ICED EARTH: Jon Schaffer's Gear

[Codex]

Figured some here might be interested in this

[Axegrinder87]

Saw that on Facebook yesterday. Surprised he's using 13-56 strings. Still too light for my tastes though.

[horns666]

Hey,..his tech...that's my beard and baldness...!!!

That's not right

I saw Iced Earth several times since SWTWC back in '98. He was using one Laryy Halfstack with BBE 422 sitting on top, and using an A/B switch it a Roland Jazz 120 Chorus combo for his cleans. Then When Ripper joined he went with two Uberschalls with Marshal Cabs..prolly one for cleans and for his main brotalz sounds. I thought it sounded amazing...very tight.

Then he went back with Larry..I see he's using Marshall prolly for cleans..
No matter what Jon plays..it sounds exactly like his sig tone..his hands.

I must add that Stu Bloc is blowing me away on their new album. Yes, he can do Barlow better than Barlow I'm a huge Matt fan) and has MUCH more range than Ripper. What a fantastic choice...IMO!!! He has his own singing style which is all over the record but since it is IE I'm sure he channeled Barlow to get that IE sound.

[straycat]

I met Jon at rsguitarworks a few years ago and he is a great guy. Very friendly and is a huge history buff, even has a museum of military history.
rsguitarworks has done lots of work for him so I have seen most all of his guitars at one point or another.
I bought a vintage mahogany L.P. that was his.
He can make a Roland cube sound great no kidding! His picking hand is so freakin' fast its hard to follow even up close.

[markD]

seems like a pretty cool guy. i don't pay much attention to iced earth, so it was a bit of a surprise to see him with gibson's instead of that bc rich he used to play.

[Codex]

I don't know Iced Earth at all, but I liked how he seemed really cool and down to earth. Total gear head without seeming like a big gear geek. I also liked how he said he chooses his pickups based on how they match/sound with a particular guitar. I totally agree that 2 like guitars can sound completely different even though they are made with the same woods, specs, pickups, etc.

[Axegrinder87]

When I saw them in 08 for The Crucible, he had a combo under the stage, not sure what it was though.

Bill, where the hell you been?

[Johnnyryche]

Very cool to hear him talk about his gear. Definitely passionate about what he does. I've seen IE a couple times - always a good show. Hopefully they will swing through Cleveland (or somewhere close) on this tour so I can check them out again.