Tom Araya's Amplifiers
"Yeah, I just use Marshal stock heads. There's nothing really special about them," says Tom Araya, at 13:02.
He says he likes their "brightness and punch" at 13:12.
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In this video at 1:10 Tom explains that he was using a Marshall 1992 Lemmy Kilmister Signature Amp for recording the "Repentless" album, and at 1:28 you can see a Marshall 1992LEM Amp behind him.
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Tom Araya is reported to use the Ampeg SVT-4PRO 1200-Watt bass amplifier head, as mentioned in a forum post on TalkBass.com, which references the May 2002 issue of Bass Player Magazine.
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Mentioned in this capture of the ampeg website from 2008.
Tom can also be seen in this Promo shot for Ampeg with his 8x10 cab and amp.
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Picture from the early to mid 80s. Ampeg SVT Head visible in front of the Drum set.
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This video by PremeirGuitar.com, from their "Rig Rundown" series features the bassist of Slayer, Tom Araya and his brother/guitar tech discuss his current touring rig. Tom Araya mentions he was given Marshall 8X10 Vintage Cabinets from Marshall.
"Yeah, I just use Marshall STOCK heads. There's nothing really special about them. (I like) the brightness and punch. I didn't use Marshall all the time. They made some cabinets for me; better than the cabinets I had and they sounded great. We asked them if they would send me some heads and they sent me the heads. My brother dialed in the tones that I like. This is what I got" - Tom Araya
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At 1.10, Tom explains that he was using an Marshall Lemmy Stack for recording REPENTLESS. At 0.40 you can see the Marshall Lemmy Kilmister Signature Stack
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At 1.10, Tom explains that he was using an Marshall Lemmy Stack for recording REPENTLESS. At 0.40 you can see the Marshall Lemmy Kilmister Signature Stack
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According to this forum post the info was in May 2002 issue of Bass Player Magazine. Apparently he used 2 of them as backups for hsi SVT-4 PROs.
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