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What guitar does Cedric Burnside play?

Cedric Burnside has said he played a custom Aronson guitar with Harmonic Design Z-90 pickups through a Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb for guitar and an Ampeg PF-500 head with a Portaflex 115HE cabinet for bass tones. He has said he skips pedals except a booster for solos.

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What guitar does Cedric Burnside use?

A custom guitar built by Mike Aronson with Harmonic Design Z-90 pickups. He has said he asked for no tone knobs because all he does is turn the volume up and down.

What amp does Cedric Burnside use?

A Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb with a 12 inch Celestion Neo Creamback for guitar, plus an Ampeg PF-500 head and Portaflex 115HE cabinet for bass tones. He has said he also has an Orange Crush 35RT.

What pedals does Cedric Burnside use?

Very few. He has said he does not use pedals except a booster for solos, and in 2024 he said he has only two pedals, a tuner and an AB box that runs his lead and bass amps together.

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Cedric Burnside is the Mississippi hill country blues guitarist, singer and drummer, grandson of R.L. Burnside. This guide covers the guitar and amps described in Premier Guitar's look at his duplex rig.

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