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Josh Rand is the guitarist in the Heavy Metal band Stone Sour. Although he mostly takes on the role of rhythm guitarist, he sometimes trades places with lead guitarist Jim Root, most notably on the single Get Inside.
[edit] Guitars
- 1998 Ibanez JEM UV-777 (Black)
- 2003 Ibanez S1620 (Natural)
- 2002 Ibanez RG Custom (Flame Maple with Grey Satin)
- 2002 Ibanez RG-7421 (7-String) (Black)
- 2008 Peavey Josh Rand Model
- 2 Peavey Triple XXX Amp Heads
- 2 Peavey Triple XXX 412 Cabinets
- 2 Peavey Triple XXX 212 Cabinets
- 2 Hughes and Kettner MKII amp Head
- 4 Hughes and Kettner cabinets
- 2 Rivera Knucklehead Reverbs with 4x12 cabinets
- Engl Powerball
[edit] Effects
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor / Loop / Power Supply
- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner / Power Supply
- Digitech Whammy IV
- Digitech XMC Multi Chorus
- Digitech XP-300 Space Station
- Digitech XTF Turbo Flange Stereo Flanger
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion USA
- Electro-Harmonix Wiggler Tremolo / Vibrato
- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer Overdrive
- Morley Bad Horsie Wah
- Morley Little Alligator Volume Pedal
Rand is also well-known for his unique harmonizing, as can be heard on Get Inside and Hell & Consequences. Rand utilizes his Digitech Whammy to harmonize major thirds and perfect fourths, instead of major thirds and minor thirds.
[edit] Strings
Everly Strings
[edit] Trivia
- During the recording of Come What(ever) May, Josh ran 5 miles every day to clear his head before facing the creative atmosphere of the recording studio.
- Rand also stated in an interview with Kerrang! magazine that it would be "beyond his dreams" for Stone Sour to break into the world mainstream but somehow think's it "just can't happen".
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