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Rig Rundown: Bring Me the Horizon’s Lee Malia

The English guitarist reps a surfy signature and killer Quad Cortex on his band’s latest tour.

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Chris Kies
By Chris KiesJul 06, 2026
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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Ahead of Bring Me the Horizon’s headlining date on May 7 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the British metal giants’ guitarist Lee Malia and tech Joey Black toured PG’s Chris Kies through Malia’s roster of brutal, blackened guitars and his Marshall-inspired digital rig. Scope the highlights below, and tune in for all the details in this new Rig Rundown. Brought to you by D’Addario.

Surf’s Up

A black electric guitar stands in front of a collection of other guitars in a case.

Malia’s number-one is his Jackson Pro Series Signature Lee Malia LM-87, based on the Charvel Surfcaster. The body and set neck are made from okoume, with graphite reinforcement on the neck. It has a 12"-16" compound radius amaranth fretboard, and custom-wound Jackson LM-87 pickups. Malia uses a custom set of Ernie Ball strings, with a .080-gauge string on the low E, with tunings running from drop A to E standard.

Mod-rauder

A black electric guitar stands in a music equipment rack filled with various instruments.

Malia uses this heavily modified vintage Gibson Marauder on “Can You Feel My Heart.” It features a bolt-on neck and a Gibson Burstbucker pickup.

Quad Only Knows

A digital pedalboard with labeled buttons and a display screen featuring musical controls.

Malia made the switch to digital with this Neural Quad Cortex, set to a modded Marshall tone.

Lee Malia’s Pedalboard

Malia uses an RJM Music Technology Mastermind GT to handle switching between loads of precise, gain-staged sounds throughout the set. Most of his effects come from the Quad Cortex, but also on hand are an Electro-Harmonix Cathedral, DigiTech Whammy DT, and Electro-Harmonix Synth9.

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