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Duane Allman Guitar Gear Rig
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 04:37

Duane Allman was an American, lead guitarist of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band, and session musician. He played guitar on many interesting recording sessions for artists such as Aretha Franklin and Boz Scaggs. He also had a role on the Layla album from Derek and the Dominos.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that had been seen in Duane's guitar rig at one time or another.

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Guitars
- Fender Telecaster w/ Stratocaster neck (Allman Joys, Hour Glass)

Fender American Vintage Series '62 Custom Telecaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst


- '54 Fender Stratocaster (Early Session work)

Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Series '56 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst


- '57 Gibson Les Paul Standard goldtop with PAF pickups (he later swapped the PAF's to another Les Paul)

Gibson '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar Antique Gold


- '59 Gibson Les Paul Standard cherry sunburst

Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top Electric Guitar Washed Cherry


- '58 Gibson Les Paul Standard tobacco sunburst

Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard  Electric Guitar Faded Tobacco


- '61 Gibson SG (formerly belonging to Dickey Betts, who gave it to Duane to use as a slide guitar)

Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry


- Gibson ES-345

Gibson Custom ES-345 Reissue Electric Blues Guitar Faded Cherry


- Gibson Acoustics


Amps and Cabinets
- Vox Super-Beatle amp (Allman Joys, Hour Glass)
- Fender Twin amp w/JBL speakers (Early Session work)

Fender Twin Amp 100-Watt All-Tube Guitar Amp


- Marshall Bass 50 heads and Marshall Bass 100 cabinets
- Fender Champ combo amps (Layla)




Effects and Other
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (used old 9V batteries because he liked the sound they made)

Dunlop Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face Pedal


- Fender Rock N' Roll 150 strings (Hour Glass)

Fender 150TR Original Pure Nickel Light Ball End Electric Guitar Strings


- Coricidin medicine bottle (used as a glass slide) - a large part of Duane's sound

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 10:30
 

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+1 #5 RE: Duane Allman Guitar Gear RigTony P 2012-04-04 16:08
Duane Allman played slide like few others. All that followed learned his style and licks.... Listen to Derek Trucks with your eyes closed and its Duane at the Fillmore. Statesboro Blues at the Fillmore is the peak of slide. Its perfect... And the previous post is dead on... without Duane , Layla and other assorted love songs are just not the same.
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+2 #4 RE: Duane Allman Guitar Gear RigHaywood Jablomy 2012-01-02 23:23
Saying that Duane Allman "had a role on the Layla album" is like saying that Keith Richards had a role on the Exile on Main Street album. No Duane--no Layla.
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0 #3 GuitaristFrank Notarbartolo 2011-07-12 14:46
Derek tunes to open E with the Allmans on his SG. He tunes to open D on his National Duolians and other acoustics. He also uses a capo on some DTB tunes.
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0 #2 RE: Duane Allman Guitar Gear RigCory Sanchez 2010-11-16 23:14
The SG was a '61. It uses the small pickguard, which was only used until '63.
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-2 #1 Duane Allmankevin murphy 2009-01-06 13:26
Duane was a great influence on curent ABB member Derek Trucks as far as equipment
very sparce and Derek tunes to an open D instead of open E
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