Lemme explain how this is arranged. Each album contains info on the amps used on various songs, then amps used live for that album's tour.

KILL EM ALL

Studio

• Jose Arrendondo modified 100 watt marshall slp head

• Pro Co Rat

RIDE THE LIGHTNING

Studio

• Replacement marshall heads which were later modified

• Ibanez Tube Screamer

MASTER OF PUPPETS

Studio

• Mesa boogie mark IIc+

• Mesa boogie mark IV

GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED

Studio

• Mesa boogie mark IIc+

...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

Studio

• Mesa boogie mark IIc+

• Roland JC-120

METALLICA

Studio

• Mesa boogie mark IIc+

• Jose Arrendondo modified 100 watt Marshall Head

• Roland JC-120 combo

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Studio

• Mesa/boogie Triaxis preamp

• Mesa/boogie mark IIc+

• Jose Arrendondo modified 100 watt Marshall head

• Roland JC-120

• Matchless Spitfire

• Tweed Fender Twin

• Magnavox 2x12 combo

• Roland Blues Cube

• Aphex parametric EQ

Live

For the live shows, James used one rack which housed his entire rig. On top of the rack sat a Roland JC-120 head. The rack itself is a 20 space custom rack and houses the following: Juice Goose Grand Loop Control 320 (Power Strip) Sony WRR-840 Wireless System TC Electronics m2000 effects processor mesa/boogie triaxis (stock) for clean mesa/boogie triaxis (stock) for distortion mesa/boogie triaxis (modified) Clean mesa/boogie triaxis (modified) Distortion Mesa/boogie graphic EQ Mesa/boogie hi gain amp switcher Rocktron/Bradshaw RSB 12R Switching System with Remote Mesa/boogie Strategy 400 stereo power amp (triaxis clean) Mesa/boogie Strategy 400 stereo power amp (triaxis distorted)   James uses two triaxis preamps live. The other two are backups. Two are stock and two are modified. On the first modified triaxis....James' live effects are a Digitech Whammy pedal, bass Micro Synth, MXR phase 100.

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RELOAD

Studio

• Live rack

Live

• James was using the same setup as before.

GARAGE INC.

Same setup as before, but for the Garage Inc tour, james used Wizard Amp heads and cabs. He has continued to use them today and calls them a huge part of the heavy sound. I have heard from other Wizard users that James' Wizards can be heard particularly well on Turn the Page and I disappear... Here is a pic of james and pepper keenan from coc using Wizard amps in James' studio.

S&M

• Same live amps as before, but no wizards live.

• MXR phase 100

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-I Disappear

• Wizard Head

• MXR phase 100

2002 In the Studio recording the new album:

• Randall Cyclone

• Randall Titan

• Marshall jmc 800

• Marshall prototype head

• Marshall jmp2203

• Roland JC120 combo

• Roland JC120H Head

• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

• Peavey 5150

• Diezel Vh4

• Marshall tsl

• Marshall Dsl

• Line 6 POD Pro

• Line 6 modulation pedal

• Line 6 distortion pedal

• Line 6 delay pedal

• Line 6 filter pedal

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