Norum

For anyone who has never heard of John Norum, he happens to be probably one of my top 5 favourite guitarists right now. He made his start in the band Europe and recorded a few albums with them, and then left the band after the On The Loose Tour, while promoting the Final Countdown album. Since then he's had an awesome Solo Career, he's played with Don Dokken on his 1990 Solo Album Up From The Ashes,
and is currently The New Lead guitarist for Dokken, Replacing Reb Beach. So now that we've had a history lesson on John, here's some of his secrets.

String Brand and Guage: Ernie Ball Rock And Roll Slinky
                                             (011-052) in the studio
                                             Skinny Top, Heavy Bottom (010-052) Live

Live Setup: 50w Marshall head (instead of 100w)
                     JCM800 2205 that he brought from USA is what he
                     uses, doing 110v instead of 220v that's usual in Sweden.
                     Hooked up to George L Cables. The old
                     Boss DS-1 and Ibanez Tube Screamer have been
                     replaced with Chandler Digital Echo, Boss Chorus
                     and and old MXR Phase 90.


Guitars: Fender American Standard
               1962 Fender Strat Re-Issue (Gary Moore's Old Guitar)
               1965 Fender Strat (His Favourite)
               Eugene Custom Strat
               Gibson Flying V

Pickups: 62 Fender Re-Issue (Stock Pickups)
                65 Fender Strat (Dimarzio FS-1)
                74 Les Paul Custom (Duncan Dist-Bridge, Gibson PAF-Neck)
                76 Les Paul Custom (EMG 81-Bridge, EMG 85-Neck)
                77 Les Paul Deluxe (Duncan 59)
                78 Flying V (Gibson 57 Classic Plus-Bridge, Gibson PAF-Neck)
                80 Les Paul Custom (EMG 81-Bridge, EMG 85-Neck)
                Eugene Custom (Rio Grande BBQ-Bridge, Rio Grande Muy Grande-Neck)

Amps: Marshall JCM 800 2205
            Marshall Slash Signature Model Cabinets
            H & H Power Amp 800

Effects: Boss Chorus Ensemble
              Boss Digital Delay
              Boss DS-1
              Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808