Gibson
1959 Les Paul Standard "Bernice"
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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21 items · Last checked What guitar does Gary Rossington play?
Gary Rossington was seen with his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Bernice, Gibson SGs and his Custom Shop signature Les Paul. He said he played Les Paul '59 reissues through a Peavey Mace head for most of his career, alongside Marshall and Hiwatt amps, with D'Addario NYXL strings.
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What guitars Gary Rossington uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Gibson
1959 Les Paul Standard "Bernice"
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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Gibson
Custom Shop Gary Rossington Les Paul
SponsoredSeen using
Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Gibson
Custom Shop Gary Rossington '59 Les Paul Standard (first prototype)
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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Gibson
Les Paul '59 reissues
Has said they use
Gibson
Les Paul '59 reissues“My main guitars were my Les Paul ’59 reissues. Those are my babies.”
Said in Interview: Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington Discusses Last of a Dyin' Breed, November 2012
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Gibson
SG guitars
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Gibson
SG guitarsSeen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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Gibson
Custom Shop Les Paul Standard
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Gibson
Custom Shop ES-335
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Gibson
Custom Shop ES-335Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Fender
Eric Clapton Stratocaster
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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National
Resonator guitar
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National
Resonator guitarSeen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Gretsch
Tennessean
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Gretsch
TennesseanSeen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Amps
Peavey
Mace 100-watt head
Has said they use
Peavey
Mace 100-watt head“I’ve used a Peavey Mace throughout my whole career, really, even in the early days back in the ’70s.”
Said in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Fender
Prosonic amplifier
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Fender
Prosonic amplifierSeen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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Hiwatt
Custom 100
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Hiwatt
Custom 100Seen in Rig Rundown: Gary Rossington Collection, December 2025
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Strings and accessories
D'Addario
NYXL strings (.009 to .042)
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D'Addario
NYXL strings (.009 to .042)Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Mel Bay
Green Light nylon contoured picks
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Seen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Score Marketing
Coricidin bottle slide
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Score Marketing
Coricidin bottle slideSeen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Buffalo Straps
Custom leather strap
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Buffalo Straps
Custom leather strapSeen in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone, January 2017
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Questions
About Gary Rossington's gear.
What guitar did Gary Rossington play?
His 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard nicknamed Bernice, Gibson SGs he owned since high school, and Les Paul '59 reissues he called his babies. Gibson Custom Shop also made a Gary Rossington Les Paul.
What amp did Gary Rossington use?
He said he used a Peavey Mace throughout his career, starting in the 1970s, into a Peavey 4x12 with JBL speakers. A 1959 Marshall Super Lead and a Hiwatt Custom 100 were also part of his sound.
What slide did Gary Rossington use?
His 2017 Premier Guitar gear list named a Score Marketing Coricidin bottle slide, with a National resonator strung with D'Addario medium-gauge strings.
What strings did Gary Rossington use?
D'Addario NYXL sets gauged .009 to .042 on his electrics, and Mel Bay Green Light nylon contoured picks, per Premier Guitar in 2017.
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Gary Rossington (1951 to 2023) was a founding guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd. This legacy guide covers his Les Pauls, SGs and Peavey Mace amps from Premier Guitar, Guitar World and MusicRadar interviews and the 2025 look at his collection; the social links are the band's official accounts.
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