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What guitar does Brittany Howard play?

Brittany Howard has said a 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Custom was always the guitar for her, and played an unbranded Japanese four-pickup guitar on Jaime through a '70s Semprini tube PA. She has said she always runs a Big Muff and a tuner, and loves Roland Space Echos.

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What guitar does Brittany Howard play?

A 1961 Gibson Historic Les Paul SG Custom and an unbranded Japan-made four-pickup guitar, possibly a Teisco, that she used on Jaime. In the Sound & Color era her two main guitars were a 1971 Gibson SG Custom and a Harmony Rocket.

What amp does Brittany Howard use?

A '70s Semprini ST280-20/M tube PA, doctored up and run into two Semprini BF 110 cabs. On Jaime she also used an old Music Man for clean parts and a little Gibson combo. In 2015 Premier Guitar listed an Orange Tiny Terror and a 1960 Silvertone cab.

What pedals does Brittany Howard use?

She has said she usually runs an overdrive and always has a Big Muff and a tuner. Her 2019 rig also listed a Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Boss RE-20, ZVEX Mastotron, Boss FRV-1 and Boss TU-3.

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Brittany Howard is the singer and guitarist of Alabama Shakes and a solo artist behind Jaime and What Now. This guide covers the Gibson SG Customs, Harmony Rocket and unbranded Japanese guitar she plays, the Semprini PA amp she turned into a guitar rig, and her Big Muff and Space Echo setup.

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