ALL 83
Guitars 24
Amplifiers 8
Effects Pedals 35
Cables 1
Music Accessories 10
Strings 2
Banjos 1
World Instruments 1
Other Gear 1
Fender Custom Shop John 5 Telecaster
John 5 and Fender have produced a Custom John 5 Telecaster. It’s a “double humbucker rosewood Tele,” according to John 5 in this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video at (0:23). “The white stripe here from the fender custom Teles and stuff like that back in the ’60s, and you know, [it’s a] great guita...
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
DiMarzio DP220 D-Activator Bridge
John 5 uses Dimarzio D Activator Bridge pickups in his main guitars, as said at 0:22 in this video: "It's been great. I love the pickups...I have the pickups in my main guitars, so anything you hear me playing is with these pickups."
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
J5 Fender Telecaster Lava Guitar
In this video, John 5 presents his rig and we can see the Lava Guitar at 00:47.
moreSubmitted over 8 years ago
Squier Telecaster J5
John 5 talks about his Squier Tele in this promo video for Fender. At :42s John says "it really has become my main telecaster I play all the time."
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
Fender Flathead Telecaster Showmaster HH
“This is called a Flat Head that Fender made,” John 5 demonstrates in this interview at (3:07). “It’s got the nice neck design, and it’s great, you know, nice... Fits the body and it’s very light, and it sounds really, really good. I used to use this a lot during the last tour, but now, I’m just....
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
John 5 can be seen using the Boss Super Overdrive in this Premiere Guitar video at (5:30).
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
Marshall JVM210H 100-Watt Tube Amplifier Head
At 14:30 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, John 5 show us his JVM210H.
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
PICK GUY GUITAR PICKS
Scroll down far enough and you will see he has these listen under "Gear". Next to it is a small quote that reads: "Everyone check out Pick Guy Guitar Picks, the exclusive provider of guitar picks for John 5. Founded by Marty Camire in 2000, the company is now owned by Carson Randolph. They specia...
moreSubmitted over 6 years ago
Marshall JCM900 4100
In this interview, guitarist John 5 shows off his amp at (6:15), the Marshall JCM 900. It’s “the 100 Watt High Gain Dual Reverb, and have a beautiful white… it’s great, you know. It’s all I need. It’s just a... just does the job, and then I’m running... On the other side, I’m running the Redhead,...
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
Boss DA-2 Adaptive Distortion
At the minute 9:59 John says''Now i use the white, the blue and the yellow'' and the other men shows it
moreSubmitted over 8 years ago
Fender Custom shop John 5 Subsonic Telecaster
Similar in design to the John 5 Custom Telecaster, the Subsonic Telecaster is “a baritone guitar…it’s tuned down to B,” John 5 says in this interview at (1:04).
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
John 5's Gold Sparkle Ibanez RG
John 5 must've had this custom paint job done for him by Ibanez back when he was endorsed by them. He debuted this guitar at the 1998 MTV awards, which was his first live performance with Marilyn Manson as his new guitarist.
moreSubmitted almost 6 years ago
Boss SD-1W Super OverDrive Waza Craft
Here he explains that he uses it
moreSubmitted over 8 years ago
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
John 5 can be seen using the Boss Noise Suppressor in this Premiere Guitar video at (5:30).
moreSubmitted over 9 years ago
Zoom G1J John 5 Signature Pedal
On John 5's official website, it lists his signature Zoom G1J pedal among his gear, and says, "Because of his extended list of accomplishments, Zoom has created the G1J pedal featuring John 5’s favorite and most innovative guita...
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
At 7:24 toward the end of this "That Metal Gear" episode, a Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave is listed as one of the pedals John 5 uses.
moreSubmitted almost 9 years ago
Marshall 1965B
At the bottom of Premier Guitar's "Rig Rundown - Rob Zombie's John 5 (2013)" article it says "The amps power four Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinets"
moreSubmitted over 6 years ago
Ibanez AX120
He a custom model back when he was endorsed by Ibanez
moreSubmitted almost 6 years ago
Laney VH100R
He used those during the Holy Wood tour.
moreSubmitted over 5 years ago
Seven Kings Guitar Picks
In this article taken from John 5's website, he shows off the gear he uses, including a Seven Kings 0.96mm signature guitar pick
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
Coffin Cases
John 5's gear list from his official website includes Coffin guitar cases and states that he "has been using Coffin Cases since the mid nineties."
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago
Boss DM-2 Delay
At 7:24 of this "That Metal Gear" episode, they list John 5's gear with the Boss DM-2 Analog Delay included.
moreSubmitted almost 9 years ago
Gibson Les Paul Standard
John 5 posts to Instagram with a black Les Paul Standard:
"Hope everyone’s having a great Labor Day"
He also posts here with another Les Pau Standard.
moreSubmitted over 8 years ago
J5 Coffin Case Blood Drive
John 5's Signature Drive pedal
moreSubmitted about 8 years ago
Boss TE-2 Tera Echo Delay
"Earlier this year, John lent us his great talents for some video demos spotlighting the DA-2 Adaptive Distortion, TE-2 Tera Echo, and MO-2 Multi Overtone pedals, and his eclectic playing truly shows off the wide range of expressive tones made possible by BOSS’ innovative Multi-Dimensional Proces...
moreSubmitted over 7 years ago
Dean Markley Signature Series Nickel Steel Guitar Strings
The 6th item down are these set of strings, they're acompanied with a picture and a small note which reads: "John 5 has recently signed with Dean Markley Strings. He will be using the Dean Markley’s Nickel Steel Signature Series strings. From Dean Markley’s website:The cornerstone of Dean Markley...
moreSubmitted over 6 years ago
MXR Blue Box (Script Logo)
He uses Blue Box.
moreSubmitted about 5 years ago
Dean Markley John 5 Signature 2502-J5 NickelSteel Series (0...
John's signature strings
moreSubmitted over 4 years ago
Gibson Flying V
On the last picture you can see Jonh 5 with his black Gibson Flying
moreSubmitted almost 4 years ago
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Squier J5 Telecaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
In this video, John 5 talks about his signature Squier Telecaster, the Squier J5 Telecaster. At 1:40, he says, "The guitar is just like my main Telecaster exactly. I mean, the exact same neck. The pickups are different, but the exact same feel and it sounds incredible. I mean, you can't really te...
moreSubmitted about 9 years ago