Serj Tankian's Gear

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“Amazing News!! The one of a kind custom Wake Up The Souls guitar I played on the tour, signed by all band members got auctioned off for $27,000 in support of the non-profit Orran children’s charity,” Tankian said in a Facebook post.

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The Ibanez Iceman DMM1 can be seen on the left in two pictures shown at 1:00 to 1:10

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Serj Tankian is seen using his Custom Serj Tankian Guitar - Personally Autographed & Extremely Limited Edition during System of a Down’s live performance at PinkPop 2017, as captured in a video by ObeyYourSysteM on YouTube. This solid body electric guitar features a natural satin finish with artwork and an autograph by Tankian himself. It is crafted with a lightweight mahogany body, a hard American maple neck, and an ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. The hardware includes a Schaller GTM bridge, Schaller M6 machine heads, and Seymour Duncan TB-4 pickups, all in black. Only 25 of these guitars are available through serjtankian.com.

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In this photo, Tankian can be seen playing a Taylor STSM-T5.

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At 38 seconds in Serj talks about using the Korby Audio Technologies Convertible KAT 4 Microphone System for vocals in the studio!

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Throughout this video taken from the Axis of Justice Concert Series DVD, Serj is seen playing a theremin.

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This Pro Sound Web article states that Tankian uses Shure KSM 44s.

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Serj Tankian can be seen playing a Stratocaster throughout the entire video.

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Serj states that he uses Reason at 2:46, when he talks about what DAWs he uses.

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At 1:37 in this video of Serj in a studio tour he says that he has a piano in the studio which was Yamaha U1 Piano and he said that he used it on the record "Elect the Dead" and he said it was pretty good.

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He uses JB humbucker in his guitar.

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This Pro Sound Web article states that Tankian uses Shure SM57s.

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This Pro Sound Web article states that Tankian uses Shure SM58s.

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This Pro Sound Web article states that Tankian uses Shure KSM9 microphones.

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Serj states that he uses Logic at 2:44, when he talks about what DAWs he uses at his home studio

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Serj Tankian uses the Radial J48 Direct Box, as featured on Radial's "Radial Artists - Electric" page, highlighting its ability to deliver uncolored, noise-free sound.

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According to Richter's artists section, Tankian uses a Springbreak II guitar strap.

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In an Instagram post by Serj Tankian, the Genelec 1032B Bi-Amplified Loudspeakers are visible as the studio monitors in his setup.

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This pedal is mentioned in the equipment list

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Serj Tankian is listed as using the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on Siteofadown's equipment list for System of a Down.

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This pedal is mentioned in the equipment list

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This keyboard is seen in the equipment list

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This synthesizer is seen in the equipment list

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This keyboard is seen in the equipment list

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This synthesizer is seen in the equipment list

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Serj Tankian is listed as using the Digidesign Control 24 mixer, according to the equipment list on Siteofadown.

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Serj Tankian is listed as using the Boss Dr. Groove DR-202 in an equipment overview on Siteofadown.

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In this picture Serj can be seen using Daron Malakian's Big Apple Stratocaster, previously used by Daron to record the 1998 self-titled System of a Down album and briefly during the following tour before switching to Ibanez guitars full-time. Serj would begin using this guitar in 2002 all the way up until 2006.

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In a screengrab from the music video of "Chop Suey!", Serj Tankian can be seen using a Shure U2 SM58.

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In the video titled "System of a Down - Making of Toxicity - Behind the Scenes - Early Cut," at the 6:44 mark, Serj Tankian is seen using the Shure SM7A microphone during the recording of the "Toxicity" album. This footage was provided by Wayne Smith on YouTube, showcasing behind-the-scenes moments from the Enhanced CD.

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