GUITAR

TUNING:

Wes Borland is the crazy ass guitarist for Limp Bizkit. He uses 2 guitars but he has many different models of them. For Nookie he has a Bass 'A' string for the low string then he took away the low 'E' and used the next 3 strings on a normal guitar and took away the last 2 strings. He tunes the [low to high] like this: F#, F#, B, E.

This is Wes's main guitar. He used to use a black one but once LB became popular he got this red one and he has a yellow and red striped one he uses for backup but at concerts it looks redish orange. He strings this "Ibanez RG7" with 7 strings and i forgot the tuning but go to the tabs and it has it there.

This is one of wes's other main guitars (just a different model which he got when significant other came out) which he strings with 7 strings. Lately though he has had this guitar strung with 4 strings to the nookie tuning so he can play nookie with it.

This is Wes's "Nookie Guitar" which he has customly strung with 4 strings to the tuning above. He uses this guitar for nookie and only nookie and if you watch the nookie video this is the guitar he has. I havn't seen wes use this guitar lately b/c hes been using the red one above for nookie as stated up there.

Here Are some pics of Wes with his new RG7 model that he got from ibanez. I first saw him use this guitar at Family Values '99.

EQUIPMENT:

Guitar: Custom Ibanez RG7621 (2 each), Custom Ibanez AX7521, Custom made Ibanez 4-string

Amp: Distorted guitar goes through 2 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers, 2 Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers, Mesa/Boogie 4X12 cabinets
Clean guitar goes through Roland JC-120 combo amps

Effects: Rocktron HUSH unit, Furman Power Conditioner, Korg DTR-1 tuner, Shure UHF wireless system, Boss EQ pedal (setup: 1 treble band & 1 mid band crank all the way. The rest of the bands are dumped. This is used to create the lo-fi AM radio guitar sound like at the beginning of their song, "Pollution".), DOD FX-25B Envelope Filter, Digitech XP300 Space Station, DOD Buzz Box, 3 each Boss Digital/Reverb pedals, Boss Super Phaser, Boss Noise Supressor, MXR Phase 90, & a Fulltone Deja-Vibe pedal. Power to the pedals are provided by Voodoo Labs Pedal Pushers.

7 STRINGS:

If you think you've seen everything a 7-string can do...YOU'RE WRONG! If you haven't already, check out Wes Borland. You'll find a fresh, totally unique approach on the 7-string in rock. His use of unconventional tunings & techniques makes him a welcome addition to the 7-string community.

Instead of opting for the traditional tuning of the 7-string (low to high: BEADGBE), Wes incorporates 3 unique tunings:

Tuning #1: C# F# B E G# C# C#
He tunes the bottom 6-strings like a regular guitar, then the 1st string is tuned to same pitch as the 2nd string (for sitar-like drones), then he tunes the entire guitar down 1 1/2 steps to C#. Got it?

Tuning #2: B F# B E G# C# C#
The same as Tuning #1, except drop the 7th string down 1 step to Low B. This is basically a "Dropped" tuning.

Tuning #3: C# F# B E G# C# F#
The same as Tuning #1, except tune the 1st string up to a high F# (a fourth higher)

...And for added fun, Wes has a specially-built 4-string guitar. He uses it for a slap-and-tap technique. His tunings are: Low F# (.085 gauge string!), F# (octave higher), B, and E. To hear this creation in action, listen their songs: "Nookie", "Sour", & "Stalemate".

Take a look at his sound system: