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===2009-2011 - Raditude - Hurley, Memories Shows, Weezer Cruise=== | ===2009-2011 - Raditude - Hurley, Memories Shows, Weezer Cruise=== | ||
Rivers had one of the red SG's painted white, it can be | Rivers had one of the red SG's painted white, it can be identified by a having a complete white headstock without any logos. | ||
Later on it was replaced by two factory white SG's. His main one is called "Courtney." | |||
For the Memories shows, Rivers used the Gibson SG seen in the past, presumably because both The Blue Album and Pinkerton were recorded largely with Gibson guitars. | For the Memories shows, Rivers used the Gibson SG seen in the past, presumably because both The Blue Album and Pinkerton were recorded largely with Gibson guitars. | ||
By this time, the Warmoth Strats was kept backstage as backup/practice guitars. But they were never used live until 2012. | By this time, the Warmoth Strats was kept backstage as backup/practice guitars. But they were never used live until 2012. | ||
The large " | The large "mock 4x12" cabs and old "Weezer" labelled Marshall Amps also returned on stage, but were just used as props at a few Memories Shows. | ||
===2012-2014 - Pre-EWBAITE, EWBAITE Touring=== | ===2012-2014 - Pre-EWBAITE, EWBAITE Touring=== | ||
When Weezer returned to its classic formation after the Raditude and Hurley eras, Rivers also returned to using his Strats. This time the Seafoam Green being his main with | When Weezer returned to its classic formation after the Raditude and Hurley eras, Rivers also returned to using his Strats. This time the Seafoam Green (named Satsuki) being his main with | ||
the Sonic Blue | the Sonic Blue (named Mei) as a backup. RIvers has confirmed several times that he prefers how the green one sounds, and is often seen playing it in the studio as well. | ||
The old Black Warmoth pictured on the Green Album was also used at a Scott & Rivers concert in Japan. | The old Black Warmoth pictured on the Green Album was also used at a Scott & Rivers concert in Japan. | ||
The three Strat's bridge pickups have different appearances than what was seen back around the Green Album days. Mei and the Black one having a Zebra color layout. | |||
Rivers has confirmed the neck and bridge pickups are DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan, respectively. But is it unknown they are his classic Super 2 neck and TB59 bridge combo. | |||
The Marshall "mock 4x12" finally returned in the shows leading up the EWBAITE tour. | |||
Mojotone was commissioned replicas of the cabinets, but these were the larger width versions and have only been used very rarely. | |||
The two different types can be seen in the Africa video. | |||
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During touring for The Black Album, Rivers continued his Kemper off-stage profiling setup, often playing his Gibson SG, which he had painted black. | During touring for The Black Album, Rivers continued his Kemper off-stage profiling setup, often playing his Gibson SG, which he had painted black. | ||
It has since been repainted white, along with the pickguard. | |||
Note, it could have been vinyl wrapped or removable Plasti-Dip paint as | |||
the pin-up of Courtney has always remained on the back despite which color the front is. | |||
===2021 - Hella Mega Tour=== | ===2021 - Hella Mega Tour=== | ||
Rivers is seen using a Jackson Pro Series Rhoads RR24 in Lightning Crackle design, most likely chosen to mimic the ''[[Van Weezer]]'' album cover. | Rivers is seen using a Jackson Pro Series Rhoads RR24 in Lightning Crackle design, most likely chosen to mimic the ''[[Van Weezer]]'' album cover. | ||
In December of 2021, Rivers had switched back to | In December of 2021, Rivers had switched back to Satsuki for his main guitar, whilst using Mei as a backup. It is assumed the Jackson is still in commission, just wasn't used for those shows. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||