Equipment

Takamine EF341SC
DiMarzio Air Norton
Air Zone
Area 67
Area 61
Injector Bridge
PAF® 36th Anniversary
PAF® 36th Anniversary Bridge

VOX AC30
Mesa Boogie 4X12 Traditional Recto Cab – Straight – Red Bronco
Mesa Boogie Lone Star 2×12 Combo
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head
Mesa Boogie Road King Head
Divided by 13

D’Addario EXL140

Lovepedal Eternity Overdrive pedal
Xotic RC Booster
Keeley Compressor
Boss TU-12H Tuner
Ernie Ball Volume pedal
Fulltone Choralflange
MXR EVH Eddie Van Halen Phase 90
Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe
T-Rex Replica Delay/Echo PedalOverall
Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Boss TR-2 tremolo pedal
Axess Electronics MFC5 Midi Footcontroller
Dunlop SW-95 Crybaby Slash Wah Pedal
Vox Tonelab
Eventide Eclipse
Eventide TimeFactor Twin Delay

“I’ve been using Gibson guitars for quite a while now. And I use them on the road. And I’ve been using it in the studio for quite a bit too. Basically, we’ve been using a lot of different Gibsons on this record – classics, Les Pauls Customs, 335s and they work really well for what kind of sound we’re looking for, so I’m really happy with the tones that we’ve got with all the rhythm sounds.”

Jeff Stinco
(about the Gibson guitars and its use during the recording process of Get Your Heart On!)

Framus Tennessee
Framus Mayfield (Pro #293)

Takamine TF450SMSB
Tanglewood TW45-H-E

Framus Dragon (Head and Cab)

Seymour Duncan

D’Addario EPS 540 (for first three records)
D’Addario EPS 590 (for Get Your Heart On!)

T-Rex Replica
T-Rex Tremster
T-Rex Twister
Boss chorus pedal

Sebastien started off by using Pantheras, then Renegades, then switched to a Tennessee for recording the guitars on Simple Plan’s second record “Still Not Getting Any” and later also started using Mayfields for his live performances.

Bass guitars:

Fender Precision Bass
Fender American Pro Precision Bass
Framus Squier
Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass
Fender Jazzmaster

Pickups:

Seymour Duncan

Strings:

Dean Markley Blue Steel Bass ML and XM 4

“While we were in the studio recording our first record I would spend time comparing the different bass stings. I would blind test each string company, by listening to the different tones through the studio PA system, playing the exact same parts over and over again. At the end of the day, we always went back to the Dean Markley Blue Steel as they were the ones that had the most growl to them! And to me, that is important as I play with a pick and love when it is rocking.”

– David Desrosiers –
(about his use of Dean Markley strings)

Drum sizes:

Drum Workshop 22×18 bass drum
Drum Workshop 12×9 tom
Drum Workshop 14×12 and 16×14 floor toms

Drum heads:

Evans Bass Drum: GMAD Clear/EQ3 Black Or White
Evans Toms: G2 Clear/G1 Clear
Evans Snare: Genera HD Dry/Hazy 300

Cymbals:

Zildjian 19″ Z Custom Medium Crash
Zildjian 14″ A New Beats Hi-Hats
Zildjian 19″ Z Custom Medium Crash
Zildjian 19″ Z Custom Medium Crash
Zildjian 25″ A Sweet Ride

Other equipment:

PDP 900 Series Stands
PDP SP600 Single Pedal

The one thing that is special about Chuck’s drumkit is the way he angles it a little bit to the right.

“It comes from when I was a kid. I had a very cheap drumset and I didn’t have a stand to hang my second tom, so I had to put it on the base drum and I had to angle it like that and it just kind of stayed, that’s how I learned to play and it just feels more natural.”

– Chuck Comeau –

Acoustic guitars:

Takamine TF450SMSB
Boucher Guitar Cherry Goose

“I know I can always depend on my Takamine to sound great no matter what I do to it.”

– Pierre Bouvier –
(regarding to his habit of throwing his acoustic guitar across the stage for his guitar tech to catch)