Uli Jon Roth — Rig Network
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Guitars
Primary Scorpions guitar — various modified Stratocasters through the Tokyo Tapes and Virgin Killer period. The bright, single-coil character of the Strat provides the high-frequency definition needed for his neoclassical lead work.
The Sky Guitar — custom built to extend the guitar's range well beyond the standard 24 frets into violin and cello territory. Allows Roth to perform classical transcriptions (Vivaldi, Paganini, Beethoven) in their original registers on the electric guitar.
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Amplifiers
The Marshall Plexi through the Scorpions period — stage volume Plexi saturation producing the warm, harmonic lead tone of the Tokyo Tapes live recording.
Pedals & Effects
Uni-Vibe for the swirling, Hendrix-style modulation on specific passages — Roth's Hendrix influence is most directly audible in his Uni-Vibe use.
Wah for Hendrix-style expression on lead passages.
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