System of a Down's Daron Malakian Rig Rundown

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/system-of-a-down Scars on Broadway: https://scarsonbroadway.com/ The metal giants return to the stage with a show powered by gold-and-black axes and pure tube power. Except for two new singles in 2020, alt-metal icons System of a Down haven’t released new music in 20 years. But luckily for their fans, System—vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan—took their catalog of era-defining, genre-changing hard-rock haymakers on tour this year across South and North America. PG’s Chris Kies connected with Malakian backstage at Soldier Field in Chicago ahead of System’s second show at the football stadium. Malakian talked about running into a SOAD cover band in Wrigleyville, writing and composing the new Scars on Broadway album 'Addicted to the Violence,' and shared some interesting guitar and musical influences we didn't see coming. Then his tech, Patrick Lachman, took the talk to the side stage where explained how some color-coded Gibson, Ibanez, and Friedman gear give Malakian the fire he needs to burn through the band’s legendary set. Shop Daron Malakian's Gear: MXR Phase 90 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNbBJj Friedman BE-100 Deluxe - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daWeaK Ibanez Iceman - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9gjr1Q Friedman BE-100 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APey1D Marshall 4x12 cabs - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Vx9bvk Gibson Flying V - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raLeoy Gibson SG - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7L Gibson ES-335 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKWeV0 Shure AD4Q - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/da2ynK Radial JX 44 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/anmJnQ MXR Smart Gate Pro - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyA9rj AmpRx Backline - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLDkax Furman PL-Pro DMC - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EE1zgn Ernie Ball Custom Set (.010-0.50) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JKXLvN 0:00 - Mark Tremonti & D'Addario 0:15 - Daron Malakian Guitar Solo Intro 1:28 - Subscribe to Rig Rundowns! 1:38 - Chris Kies Intro 1:53 - Daron Malakian Running Into SOAD Cover Band in Chicago 5:08 - History of Stolen Guitars 6:46 - What Does Daron Malakian Need From His Guitar? 9:36 - Songwriting Tools 10:17 - Unexpected Guitar Influences 12:29 - Pride in Writing 'Addicted to the Violence' Album 17:11 - Musical Phases & Abstract Songwriting 19:12 - Freedom in Creating Your Own Art 20:31 - Gibson Flying V to Honor Albert King's Lucy 21:29 - Daron Malakian Large Triangle Guitar Picks & Playing Style 23:55 - Daron Malakian Guitar Solo 2 24:53 - D'Addario Players Circle Rewards 25:54 - Guitar Tech Patrick Lachman 26:21 - Gibson SGs 27:28 - Daron Malakian Strings & SOAD Tunings 28:20 - When Do Guitar Changes Happen? 28:57 - Ibanez Iceman 29:42 - Gibson Flying V (Honoring Albert King Lucy) 30:10 - Gibson ES-355 31:36 - Ibanez Iceman (Gold Binding) 32:09 - Setting Up Guitars for Daron Malakian 33:24 - Rack Gear 35:07 - Friedman BE-100 & BE-100 Deluxe Amps 36:29 - Speaker Cabinets & Speakers 37:30 - EQ'ing Daron Malakian's Amps 38:31 - Daron Malakian Pedalboard 39:04 - MXR Smart Gate Pro 39:47 - Orbel Babayan Controlling Daron's Effects 40:45 - Daron Malakian Guitar Solo 3 41:58 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/system-of-a-down Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr Join D’Addario’s Players Circle for free today to start earning points toward free gear: https://ddar.io/pc-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #systemofadown #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer

Added 9 Sept 2026