Equipment
Wilton has used many different guitars throughout his 30+ year career, mostly Gibson guitars and Fender guitars. He then began endorsing ESP guitars in 1989. He also has had two signature series from ESP, which are the 2004 ESP Signature Eclipse, which comes in three different colors, and the 2004 ESP Signature Skull. In 2010, ESP Released a new Michael Wilton signature, the LTD MW-Demon. Everything about the guitar is much like his previous MW-600, except it has a heavily distressed black finish with a custom demon graphic in the center of the guitar.
As for the amplifiers, he has acquired Marshall, Fender, Roland, and Orange amplifiers. The first 2 Queensryche records feature a Marshall JCM800 with a Celestion Vintage 30 - loaded speaker cabinet. His rig changed extensively in the late '90s, when he began using rack setups featuring Carvin, Yamaha, Roland, and Soldano equipment. It was changed up again in the early '90s, when he switched to Marshall and Bogner preamps. In the mid 90's his rig once again was changed up, featuring vintage amps like Marshall JMP's and JCM800's. In the late 90's, he began using Mesa/Boogie amplifiers, using the Dual Rectifier head, which was featured in the 2003 Queensryche record Tribe. In 2006 he signed a deal with Hughes and Kettner endorsing the Switchblade and MKII amplifiers. As of 2009, he has switch from a Hughes and Kettner endorsement to a Krank Amplification endorsement. He uses the Rev+ and Nineteen80 heads with Rev+ Cabs, Nineteen80 Cabs, and Rev Jr cabs.
Wilton, mostly on stage, uses a VOX V847 Wah pedal. Wilton is endorsed by Planet Waves, as well as Digitech.
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