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Photo shows Paul Gray using the signature Ibanez PGB1L Left hand bass during a live performance with band Slipknot late in his career during the "All Hope Is Gone" tour in 2009. The PGB1L is a modification of Ibanez's ATK series of bass guitars.

Ibanez ask Paul Gray in an interview what he thought about the PGB1L bass. His answer was

"Well like I said, it's just so versatile. With nine guys, it's easy to step on each other's toes. I can adjust my sound to fit whatever part it happens to be. If it's a percussion heavy part, I can adjust the bass to have more mids and highs. That way it cuts through, but it never gets over the top or too muddy. On other songs, I can crank the low end and fill everything out. It's a big band, and we could easily make it sound like shit [laughs]. That bass allows me to change a lot of things, so that it never gets muddy on stage. I couldn't be happier with it."

This photo from clashmusic.com features Slipknot bassist Paul Gray performing live with Slipknot while playing a Warwick Streamer Stage 2 left handed 4 string bass with single coil pickups. Paul Gray played Warwicks before he became endorsed by Ibanez.

THIS photo is a close up of the actual bass. You can see the SLIPKNOT logo on his jumpsuit's right shoulder.

In this image from the MFKR era of Slipknot, Paul can be seen using a natural Jackson or charvel Left Handed Bass (he has called it both in different interviews) which he either stripped the finish off himself, or he just bought it in that condition.

Listed on http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php?sk=equipment

In this performance Paul was seen with a Warwick thumb bass. This bass can be seen in other performances and was used for recording slipknot albums. He had both bolt on and neck through versions of his thumb.

In this image from the Subliminal Verses era, Paul Gray is seen playing a Warwick Thumb Bolt-On 4 bass.

In the YouTube video "Slipknot - Of the (Sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams," Paul Gray is seen playing a left-handed Warwick Streamer Stage 1 bass. This appears to serve as a backup to his Stage 2 Streamer.

Paul Gray is seen here using an Ibanez ATK bass. This was late into the vol 3 tour and was when he was endorsed by ibanez.

On the left Paul can be seen with a Warwick Standard Corvette Model in the Self Titled era

During the Dynamo Open Air show, Paul can be seen at 6:04 playing this bass

A user-uploaded photo shows Paul Gray with a collection of instruments, including a Music Man Sterling bass guitar.

Paul owned this 2002 Streamer Stage I ( left handed model ), as seen in this auction listing, it is not specified what it was used for

In these screencaps from their 2000 performance at Congress Theater, Chicago IL, Paul can be seen playing a Warwick Streamer Stage I, as suggested by the PJ pickup configuration and lack of fretboard inlays.

Paul Gray is confirmed to use a Warwick Streamer Stage 1 Lefty bass guitar, as evidenced by a post on Instagram by slipknotcollector. The post features a photograph taken by Adam Riches on May 19, 2023, and highlights the bass guitar used by Paul Gray both on stage and in the "Duality" music video. The guitar was originally sold through the Paul Gray estate auction by @grayrace.

In the video "Body Pit (04-24-94) The Runway - 'Infestation' Rehearsal Video" by Anders Colsefni, Paul Gray can be seen using an Ibanez Soundgear bass at the 1:50 mark. Additionally, in an interview, Paul Gray mentions that he used an Ibanez Soundgear before joining Slipknot and later, when discussing the first Ozzfest they participated in, he mistakenly refers to the Charvel bass he used during the first half of the tour as the Soundgear.