Page Hamilton’s Guitar Rig Archive
Last updated on February 1, 2010
Page has been through more than a few guitar rigs in his 20 years with Helmet. This page collects the information I’ve collected over the years that covers his pre 1998 gear.
Page Hamilton's 2004 amps with white ESP Horizon
| Manufacturer/ Model | Notes |
|---|---|
| ESP Horizon Custom | battered magenta |
| ESP Horizon (stock) | |
| G&L ASAT | |
| Paul Reed Smith McCarty |
Page Hamilton's guitar signal chain (1993) - image from Guitar World, vol. 14, no. 3 March 1993
| Manufacturer / Model | Notes |
|---|---|
| VHT Pitbull Ultralead head | |
| Mesa Boogie Simul 2.90 power amplifier | |
| Marshall JCM800 Lead Series (2204) head | Harry Kolbe modified |
| Orange | |
| Hafler P500 power amplifier | |
| Harry Kolbe GP-1 pre-amplifier | |
| Harry Kolbe Silent Speaker dummy load | |
| Harry Kolbe 4×12″custom cabinets | |
| VHT 4×12″ cabinets |
| Manufacturer / Model | Notes |
|---|---|
| Drawmer (DS100?) noise gate | |
| Rocktron Patchmate | |
| Rocktron All Access | |
| Eventide H3000 harmonizer | |
| MXR Distortion+ | |
| MXR Stereo Chorus | |
| MXR Phase 90 | |
| ProCo RAT II distortion | |
| DOD FX13 Gonkulator | |
| Boss DD-5 digital delay | |
| TC Electronics 2290 rack delay | |
| Vox wah | |
| Yamaha GEP-50 multi-effects processor | Strap It On era – used “heavy metal” preset |
Page Hamilton with effects rack
| Accessory | Notes |
|---|---|
| DiMarzio Air Zone pickups | |
| D’Addario XL strings | 11s / 10s |
| Clayton picks | triangular 1.5mm gauge |