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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 8 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Gibson Flying V into Fender Hot Rod DeVille.

Guitars King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard used

Gibson Flying V2 songs
Yamaha SG-2A2 songs
Fender Player Mustang1 song
Custom Zac Eccles T-style Thinline (likely Joey Walker) or 1960s Yamaha SG2 (possible Stu Mackenzie, but less likely for riff section)1 song
Yamaha SX-601 song
Yamaha SG-31 song

Amps King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard used

Fender Hot Rod DeVille1 song
Orange OR120 (Vintage)1 song
Fender Hot Rod DeVille (studio, 2016 recording era)1 song
Unknown (likely British-style high-gain amp, possibly Marshall JCM800 or similar, but not confirmed for studio recording)1 song
Small solid-state practice amp (exact model unknown, likely Peavey Decade or similar, 1980s-90s era)1 song
Hiwatt Custom 50 (for clean tones) and Hiwatt T20/10 MkIII (for gained-up tones)1 song
Max Music GIGKit 40W Practice Guitar Amp1 song
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe1 song

8 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard tones

Song	Part	Guitar	Amp	Gain
Crumbling Castle · riff	Riff · distorted	Yamaha SG-3	Fender Hot Rod Deluxe	5.5
Dragon · riff	Riff · distorted	Yamaha SG-2A	Small solid-state practice amp (exact model unknown, likely Peavey Decade or similar, 1980s-90s era)	8.5
Gaia · riff	Riff · distorted	Yamaha SX-60	Unknown (likely British-style high-gain amp, possibly Marshall JCM800 or similar, but not confirmed for studio recording)	8
Gila Monster · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Flying V	Fender Hot Rod DeVille	8
Planet B · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Player Mustang	Orange OR120 (Vintage)	8.5
Predator X · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Flying V	Hiwatt Custom 50 (for clean tones) and Hiwatt T20/10 MkIII (for gained-up tones)	8.5
Robot Stop · riff	Riff · distorted	Custom Zac Eccles T-style Thinline (likely Joey Walker) or 1960s Yamaha SG2 (possible Stu Mackenzie, but less likely for riff section)	Fender Hot Rod DeVille (studio, 2016 recording era)	6.5
Work This Time · riff	Riff · distorted	Yamaha SG-2A	Max Music GIGKit 40W Practice Guitar Amp	5.5

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard use?

Across 8 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Fender Hot Rod DeVille (1 song), Orange OR120 (Vintage) (1 song), Fender Hot Rod DeVille (studio, 2016 recording era) (1 song), Unknown (likely British-style high-gain amp, possibly Marshall JCM800 or similar, but not confirmed for studio recording) (1 song).

What guitar did King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard use?

Most often: Gibson Flying V (2 songs), Yamaha SG-2A (2 songs), Fender Player Mustang (1 song), Custom Zac Eccles T-style Thinline (likely Joey Walker) or 1960s Yamaha SG2 (possible Stu Mackenzie, but less likely for riff section) (1 song).

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