Guitars
Herbert and Martin run virtually identical rigs that differ primarily at the beginning of the signal chain—though not in major ways. Herbert’s main guitar is a 27-fret Jackson Custom Shop Warrior with Ernie Ball .012–.054 sets tuned down to a rumbly C#. When asked about the extra frets, Herbert admits he only goes past the 24th for a single note on the latest All That Remains album. The Warrior features neck-through construction, a Floyd Rose Original with FU-Tone titanium upgrades, and EMG 81 and 85 active humbuckers. “I only have one volume knob. I don’t need a tone knob,” says Herbert, “because I’m playing metal.”
Martin’s main guitar—a Charvel Desolation DX-1 ST—also has EMG 81 and 85 pickups, but he prefers the Charvel’s through-body stringing and locking tuners. “I don’t like to get too complicated with the Floyd Rose and the floating tremolos and stuff.” One of Martin's beloved Charvels—an identical black Desolation—was a victim of rock ’n’ roll wreckage, having taken a pounding early in the tour. A flame-topped version is now his No. 1 road guitar.
Amps
ATR’s guitar duo sends their effected signals into EVH 5150III heads driving
Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabs.
Effects
The signals from Herbert’s and Martin’s axes travel through Shure ULXP4 wirelesses and into Boss TU-2 tuners. Both players use Furman PL-Plus C power-conditioning units and Maxon OD808 overdrives with gain set pretty low, but Martin cuts out extraneous noise with an iSP Decimator, while Herbert uses an MXR Noise Clamp.
