Zakk Wylde

Marshall introduced the Limited Edition MG15MSZW Zakk Wylde Microstack in collaboration with the Black Label Society guitarist. "Whenever I'm onstage with Black Label Society I run my Marshall 'Wall of Doom.' And whenever I'm warming up backstage or practicing on the bus I plug into my Microstack, which sounds totally slamming," Wylde says in this article.

Zakk Wylde uses a pair of Marshall JCM800 heads on tour with Black Label Society. He and his rhythm guitarist each run through a pair of Marshall amps and cabinets, creating a quadraphonic stereo space. "Basically we have four live cabinets running," Wylde says in this Guitarist Magazine video at (2:10). "It just gives you that wide [sound]...especially when you hit the chorus pedal...everything gets super wide," he says at (2:44).

At 4:57 in this NAMM 2015 video, Zakk Wylde shows his new line of guitars and amps including the Master 100 amp head.

As seen at the minute 00.47 of the "Guitarist"'s Video "On The Road With Zakk Wylde", Zakk Wylde uses Marshall JCM 800 2203ZW Signature Heads during his Tour. The Heads in the video are nicknamed "Steel Curtain" and they are prototypes. The power tubes of this heads are 6550.

This quote is from the October '99 Issue of Vintage Guitar which Wylde was featured on.

[VG] What kind of guitars, amps, and effects did you use for the recording?

[ZW] The same old stuff I always use, which is pretty much the same stuff I’ve used since I played with Ozzy. You know what they say – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I used 100-watt Marshall JCM800 heads, model 2203, with straight Marshall 4 X 12 cabinets loaded with 200-watt EVs. I used to have Celestions in my cabinets when I played with Ozzy and Pride & Glory. They were 70-watters and they were really loud, then I hooked up these EVs and I couldn’t believe how clean they sounded. It’s just pure guitar, and for the music I’m doing you need a lot of attack, and if you have the vintage-style speakers they really break up. They sound very warm, but when you get down to the low strings you want more meat. The EVs just sound so much better because I tune to 440 Hz and I’ll often drop my low E down to a B or an A. I use a custom set of GHS Boomers, .010 to .058, so it doesn’t get too floppy.

Aside from the stacks, I also used a little Epiphone practice amp for some parts, like some of the solos, and I used a Marshall Bluesbreaker for some overdubs, like some of the clean parts and slide parts.

He used this Marshall backstage to warmup and for home use as seen in the video.

used during the recording of No rest for the wicked and No more tears

In the "On The Road with Zakk Wylde" video by Guitarist Magazine, Zakk Wylde is seen using Groove Tubes 6550 Power Tubes in his JCM800 2203 amplifier.

Zakk had the Perfect Connection preamp on his touring rack during the "No Rest For The Wicked" tour.

Zakk used the Metaltronix head on the "No Rest For The Wicked" album and tour.

In Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown, you can see Roland JC-120 at 2:22

In this Instagram post, Zakk Wylde is seen holding his signature Spark Mini from Positive Grid.