Chris Poland

Chris Poland

Chris Poland

Chris Poland

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B.C. Rich Bich

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Poland used to play what seems to be a NJ Series BC Rich Bich back in his Megadeth days. The guitar is all black with the "Choose Deth" stickers above and below the pickups and a "Broken Bones" sticker below the bridge.

As standard for Megadeth until Chris Broderick entered the picture, ...

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Submitted almost 7 years ago

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B.C. Rich Warlock Electric Guitar

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Chris Poland is holding a Warlock in the following image.

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Submitted almost 5 years ago

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B.C. Rich Gunslinger Retro Electric Guitar

Al ng his fellow Megadeth musicians, Poland also played B.C. Rich guitar during the 80's

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Bogner Fish

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Chris shows his rack on the gear section of his website.

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Submitted almost 8 years ago

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TC Electronic TRIPLE C Multiband Compressor

Effects Processors

At 2.55 in the video Chris says "I'm using this as my main compressor for clean compressed guitar sounds. The reason I like it is because it has a little bit of EQ in it so I can keep the top end a little bit uncompressed but get the mids and the bass so they don't go out of control."

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Foxrox Octron

Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals

Listed on the official Foxrox artist page and shown in this October 23, 2012 interview video at 3:43.

Chris Poland of Ohm, Megadeth

Octron

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Yamaha AES620

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Chris Poland endorses the 620, and can be seen in a print advertisement circa 2005 playing an HH 620.

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Tascam DA-38 Digital Recorder

DAT Recorders

"We also used Tascam DA38s to record with and it seemed like if I didn't put a fuzz box in front of everything, the guitar was digital sounding. So that worked out in kind of making it sound like there was tape involved. I think the fuzz kind of gave me that sound."

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Yamaha DG100 2x12

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

" I'm getting a little of that Band Of Gypsys thing. When I go to my bridge pickup, I'm getting that British-style Cream sort of sound. What really made a difference is that I stopped using power amps and Marshall cabinets. Now I'm using a pair of Yamaha's new DG100-212 100-watt 2x12 combos. They...

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Egnater ie4 Tube Preamp

Guitar Preamps

Chris Poland did a complete overview of his rack and gear with his manager on the above video. It seems to be unavailable / deleted since but I did take a note of the gear he had at the time. The Bogner fish was replaced by the Egnater IE4.

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Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah

Wah Pedals

In this video at 2:26 Chris shows his Boss AW-3.

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Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp

Guitar Power Amplifiers

Chirs mentioned ( at 7.09 in the video) he used this amp for studio work as it's tube vs solid state which he feels is picked up by the microphones better when recording.. The specific model was mentioned in another video which has been deleted / removed.

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Submitted over 4 years ago

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TC Electronic Shaker Vibrato

Vibrato Effects Pedals

In this video at 2:46 Chris shows the uncommon way how he uses his Shaker vibrato pedal to emulate the whammy bar.

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Submitted almost 8 years ago

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Fulltone Mini DejaVibe Stereo

Univibe & Rotary Effects Pedals

In this video at 4:45 Chris shows his Deja Vibe.

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Submitted almost 8 years ago

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Fulltone Ultimate Octave

Fuzz Effects Pedals

An Ultimate Octave pedal can be seen on a photo uploaded to the gear section of Chris' website.

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Schecter Guitar Research Chris Poland Signature Solo-6 FR P...

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Sun Valley, CA (January 13, 2014) -- Schecter Guitar Research debuts the Chris Poland Signature Solo-6 FR Poltergeist for the 2015 Winter NAMM Show, which will be showcased in Schecter’s upstairs Room 210-D. The Poltergeist features a Mahogany body, a set 3-piece Set-Neck with Ultra Access, Ebony...

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Lexicon MPX1

Effects Processors

"Then I have a Lexicon MPX1 effects processor, which I use for specialty pad sounds when I have a volume swell with all kinds of delays happening."

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DigiTech Smart Shift ISP-33

Effects Processors

Chris says (at 1.28) he paid $85 for this in 2008. "It's a great harmoniser, I would compare it to an evantide harmoniser, it only does one thing though, but it tracks well. The harmonies are very articulate, it sounds really good. And for $85 you can't beat it!"

Also known as a Digitech ...

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Submitted over 4 years ago

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Biyang FZ-10 Baby Boom Fuzz Star

Fuzz Effects Pedals

In this video at 5:09 Chris mentions his "47 dollar fuzz from China".

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Submitted almost 8 years ago

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Yamaha SBG-500

Solid Body Electric Guitars

In his interview with Vintage Guitar, he said "Mostly a Yamaha SBG Santana-style guitar with a Floyd tremolo. At the time, it had EMGs, and sounded great. I had my system set up for those pickups. But now I’m using Yamaha pickups, which are basically PAF copies." Furthermore he can be seen in sev...

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Fulltone '69

Fuzz Effects Pedals

A Fulltone 69 can be seen in a photo uploaded to the gear section of Chris' website.

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Yamaha Magicstomp

Multi Effects Pedals

Chris Poland endorses the Yamaha MagicStomp, and made a preset for it.

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Yamaha AES820

Solid Body Electric Guitars

According to the Yamaha website Chris Poland plays the Yamaha AES820.

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Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster Nano

Boost Effects Pedals

" I had a Gibson 2x12 amp, but I have no idea what model it was. Well, that's what I was told it was anyway. But now that I think about it, it was probably some kind of wanna-be Gibson amp. But it was a tube amp though, which was great. I think it had 6V6s in it. I used to put it in the basement ...

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Roland SRV-2000 MIDI Digital Reverb

Effects Processors

"For effects, I use an old Roland SRV2000 and three Yamaha D1500 delays."

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Yamaha D-1500 Digital Delay

Effects Processors

"For effects, I use an old Roland SRV2000 and three Yamaha D1500 delays." In the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGYgi97MfM&list=RDIVGYgi97MfM&start_radio=1) a...

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TC Electronic G-Force Multi Effects Processor

Effects Processors

"I have ADA stereo tap delays as my main chorus, and a TC Electronic G-Force effects processor, which sounds really good, too."

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Roger Mayer Classic Fuzz

Fuzz Effects Pedals

"I had just gotten those Eminence Man O War speakers, and those speakers, a Roger Mayer fuzz, and a cranked Marshall power amp made that sound. It was that tone that made me play that way."

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Tascam DA-78

Digital

"Yeah, we had three 38s and one DA-78. It’s not that I prefer this gear but, with my budget, I wanted the cheapest format out there that people had made records on. They’re used as doorstops now. I got them for $200 apiece. I’m going to go with a computer- based setup in the future, though, becau...

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Custom Audio Electronics 4x4 Audio Controller

Switch Effects Pedals

Chris mentions early in this video (at 1.19) that he switches amps via Bob Bradshaws (Custom Audio Electronics) 4 X 4 and RS-10 Midi Foot Controller. At 3.13 in the video he again mentions the 4 X 4 - "It's just 4 loop and 4 on/off switches". Again at 5.06 Chris mentions his 2nd 4 X 4 - "I have a...

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