Scott Henderson — Rig Network

Henderson's primary guitar — a Suhr Modern with SSH+ humbuckers in bridge position and Suhr ML Standard single coil at the neck. The Suhr Modern's precise construction and Suhr's proprietary pickup voicing produces the clear, warm, and dynamically responsive character that Henderson's jazz-fusion vocabulary requires.

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Used earlier in his career — the Suhr Standard with vintage-voiced humbuckers. Henderson's relationship with Suhr began in the mid-1990s when John Suhr was still building guitars in New York.

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Henderson's primary amp — the Mark IV's Lead channel at moderate Gain produces the warm, vocal, touch-responsive lead tone that defines his recorded sound. The 5-band graphic EQ in the effects loop is used to shape the midrange character for specific guitar and room combinations.

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One of Howard Dumble's hand-built amplifiers — Henderson is one of a small group of working guitarists who regularly uses a genuine Dumble ODS. The Dumble produces a profoundly warm, compressed clean-to-crunch tone that responds to guitar volume with unusual sensitivity. Original Dumble amplifiers sell for $50,000–$150,000; Henderson's use of one legitimises the enormous boutique market for Dumble-inspired designs.

Henderson's primary overdrive — the Zendrive is a MOSFET-based overdrive designed to approximate a Dumble amplifier's overdrive character. Used at low Gain settings into the Mesa or Dumble to add harmonic complexity without replacing the amp's own drive character. Henderson uses it as an always-on light enhancement rather than a switched effect.

A transparent delay for adding space to jazz-fusion lead phrases — Henderson uses minimal delay, typically a single repeat at a tempo-matched time. The delay supports sustained lines without creating rhythmic complexity.