Page Hamilton

This is Page's main guitar since Helmet's inception in 1989. He has retired it in the 2000's and is now touring with an ESP Custom Shop replica of his 1989 Horizon. Originally tuned to Drop D. Now in Drop C.

In this show in 1992, Page uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom for the song "Sinatra" tuned to Drop C. (They usually tuned to Drop D) Skip to 52:47

"Hamilton plugs into one loud and proud 100-watt Pittbull Ultra-Lead…" reads this rig rundown.

you can see page using a old 1970's orange or series head in the head rack along with a marshall head. it could possibly be or-80 or or-120. not sure.

In the earlier days of Helmet, Page played a 1986 Marshall JCM800 2204S. A 2204S is just a smaller version of a standard Marshall 2204 JCM800. It seemed to be his main amp from 1990-1995. You can see a good shot of it on 1:26 or 1:39 in this video in 1994.

"Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive…" states this rig rundown.

"Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive. From there the signal hits a Real McCoy Custom wah, Eventide TimeFactor…" states this rig rundown.

"Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive. From there the signal hits a Real McCoy Custom wah, Eventide TimeFactor, MXR Bass Octave…" states this article.

"Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive. From there the signal hits a Real McCoy Custom wah, Eventide TimeFactor, MXR Bass Octave, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter…"

This rig rundown states that "Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive. From there the signal hits a Real McCoy Custom wah, Eventide TimeFactor, MXR Bass Octave, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, Boss NS-2 Noise Gate…"

According to this rig rundown, "Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller designed by Bob Bradshaw. The signal starts with a Hello Kitty-modified Fryette Valvulator before going into an MXR Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Overdrive. From there the signal hits a Real McCoy Custom wah, Eventide TimeFactor, MXR Bass Octave, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, Boss NS-2 Noise Gate, and finally a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner."

"Hamilton runs all of his pedals in front of the amp and controls the rig with a Custom Audio Electronics RS-5 MIDI Foot Controller…" states this rig rundown.

"This pedal will make you a better person."

We’ve crammed a metric ton of gain into this box… but Page’s workload demands his gear be flexible. So we aimed at covering a wide spectrum of rock to modern metal tones. In order to deliver that flexibility we knew it had to clean up well. Bottom line- the Page Hamilton Signature Distortion is no 1 trick pony. Sweeping through the gain control you’ll come across all shades of vintage and modern distortions, some thick ballsy blues crunch and some good ole fashioned rock and roll overdrive. In addition to the hyper flexible amp-like 3 band EQ the Page Hamilton Distortion features a High Cut toggle switch which gives you the option to select a more modern tone that cuts through the mix or 2 thicker low-end heavy vintage tones.

Gain, Treble, Mids, Bass, and Volume controls High Cut 3 way toggle switch to further customize your tone Operates on a standard 9-18 volt negative tip BOSS style adapter Power draw: 25mA True Hardwire Bypass for noise free operation Stomp switch built to withstand years of hard stomping shows Durable 3.7?x4.7? aluminum housing Proudly built by hand in the USA