John 5

John 5, born John William Lowery in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on July 31, 1971, is an American guitarist. His stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined rock group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist taking over from Zim Zum (Timothy M. Linton). He is currently the guitarist for Rob Zombie.

He is also a solo artist having recorded four guitar albums: “Vertigo” (2004), “Songs For Sanity” (2005), “The Devil Knows My Name” (2007) and “Requiem” (2008). He also works as a staff writer for Chrysalis Records, working with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Garbage, Meat Loaf and FeFe Dobson.

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Guitars: Fender John 5 Signature Telecaster, Fender John 5 prototype acoustic, ’53 “clack guard” Fender Telecaster, ’55 Fender “white guard” Telecaster.
Amps: Marshall Mode Four, ’55 Fender Champ.
Effects: Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer, Digitech Whammy, Ibanez Tube Screamer, ‘70’s Marshall fuzz.
Strings: D’Addario EXL 120 (.009 set) and EXV 145 (.012 set for baritone guitars only)

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