Tom Scholz

Tom Scholz mainly uses a 68' Les Paul Goldtop Deluxe, which he stripped-down and modified.

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This unique effects pedal can be heard on every Boston album. It was homemade by Tom from a heavily modified Echoplex. The sounds produced from it are referred to by Tom in early Boston album liner notes as "special effects guitar" and can be heard in top form on a number of tracks from the orginal "Boston" (1976) and "Don't Look Back" (1978).

From NOVA "Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers" interview (Tom Scholz): "I had to build devices to create certain sounds that I was looking for. My favorite device, is the Hyperspace Pedal as I call it. There's only two in existence, I built them a long long time ago. As I became more adept at using them, I was able to create all those out-of-this-world sounds that people are used to hearing on Boston albums, but haven't heard before, most likely."

In this PremierGuitar article, Scholz's gear list includes a Marshall Super Lead 100.

Scholz states in this PremierGUitar article that he "bought a Gibson ES-335 years ago."

Tom Scholz used MXR equalizers early on to drive the front end of various tube amplifiers, in order to create his guitar sound.

Tom Scholz, the creator of the Rockman X100 Headphone Amp, is highlighted on the Rockman website, showcasing his development of this influential piece of music gear.

Tom Scholz, the inventor of the Rockman product line, is associated with the Rockman Stereo Chorus as detailed in the review on Rockman.fr.

Tom Scholz has been using a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe since the 1970s, as shown in the user-uploaded photo on Gstatic.

Tom Scholz is the inventor behind the Rockman product line.

Tom Scholz is the inventor behind the Rockman Product Line.

In this PremierGuitar article, Scholz's gear list includes a Gibson EB-0.

In this PremierGuitar article, Scholz's gear list includes Fender Medium Picks.

Tom Scholz on His Hammond B3 Organ.

In a photo featured by Tbp, Tom Scholz is seen playing a Yamaha PSR-175 keyboard.

Tom Scholz photographed (by Kamal Asar) wearing Pioneer SE 405's in the studio.

In the photo where Tom is playing keyboards, you can clearly see a Roland D-70.

On thirdstage.ca, the TECHNO - WALK NOTES for the Walk-On album states that he used a Yamaha CP-70 through a Rockman Sustainer & Chorus.

Two of Tom’s main guitars: a 1968 Gold top. Initially fitted with two P90 soap bar pickups, It seems shortly after purchasing this guitar, Tom had routed out the P90 cavity and installed a Super Distortion Hum-bucker in the Bridge position. He refers to his #1 Les Paul as “Mighty Mouse”, after stripping the gold finish and applying a Mighty Mouse decal. His other #2 1968 Gold Top has two Dimarzio Super Distortion’s and its gold finish remained.

I’ve included a rare shot of him playing it before its transition to Hum-buckers.

On the last night of the 2017 Boston tour, Tom Scholz played a Gibson Joan Jett Blackheart, a guitar given to him as a gift by Joan Jett, who was the opening act that night. The proof of this is supported by an image available on Equipboard.