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What guitar does Black Pistol Fire play?

Black Pistol Fire's Kevin McKeown has been seen using a 1990s Epiphone Casino, an Epiphone Sheraton and a Gibson Firebird, D'Addario EXL115 strings, three Fender combos (Hot Rod DeVille, Twin Reverb, Super Reverb), and fuzzes from Third Man Records, Fulltone and Electro-Harmonix.

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What guitar does Kevin McKeown use?

Kevin McKeown has been seen using a 1990s Epiphone Casino as his main road guitar, an Epiphone Sheraton for slide, a Gibson Firebird with Seymour Duncan Antiquity P-90s, and a 1957 Gretsch Corvette.

What amp does Kevin McKeown use?

He has been seen running three Fender combos onstage: a Hot Rod DeVille 4x10 chained into a Twin Reverb, plus a Super Reverb with a Cusack Screamer in front.

What strings does Kevin McKeown use?

Premier Guitar reported in 2016 that all of his guitars took D'Addario EXL115 strings, .011 to .049.

What fuzz pedals does Kevin McKeown use?

His board has held three fuzzes: a Third Man Records Bumble Buzz, a Fulltone OctaFuzz and an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff.

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Black Pistol Fire are the Canadian-born, Austin-based blues rock duo of Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen. This guide covers McKeown's guitars, three Fender combos and fuzz-heavy pedalboard from Premier Guitar's 2016 Rig Rundown.

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