Daniel Johns - Equipment

Equipment

Guitars

Daniel Johns' current tour guitars include:

  • Gibson Les Paul Custom - Used in Open C#m tuning for "Emotion Sickness".
  • Fender 1972 Telecaster Deluxe - Black Finish. Used for all songs in standard tuning, such as "Young Modern Station" and "Ana's Song (Open Fire)".
  • Fender 1972 Telecaster Deluxe - Natural Wood Finish. Used for all songs in standard which require a capo, most notably "Those Thieving Birds/Strange Behaviour/Those Thieving Birds Part 2".
  • Rickenbacker 330/12 semi-hollow 12-string - Used in standard tuning for "The Greatest View" and "World Upon Your Shoulders".
  • Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 - Emerald Green finish. One of Daniel's original guitars. Now used in dropped-D tuning for "The Door". The guitar was once owned by Page Hamilton of the band Helmet.
  • Paul Reed Smith McCarty Standard - Black finish. Used since the Freak Show era, and now for songs in E-B-G-D-A-B tuning such as "The Lever" and "One Way Mule".
  • Gibson SG Heritage - Tuned half a step down for "Straight Lines".
  • Maton EM325C semi-acoustic - Sparkle finish. Used in an unusual tuning of F-C-G-D-G-D, used for the songs "Tuna In The Brine", "Across The Night" and "Luv Your Life".
Effects
  • DigiTech Whammy
  • Boss DD-20 Delay
  • Boss TU-2 Tuner
  • Boss OC-2 Octave
  • Boss GE-7 Graphic EQ
  • Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
  • Soldano footswitches
  • Radial Loopbone 2
  • Radial Big Shot Mix
  • Little Lehle Switcher
Amplifiers

Johns first used Marshall JCM 900 amplifiers for Frogstomp, but by the time of Freak Show, switched to Soldano Hot Rod heads. Until 2005, Johns was using Marshall cabinets, however, he has changed this setup. He now uses Hiwatt Hi-Gain cabinets with his Soldano amps. He also uses Vox amplifiers in the studio.

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