High gain gear for Classic Rock
What Classic Rock artists actually play that sounds high gain, ranked by how many of them use it
Also called lots of gain, heavily saturated, tons of gain, distort, distorts, distorted, distortion, fully distorted
Mesa Boogie Mark I
Mesa Boogie
used by Joe Walsh, David Gilmour
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
used by Lindsey Buckingham, David Gilmour
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
used by David Gilmour
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
used by Mark Knopfler
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
used by David Gilmour
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt)
Mesa Boogie
used by Lindsey Buckingham
Mesa Boogie Mark V
Mesa Boogie
used by Carlos Santana
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
used by Carlos Santana
1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume
Marshall
used by Angus Young
Bludotone Custom Amp
Bludotone
used by Carlos Santana
Boss SD-1W Super OverDrive Waza Craft
pedal
used by Mark Knopfler
Crate - VC 5212
amplifier
used by Mark Knopfler
Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature 100W Guitar Amp Head
Engl
used by Ritchie Blackmore
Marshall 1960 4x12 Cabinet
Marshall
used by Ace Frehley
Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head
Marshall
used by Michael Schenker
Orange Amplifiers OR100 100W Dual Channel Tube Guitar Head
amplifier
used by Angus Young
Vox V846HW Wah
pedal
used by Jimi Hendrix