Meshuggah Gear

[[Kaemor]]

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Mårten Hagström’s live setup couldn’t be much simpler. His Nevborn seven- and eight-string guitars go into a Line 6 Pod unit by way of T.C. Electronic Booster and Sustainer boxes, and from there straight to the P.A. That’s it. “The one drawback is if the monitor system craps out,” he says, “but I’ve never heard myself better than I can hear myself now with the Pod.”

Fredrik Thordendal’s gear list is only slightly more complicated. Before hitting the Pod, his Nevborns go through a DigiTech delay pedal and an old ADA rackmount delay, the parameters of which the guitarist controls with a homemade volume pedal. He also uses a modified Yamaha breath controller that allows him to literally blow some leads. When Thordendal solos, he keeps the rhythm section’s sound beefed up by hitting a switch that activates an ART delay connected to Hagström’s guitar signal; its ultrashort delay lends a simulated double-tracking effect to the rhythm guitar. Both Mårten and Fredrik use DR strings, gauges .009 to .060 (or .070 in the case of the eight-strings).


In addition, both guitarists play Ibanez Universe 777 seven-strings, an assortment of Paul Reed Smiths, Gibson Les Paul Studios, Schecter Diamond Series models and a reissue Coral Electric Sitar. They occasionally play through Marshall JCM 800s.

[Welladjusted]

their guitars sound like explosions

[metalligod666]

i actually have an issue of guitar world where they have a column/interview with Fredrik and they list his entire setup

[xunsungsorrowx]

actually, that is word for word what the issue of guitar world says about his rig, down to the quote about the PA crappin out. Give credit where credit's due...

[metalligod666]

Originally posted by xunsungsorrowx
actually, that is word for word what the issue of guitar world says about his rig, down to the quote about the PA crappin out. Give credit where credit's due...

gimme a break the damn magazines buried with all my other guitar world's, i havent read it in a while

[[Kaemor]]

Maybe it was the issue of February 2002...

The link to the page of Guitar World is this

http://www.guitarworld.com/gearrevie...meshuggah.html

[Welladjusted]

could someone explain the breath controller part for me?

[freakwincy]

Originally posted by Welladjusted
could someone explain the breath controller part for me?

A breath controller is kinda like an expression pedal. Yamaha DX-7's were the first keyboards to include this feature. I dont have an idea on how he is using it.. And I have seen him do it. I believe that it is somehow controlling his delays..

[ineverdance]

http://www.tfe.umu.se/personliga/jh/develop.html

you can purchase them...

[Crixified]

check this link, it has pictures of some of their gear

http://www.gtr1tech.com/Artist.htm

[freakwincy]

The third unit down in Fredrik Thordendal's rack is the breath controller. Obviously a custom job..

[dead_and_alive]

www.tubefreak.com , the schematics to build the actual stereo breath controller he uses is on this site , and it contains the link to the developer of the unit and he is a brother of one of the band members in meshuggah

[nosferatu123]

breath controller aint a delay, its a gadget that makes your instrument sound like a wind instrument, jazz keyboardist Chick Corea was using is often, if you wanna hear Thorendal uisng it, listen to all his solos, notice how all his solos are really legato and sound weird.........

[freakwincy]

Originally posted by nosferatu123
breath controller aint a delay, its a gadget that makes your instrument sound like a wind instrument, jazz keyboardist Chick Corea was using is often, if you wanna hear Thorendal uisng it, listen to all his solos, notice how all his solos are really legato and sound weird.........

Read it just a little bit closer.. I didnt say it was a delay..

[Fuquad]

Wow! Good to know. This is actually pretty close to the set up I use for recording and rehearsal. But my faith in the local venue sound setups is a little less than strong, so I use a Mesa 50/50 and either a Boogie cab or JCM900 cab live. Interesting.