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What guitar does Gary Clark Jr. play?

Gary Clark Jr. has been seen using his 2007 Epiphone Casino 'Red', a Gibson signature SG and GCJ Flying V prototypes with D'Addario Chromes, into a modified 2012 Fender Vibro-King and a Princeton, with his Dunlop signature Cry Baby, a Fulltone Octafuzz, Function f(x) fuzzes and a Strymon Flint.

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What guitar does Gary Clark Jr. play?

Premier Guitar's 2019 Rig Rundown shows his 2007 Epiphone Casino 'Red' with stock P-90s, used on Blak and Blu, his Gibson signature SG with Custom Shop P-90s, two GCJ Flying V prototypes he developed with Gibson, and the '90s Ibanez Blazer his mother gave him.

What amp does Gary Clark Jr. use?

A modified 2012 Fender Vibro-King head into a Fender 2x10 closed-back cab, with a 2013 Fender Princeton added at low volume in some rooms, per Premier Guitar in 2019. His pedalboard runs through the Vibro-King's effects loop.

What pedals does Gary Clark Jr. use?

His 2019 board had a Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby wah, Fulltone Octafuzz, Function f(x) The Cannon and Clusterfuzz, Hermida Zendrive, Strymon Flint and a TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir, according to Premier Guitar.

What strings does Gary Clark Jr. use?

D'Addario Chromes, .011 to .049, on his Epiphone Casino, and D'Addario .011 to .049 on his Flying Vs, per Premier Guitar's 2019 Rig Rundown.

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Gary Clark Jr. is the Austin blues-rock guitarist and singer behind Blak and Blu and This Land. This guide covers the touring rig Premier Guitar documented in 2019: his Epiphone Casino, Gibson signature SG and Flying V prototypes, Fender Vibro-King and fuzz-heavy pedalboard.

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