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Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Friday, 21 August 2009 04:09

Caleb Followill is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band, Kings of Leon.

Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Caleb's guitar rig.

Caleb on guitar

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Guitars
- '72 Gibson 325 (Note that Caleb smashed this guitar onstage in 7/2009. It was his favorite guitar. It was fixed.)
- Gibson Hummingbird acoustic

Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic-Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry Sunburst Nickel






Amps
- Matchless C-30 2x12 combo amp
- Silvertone 1485 100-watt amp (used as main amp on Come Around Sundown)
- VOX AC-15 and AC-30 amps

Vox Custom AC15C1 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Black




Effects
- Voodoo Lab Ground control

Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro MIDI Foot Controller


- Boss TU-2 (floor)

Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner




The following pedals are kept in his rack and controlled with the Ground Control:
- Boss Tremolo

Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal


- MXR Micro Amp

MXR M-133 Micro Amp Pedal


- MXR Compressor

MXR M-102 Dyna Comp Compressor Pedal


- Fulltone Full-Drive II

Fulltone Fulldrive2 MOSFET Overdrive/Clean Boost Guitar Effects Pedal Blue


- Electro Harmonix POG

Electro-Harmonix Classics POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Guitar Effects Pedal ¹


- Boss Space Echo

Boss RE-20 Space Echo Delay / Reverb Pedal


- Fulltone DejaVibe 2

Fulltone MDV2 Mini-Deja'Vibe 2 Guitar Effects Pedal Cream


- Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb pedal

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Effects Pedal


- Voodoo Lab pedal power

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply

- Echoplex (used on "The Immortals" recording)

 

 

Strings and Picks

- .012 gauge flatwound strings

- John Pearse medium picks
Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 11:39
 

Comments 

 
0 #8 RE: Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment — Austin Curran 2012-01-14 15:27
He uses Vox Ac30's and 15's as well
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0 #7 RE: Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment — gogo 2011-07-21 17:58
he uses john pearse medium picks
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0 #6 RE: Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment — Cian 2011-04-18 09:03
I remember seeing them the day after he smashed it at oxegen, playing a guitar i had sold him the day before :-) A gibso heritage 335 if im not mistaken.
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0 #5 RE: Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment — Ray 2010-12-22 03:27
Quoting Justin:
Quoting mauricio:
I can't believe he did that :-( it was iconic of KOL :-( and I liked it haha I'm want to know what is he using know


Don't worry, he evidently got it repaired by the Gibson Custom Shop (I have and insider there) and is still using it.

Quoting Justin:
Quoting mauricio:
I can't believe he did that :-( it was iconic of KOL :-( and I liked it haha I'm want to know what is he using know


Don't worry, he evidently got it repaired by the Gibson Custom Shop (I have and insider there) and is still using it.

Quoting Justin:
Quoting mauricio:
I can't believe he did that :-( it was iconic of KOL :-( and I liked it haha I'm want to know what is he using know


Don't worry, he evidently got it repaired by the Gibson Custom Shop (I have and insider there) and is still using it.


www.gibson.com/.../Repair%20Stories
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0 #4 RE: Smashed guitar — Justin 2010-10-29 10:54
Quoting mauricio:
I can't believe he did that :-( it was iconic of KOL :-( and I liked it haha I'm want to know what is he using know


Don't worry, he evidently got it repaired by the Gibson Custom Shop (I have and insider there) and is still using it.
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+3 #3 RE: Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment — Antone 2010-09-22 14:56
I seen 2010 concert footage - amps are now 2 VOX ac30, no more matchless on stage.
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0 #2 sean 2009-11-06 08:38
He got the guitar fixed, but he did play his other vintage 325, which was a cherry color. I do know he has a 335 which he played for a short time (I've only seen him play it in one video though).
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0 #1 smashed guitar :-( :-( — mauricio 2009-09-20 13:13
I can't believe he did that :-( it was iconic of KOL :-( and I liked it haha I'm want to know what is he using know
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