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GALLERY: Cheap Trick Touring Gear 2012

"Crowds at a Cheap Trick gig can expect to get showered with Rick Nielsenуs custom picks. Over the course of the summer, he ordered more than 25,000 of them in six different colors. (Note the pedal directly in front of the mic standяitуs a switch for activating the bright flashbulbs installed in the Gibson 2x12 cabs in Nielsenуs backline.)"