Will Killingsworth

"For Ampere I usually use the SG on one track and then a Gibson S1 from the 70s on another track, it has a thinner, cleaner sound, that really lets the notes shine through, but on it's own can be a little weak sounding."

"Lately I've been using an M.I. Audio Boost n' Buff pedal, just as a buffer (pedal turned off, but still having a high input impedance), which works to draw more of the treble and percussive sound of the guitar out of it."

"I've been using the same guitar for about the past ten years now, which is a GIbson SG from the 90's that someone before me modified with a new pickguard which enables it to hold regular P-90 pick ups. I've just realized recently how important the P-90s are to the sound I've been getting for years, and that their clarity has allowed me to get away with some of the more dissonant/weird chords I use sometimes and have it not sound like mud. So, getting the guitar with them in it was really a happy accident I feel. That guitar was used for every track on Orchid, Bucket Full of Teeth, and Failures records."

I started off in Orchid playing only out of a Marshall Valvestate, I think the model number was VS100 or something.

"In Ampere I've sometimes used light overdrive pedals, and have realized that I'm more after a clean boost pedal, or again something that can bring out the sparkle or treble of the guitar tone. Lately I've been using an M.I. Audio Boost n' Buff pedal, just as a buffer (pedal turned off, but still having a high input impedance), which works to draw more of the treble and percussive sound of the guitar out of it. The Z Vex Super Duper 2-in-1 is a similar sort of pedal that I also like and have used."

"For leads I've been boosting them with a Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver."

Will has always used a SG Special (2 P90 pickups) in all of his bands, as seen in this video. Not a SG Junior.

"Live has always featured the JCM800 that I eventually bought with some other amp..."

"I also use my 18 watt Dr. Z Carmen Ghia a lot, which has a nice amount of attack and midrange."

"Amps used on recording have varied almost as much, although the last few things we've done (Daitro split, Oath split, Funeral Diner split, Ringers split, and a couple of comp songs) I've played out of the JCM800 and JMP at the same time which works nicely."

“For recording in Orchid, the first recording with Steve Austin was done completely using the Valvestate and no pedals. Then when we recorded three songs at God City I only recorded one guitar track, also with the Valvestate. When we went back to record Chaos is Me, and then again the 10", the Jeromes Dream split , and Red Scare split, I did an initial track with the Valvestate and then did overdubs with a JCM900 and a Boss Metal Zone pedal set with the distortion very low used as an overdrive. In the present day I can't believe I actually used a Metal Zone, because they're so noisy, and thin sounding to my ears, but somehow it worked. When i recorded our final LP I used a similar set-up, but I believe all the guitar tracks were done with a JCM800 and a Metal Zone pedal.”

In the video "Orchid Live at Louis st house in New Brunswick NJ 8/3/1998," filmed by timmorrisvideos and digitized by Chris Haug, Will Killingsworth can be seen using a Marshall Valvestate VS100 Head during the performance. Not really sure if it's exactly a VS100 head, might be another type.