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Rig Rundown: Bon Jovi

We go over the semi-filling, arena-rocking loads of gear that John Shanks, Phil X, and Hugh McDonald brought on the road to support This House Is Not for Sale.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesMar 01, 2017
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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This was one of the main amps that was used for recording This House Is Not for Sale, but Shanks couldn’t leave his cherished 50-watt 1968 Marshall plexi at home.

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Aguilar
 

Aguilar Agro

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Boss
 

Boss GE-7 Equalizer

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Boss
 

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

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EHX
 

EHX Electric Mistress

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EHX
 

EHX Nano POG

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Electro-Harmonix
 

EHX Deluxe Memory Man

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Empirical Labs
 

Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor

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Eventide
 

Eventide Eclipse V4

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Eventide
 

Eventide H9

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Fender
 

Fender Jaco Jazz Bass 

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Friedman
 

Friedman Phil X Signature Amp

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Line 6
 

Line 6 DL4

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MXR
 

MXR Talk Box

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Pro Co
 

Pro Co The Rat

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Radial
 

Radial Firefly DI

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Voodoo Lab
 

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

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Way Huge
 

Way Huge Echo-Puss

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Way Huge
 

Way Huge Saucy Box

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Xotic
 

Xotic RC Booster

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Xotic
 

Xotic XW-1 Wah

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Suhr
 

Suhr Bella

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TC Electronic
 

TC Electronic G-Force

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Boss
 

Boss TU-2 Tuner

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Nobels
 

Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive

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Origin Effects
 

Origin Effects Cali 76

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HardWire
 

HardWire CR-7 Stereo Chorus

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B. K. Butler
 

B. K. Butler Tube Driver

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Avedis Audio
 

Avedis Audio E27

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