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GALLERY: Chickenfoot's 2012 Touring Gear

See all of the guitars, amps, and effects used by Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony for this year''s world tour.

Sammy Hagar's Gibson Sammy Hagar Explorer has a Fernandes Sustainer in the neck and BurstBucker 3 in the bridge. There's a Chickenfoot logo on the back of the guitar and the Red Rocker finish is unique to this guitar.

Very diverse slate of tones. Capable of great focus and power. Potentially killer studio tool.

Sculpting tones in a reliably reproducible way can be challenging. Midrange emphasis may be a deal breaker for some.

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Bold-voiced, super-tunable distortion that excels in contexts from filtered boost to total belligerence.

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