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Chris Robertson has said he played PRS guitars, including his signature SE, through PRS Sewell heads live and a Splawn Super Sport 22 in the studio. Ben Wells has said his main sound is a Gibson Les Paul Classic through an original Peavey 5150, and John Fred Young has been seen playing DW drums and Zildjian cymbals.
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“I recorded the majority of the rhythm tracks with one of my signature PRS SE guitars.”
“I completely love my PRS amps and guitars”
“He ended up giving to me, and it's been on every record we've made.”
“I used one amp for the entire record: my Splawn Super Sport 22 on the normal gain channel.”
“My main sound was my Gibson Les Paul Classic, which I've recorded every album with.”
He has said he records rhythm with his signature PRS SE guitars and plays PRS SE 245, S2 Starla, S2 Singlecut, SE 277 and Stripped 58 models live. For leads he has used his dad's 1988 Gibson Les Paul on every record.
Live he has said he played through PRS Original Sewell heads with PRS 4x12 cabs. On the 2020 album he used one amp for everything: a Splawn Super Sport 22 on the normal gain channel.
He has said his main sound is his Gibson Les Paul Classic, his first Les Paul, which he has recorded every album with. He has also played a Fender Sub-Sonic Telecaster, a Nash Telecaster and a Martin D-45 acoustic.
An original Peavey 5150 that was used at trade shows for Eddie Van Halen demos, plus a Peavey Invective 120 on the 2020 album.
Black Stone Cherry is the Kentucky hard rock band of Chris Robertson, Ben Wells and John Fred Young. This guide covers each member's guitars, amps, pedals and drums from MusicRadar and Guitar World interviews.
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