“I wanted a sound that could really punch and hit heavy”

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What gear does Christone "Kingfish" Ingram use?
Kingfish Ingram uses his Fender Kingfish Delta Day Telecaster Deluxe signature. He has said he plays two Fender Twins and a Gibson Black Beauty, and he has been seen using a Peavey Classic 50 plus a compact board with a Marshall ShredMaster, Dunlop Cry Baby Mini Wah and Boss DD-3T.
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Guitars
“I wanted a sound that could really punch and hit heavy”
“I pretty much asked them to make me an LP-sounding guitar.”
“I’ve also been using a Gibson Black Beauty, so I may pull that out on the tour, too.”
“the Strat was definitely the number-one. I used that Strat for a good two to three years.”
Amps
“As for amps, I’m basically just using two [Fender] Twins.”
Pedalboard
“When it comes to overdrive or distortion, I like it at high gain. It comes from listening to Gary Moore and Prince.”
“I have used that wah so much that I’m uncomfortable using a standard-sized wah”
“I just got the Atomic Overdrive from a company in Nashville called XAct Tone”
“It gives me the right amount of gain without being like too thrashy, where you can’t hear the notes, you know?”
“It gives me a really beautiful, quirky sound.”
Stage
Records that shaped me
“I remember listening to his version of The Thrill Is Gone that he did with Slash’s Blues Ball, which is one of my favorite versions of that song.”
About Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's gear.
What guitar does Kingfish play?
He plays his Fender signature Telecaster Deluxe models: the Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe in Mississippi Night and the 2025 Delta Day version. He has also played custom LP-style guitars by Michael Chertoff and a Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty.
What amp does Kingfish use?
He has said he is basically just using two Fender Twins. In his 2024 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown he was seen with a Fender '65 Twin Reverb and a Peavey Classic 50, the Peavey as a nod to his Mississippi roots.
What pedals does Kingfish use?
In 2024 he was seen with a Boss TU-3W tuner, Dunlop Cry Baby Mini Wah, Marshall ShredMaster and Boss DD-3T delay on a Pedaltrain Nano. He has also said he uses an MXR FOD Drive and MXR Carbon Copy.
What strings does Kingfish use?
In his 2024 Rig Rundown he was seen using Ernie Ball Power Slinky .011 sets and Dunlop Jazz III plectrums.
What blues records does Kingfish tell people to hear?
He has named B.B. King's Live at the Regal, Robert Johnson's Love in Vain and Slash's Blues Ball version of The Thrill Is Gone.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is a Grammy-winning blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi, with two signature Fender Telecaster Deluxe models. This guide covers his guitars, amps, pedals and the blues records he points fans to, sourced from his interviews and Rig Rundowns.
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