You decide! UberProAudio is reader supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. We appreciate your support! Think you know something about guitar gear? Zakk Wylde is not only the founder of the band Black Label Society and guitar player for Ozzy Osbourne's band, he also is the man behind that cool bullseye Gibson Les Paul we've all seen gracing the pages of our favorite gear mags. The story goes that there are only of these ever made, and they all sold pretty quickly.
Just like the original old versions, these amps feature pretty simple control layouts. Other than that, this amp has two channels, clean and distorted, and has a total output power of 50 watts. However, Zakk did confirm that the amp saw extensive use during the tour in support of the record back in the late s. This watt head is somewhat similar to classic heavy Marshall tones.
It comes with four EL34 power amp tubes, as well as five 12AX7s in the preamp section. But what makes this amp so interesting, and probably way more versatile than classic Marshall JCM heads, is the inclusion of more detailed controls.
Inspired by classic Marshalls, they made the Wylde Audio Master amp head. To put it simply, this one is an absolute beast, delivering high gain heavy tones, the kind that Zakk prefers.
Now going back to his Marshalls, Zakk has the AVT 20 Valvestate model that he uses for backstage practice before live shows. Although a hybrid amp designed for practices and home use, it was intended to replicate some of the classic JCM and JCM tones at a reasonable price level.
This is accompanied by two speaker cabinets, each bearing a single inch speaker. But those Marshall amps need a proper overdrive pedal that would push them over the limit, right into those heavy yet pleasant-sounding territories. The pedal is pretty simple, bearing only three basic controls for volume, tone, and gain. The pedal has been present on the market since However, the s versions featured all-analog circuitry with classic BBD chips, whereas later versions are all digital-based.
It found its way into his signal chain way back in his early days with Ozzy Osbourne, mostly for live shows. The pedal was released back in the late s and is still sold to this day. But going from and onwards, it was turned into a digital chorus effect. Since Zakk is a well-known fan of the effect, this particular pedal was designed to fit his needs, delivering a clear yet pleasant-sounding chorus that would enhance his heavy tones.
At the first glance, the pedal seems like your average wah. But although a chorus and vibrato device, its primary function is to imitate those classic rotating Leslie speakers which were very popular in the s and the s.
Although somewhat limited with the maximum delay time, due to the nature of BBD chips, Carbon Copy is well-known for its smoother-sounding tones compared to most of its digital competitors on the market. There are also two trim pots inside of the pedal that let you set some of its parameters. By adding this effect, you get tones that are pretty close to those old school tape-based delays, like the Binson Echorec.
Because not only did he use 's in his original JCM 's You can just get a regular and have it modded for 's and have exactly the same thing They were in my when I bought it.
Took it to Cameron week later to mod and thought he was going to pull them out. When I picked the amp up Mark left them in there, he mentioned he liked how they sounded in there and it darkened up the amp he also mentioned. Why did Zakk Wylde go with power tubes for his signature amp? And the guy who bought it opened up the pickup cavity, and it had my initials on the bottom of the pickups.
So he got in touch with one of the guys who does our website, and told him he might have one of my fiddles. Between that P and the dried-out wood, those old guitars just sound good.
Wylde has a long tradition of naming his guitars, and The Rebel is one of his most iconic instruments. Obviously, I painted the rebel flag on it because of the Allmans, Skynyrd, and everything like that. I saw Bret Michaels in a Poison video and he had a rebel flag on one of his guitars.
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