Robb Flynn

In this Instagram photo, Robb Flynn gives praise to the Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom-7 guitar: "Morning Riffin'. Just channeled some new album inspiration from the Matt Heafy 7-string. Good stuff, great axe!"

In this video, Robb Flynn discusses his signature model Flying V guitar made by Epiphone. He says, "…its taken a beating, its held up ***** awesome. It's a big solid hunk of mahogany, its got a 27 inch scale baritone neck, its got EMG-81s for super crunchy metal tone and right now its got an EMG HA in it, which is a single coil for like Hendrix-y, Ritchie Blackmore kind of a sound which I really love that type of a sound especially for clean tones and for some type of leads…"

In this image, one can see Robb Flynn using a red Warlock Acrylic Warrior guitar.

Robb used this as his main guitar before the love death was made. He covered the headstock logo with a machine head logo.

Given to Flynn personally by Dimebag Derrel. It was stolen but got returned.

Robb Flynn is seen playing a Gibson explorer in this video. This was his main guitar during the "Burn My Eyes" era, and is seen in numerous music videos and live performances.

This is a custom ESP Flying V made for Robb by the company. It's got a black finished, white pick guard, mahogany body, baritone scale neck (27" I believe), 24 fret rosewood fretboard with dot and Machine Head diamond inlays, black hardware, and an EMG81 in the bridge and EMG HZ in the neck (if I remember correctly). This guitar was used heavily throughout the "Through the Ashes and Empire" and "The Blackening" era.

Robb is seen using a Jackson Soloist during this Dynamo 1995 gig, specifically for the songs tuned to C# Standard. It is heavily stickered, and is HSS. One of the few guitars used by Robb that had a Floyd Rose on it.

This guitar was used extensively during the "The More Things Change" touring cycle, and is seen in a couple music videos as well (it was an interesting time for Machine Head).

Robb tweeted: "Getting ready for "An Evening With", dug out the clear-blood-red BC Rich and the 1997 Gibson SG from TMTC tour," which is the source of the pic.

Given to Flynn personally by Dimebag Derrel. It was stolen but got returned.

According to a Peavey article from April 2012 celebrating 20 years of the 6505 amp, Robb Flynn is a longtime user of it:

"Machine Head’s Robb Flynn has used the amp since the recording sessions for his band’s debut, Burn My Eyes, in the early ‘90s. “We were trying to get a modern, heavy tone,” he said. “And when we came across [the 6505], it was crushing. It’s got a really incredible midrange growl that works so well.”"

Robb Flynn Machine Head

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In the article note the question that asks how robb got his high gainy sound on the "Unto the Locusts" record. He mentions his 5150 amp goes into a Marshall cabinet. And on the DVD for the making of the record, he is seen micing his 1960b cabinet.

He says what he used on the Unto The Locusts record in one of the questions and it was a 5150 amp head. You can also see this set up on the making of dvd.

robb and phil are both shown to use these amplifiers during live shows with a peavey 6505 style preset

Robb Flynn posts an Instagram photo of him holding a Rockett Pedals 10 Ton Hammer pedal (photo from October 2012).

FLYNN: The Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress [flanger], which is a big old hunking, 9-inch-wide pedal. It's one of the stomp boxes that I use religiously on every album. I use that thing so much, I can't even tell you. It's one of the best pedals ever invented. Listen to the opening riff of "Imperium" [from 2003's Through the Ashes of Empires]; that effect is on both the clean part and the heavy part.

You can basically hear it in any clean tone on any of our records, like at the beginning of "Aesthetics of Hate" [on 2007's The Blackening]. The way that it flanges is unlike any other flange I've found. It's got this watery, glassy tone to it that makes almost anything sound better. I've actually gotta be careful I don't overuse it, because I like it so much.

“I’m a tone freak, and these strings are without question, the heaviest sounding strings I’ve played.” – Robb Flynn