“I met this guy who worked at Peavey. He offered me some stuff, and I was broke…” The blue-collar amp that Tyler Bates used on all his albums with Marilyn Manson

Producer/musician Tyler Bates performs onstage during Charity Bomb Presents Strange 80's 3D benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre on June 01, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Whether he’s scoring Hollywood blockbusters, touring with Marilyn Manson and Jerry Cantrell, or jamming at home, one amp never leaves Tyler Bates’ side. And he got it for free.

Before he made his name penning thousands of hours of TV and film, from Californication to Rob Zombie’s horror films and John Wick, Bates was a struggling guitar teacher. So when he was offered some gear, free of charge, he grabbed it with both hands.