom.

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Nick Perri of Silvertide, Perry Farrell Band, Shinedown

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