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What guitar does Blackberry Smoke play?

Charlie Starr has been seen playing a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior, a 1964 ES-335 and Fender Esquires through Echopark and Germino amps. Paul Jackson has been seen with a 1979 Les Paul, a black SG Standard and a Martin D-28, through a Marshall JCM800 and a Vox AC30.

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What guitar does Charlie Starr play?

His main guitar is a battle-scarred 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior with its original P-90. Premier Guitar's 2023 rundown also showed a 1964 ES-335 with a Bigsby, 1963 and 1965 Fender Esquires, a B-Bender Telecaster and a 1964 SG Junior.

What amps does Charlie Starr use?

In 2023 he was seen with an always-on Echopark Vibramatic 23, a tweed Deluxe-style amp, plus a Germino Lead 55LV into a 4x12 and a Germino Master Model 50.

What guitar does Paul Jackson of Blackberry Smoke play?

A 1979 Gibson Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan 59 in the neck and a Pearly Gates in the bridge, a black SG Standard given to him by Frank Hannon of Tesla, and a Martin D-28, plus a 1978 ES-335 and other Gibsons.

What pedals does Charlie Starr use?

His 2023 board held a Cry Baby, a PCE-FX Aluminum Falcon, an Analog Man Sun Face, a Chase Tone Secret Preamp, a Wampler Faux Tape Echo, a Fulltone Supa-Trem, a DryBell Vibe Machine and a modded MXR Phase 45.

What amp does Paul Jackson use?

A pre-1985 Marshall JCM800 50-watt into a 4x12, restored to stock at Andrews Amp Lab, and a Vox AC30.

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Blackberry Smoke is the Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. This guide covers the guitars, amps and pedalboards of guitarists Charlie Starr and Paul Jackson, by member, from Premier Guitar's 2023 Rig Rundown.

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