“I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone

Joe Perry plays guitar in front of massive bank of Marshall amps.

Some guitar greats are historically associated with one guitar and one amp. But Joe Perry is not one of them. This guy plugs a host of iconic guitars into all sorts of amps; well, let’s make that all sorts of tube amps. Beyond that, he likes to play the field.

“I’m not an amp snob,” he says. “I won’t say I can’t use this or that amp. I’m gonna give everything a try. You never know what you’re gonna discover. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on some of my favorite songs. You just don’t know.”