PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location at the Chicago Theatre, in Chicago,IL, where she catches up with guitarist Joe Satriani before his 'BlackSwans and Wormhole Wizards' Winter 2010 tour. In this Rig Rundownsegment, Satriani walks us through all the gear and equipment he's usingduring the tour. Also, he talks about how this rig differs from the onehe uses with supergroup Chickenfoot.
For his effects, Satrianiuses a Vox Satriani Big Bad Wah Wah, Vox Satriani Ice 9 Overdrive, VoxSatriani Satchurator Distortion, two Vox Satriani Time Machine Delays, aVoodoo Lab Proctavia, a DigiTech Whammy, and a custom true bypassswitch built by amp guru Ben Fargen (Fargen Amplification and Sonic EdgeEffects).
For his amps, Satch is using three Marshall JVM410heads that have been converted into working prototypes for a futuresignature Marshall head that should be released sometime in 2011. Theheads are based on a JVM410 format, but each one has been tweaked andaltered throughout his current tour.
And for his guitars,Satriani has been using two different Ibanez signature models--theJS1000 and the new JS2400. All of his Ibanez guitars are loaded withDiMarzio pickups.