Was there a core group of guitars, amps, and effects for rhythm or lead tracks?
I didn’t use many effects, and I tried to not use the same instrument on each song, even if I was using a guitar from the same family of Teles. I’d try to use different ones, like use a ’50s Broadcaster and a B-Bender Tele Jay Black made me in the Fender Custom Shop, or I’d use a ’58 Strat I got from Norm’s Rare Guitars, and couple it with a new Richie Sambora Signature Series Strat. I was doing a lot of coupling with guitars on each track. I have a very quiet amp switcher and I used a ton of different amplifiers. I have a lot of old tweed Fenders, my favorite being a 1959 Super Twin that has got a clean sound that barks so loud, a ’53 Super and a ’58 Bassman. I also have a Selmer amp with two 12s and a bunch of old AC-30s and AC-15s from the ’60s, along with a brand new AC-30 that I used a lot on this record. I also used some Mesa/Boogies and the Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 head made a large appearance on this record. I’m also using it live. I really love that amplifier. I got turned on
