Adrian Smith Gear

Guitars

Notes: Smith’s preferred guitar is the Fender Stratocaster, though he has used a variety of others over his career including several different Dean models, a custom built Jackson, Ibanez Destroyer, Gibson Les Pauls, a Gibson Explorer and Gibson SGs. On the A Matter of Life and Death DVD he says the first guitar he bought was a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop that cost him £235 when he was 17; he’s still using it, and “it’s still probably the best guitar I’ve got”. He had to work on a building site all summer to pay for it. Adrian uses gauge 9 strings and has his action set slightly higher than average. For his solo work with Bruce Dickinson and with Maiden on occasion, he has used (at least live) a Jackson King V guitar tuned down to D, providing a darker and heavier sound. In the booklet of their album A Matter of Life and Death, Adrian is shown with a custom made two neck Jackson Soloist.

Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky
Gibson Explorer
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Fender American Stratocaster with a Floyd Rose tremolo system with a backup Fender.
Gibson SG with a backup Gibson.

Specifications
For the Fender American Stratocaster:
Ernie Ball Strings (.009, – .046)
Tuning: Standard (low to high: E A D G B E)
SRV Texas Special Pickups (neck and middle)
DiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge)

For the Gibson SG:
Ernie Ball Strings (.009, – .046)
Tuning: Drop-D (low to high: D A D G B E)
Stock Pickups

Amplifiers
Two 300-Watt Marshall 1960A Angled-Front 4×12 Cabs
Loaded with 75-Watt Celestion G12-T75 Speakers
Marshall 1960B Straight 4×12 Cabinets
Two Marshall 30th Anniversary 6100LM 100-Watt All-Tube Heads (not made anymore)

Effects, controllers and processors
Dunlop Uni-Vibe Wah Controller
Yamaha MFC10 Midi Foot Controller
Digitech Whammy Pedal
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Mike Hill B.I.S. Isolation Box
ADA MP-1 Midi Preamp
DBX 160X Compressor
Marshall 9200 Dual MonoBlock Power Amp
Marshall JMP-1 Midi Preamp
TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay
Korg A-4 Midi Footswitch

Units and tuners
Shure U4 Wireless Receiver
Whirlwind Multi-Selector 4-Channel Selector
Dunlop DCR-1SR Rack Wah
Peavey Tubefex Tube Preamp & Multi-Fx Unit

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