Bullet For My Valentine - Matt Tuck Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment

Matt Tuck plays both rhythm guitar and also lead guitar, as well as being lead vocalist in the metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine. He can also play drums, keyboards, the recorder and harmonica.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Matt Tuck's guitar rig.

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GUITARS
- B.C. Rich JR Deluxe V

- Mockingbird Pro X Hardtail

- B.C. Rich Matt Tuck Signature V guitar (silver sparkle paint)
- Jackson Matt Tuck Signature Rhoads Guitar

- Jackson RR1T Black

- Jackson RR1T (white w/black bevels, reverse head)

- Jackson RR5 Pro series

- Jackson Kevin Bond Signature (Blood Red Bevels, used live for "Cries in Vain" at Club Quattro)
- Gibson Les Paul Raw Power Standard with EMG 81's(on Scream, Aim, Fire Album)
- Fender Stratocaster American white with maple neck

- Gibson Flying V

- Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Bullseye

- Taylor acoustic 814CE guitar

PICKUPS
-EMG 81

-EMG 85

AMPS
- Two Peavey 6505 Heads in Rack Case (Extra Head is for backup)

- Two Mesa Engineering 4X12 Standard Rectifier Cab-Straight

- Roland Jazz Chorus amp (for clean)

Effects and More
- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer

- 2 Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressors

- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

- Peavey Channel Switcher
- Morley Bad Horsie Wah

- MXR Wylde Overdrive pedal

- Whirlwind switcher

- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power

- Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus

- Line 6 POD X3 Pro (for cleans)

Strings and Picks
- Rotosound Roto blues Strings gauges (.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052).052 replaced with a 56

- Dunlop Tortex picks .60mm Red Color

literature
uberproaudio.com

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