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Beard Guitars
Electro-Liege lap steel“It sounds a lot like a Rickenbacker. It’s got a Lollar horseshoe pickup in it, and it sounds beautiful.”
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Megan Lovell has said she plays a Beard Electro-Liege lap steel she designed, and has been seen using a 1950s Rickenbacker. Rebecca has been seen using Fender Custom Shop Strats and Teles. They have said they recorded Bloom through a Fender Champ, a Princeton and Square Amps.
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Rickenbacker
1950s Electro Model B6 lap steelSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Fender
'65 Deluxe ReverbSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Top 5Has said they use
Fender
Princeton“I was playing through a [Fender] Champ and a Princeton.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their sisterly guitar style (Guitar World), February 2025
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Megan's lap steels
SponsoredHas said they use
Beard Guitars
Electro-Liege lap steel“It sounds a lot like a Rickenbacker. It’s got a Lollar horseshoe pickup in it, and it sounds beautiful.”
Seen using
Rickenbacker
1950s Electro Model B6 lap steelSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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National
1920s or 30s lap steel
Has said they use
National
1920s or 30s lap steel“It’s just Megan on her little 1920s or 30s National lap steel.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their pedalboard pinch-hitters, the voice of lap steel, and the blues as a living art form (Guitar W, November 2022
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Ernie Ball
Lap steel strings
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Ernie Ball
Lap steel stringsSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Dunlop
Zookies thumbpicksSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Rebecca's guitars
Fender
Custom Shop 1960s Stratocaster HSS
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Gibson
1969 SG
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Gibson
1969 SGSeen in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their pedalboard pinch-hitters, the voice of lap steel, and the blues as a living art form (Guitar W, November 2022
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Ernie Ball
10 gauge electric stringsSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Dunlop
Tortex .60 mm picksSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Amps
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Recording
Fender
Champ
Has said they use
Fender
Champ“I was playing through a [Fender] Champ and a Princeton.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their sisterly guitar style (Guitar World), February 2025
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Has said they use
Fender
Princeton“I was playing through a [Fender] Champ and a Princeton.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their sisterly guitar style (Guitar World), February 2025
Square Amps
Radio tube amp
Has said they use
Square Amps
Radio tube amp“There’s a cool manufacturer called Square Amps, who retrofits old radios and puts tube circuitry into the cool little vintage housings. I played a lot of guitar through that”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their sisterly guitar style (Guitar World), February 2025
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Pedalboards
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Strymon
Iridium amp and cabSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
Has said they use
Rodenberg Custom Amplification
TB Drive Shakedown Special“It’s a great pedal!”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their pedalboard pinch-hitters, the voice of lap steel, and the blues as a living art form (Guitar W, November 2022
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Has said they use
Beetronics
Royal Jelly overdrive and fuzz blender“It’s really versatile and there’s a range of tonal control that’s really fun.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their pedalboard pinch-hitters, the voice of lap steel, and the blues as a living art form (Guitar W, November 2022
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Has said they use
Gamechanger Audio
Light Pedal“It’s three springs that are hit with light to make the springs vibrate.”
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Ernie Ball
40th Anniversary Volume PedalSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Seen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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XAct Tone Solutions
Routing box
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XAct Tone Solutions
Routing boxSeen in Rig Rundown: Larkin Poe (Premier Guitar), April 2023
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Records that shaped us
Has said they love
Jackson Browne
Running On Empty“Specifically, I listened to his tone on Jackson Browne’s Running On Empty.”
Said in Larkin Poe's Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their sisterly guitar style (Guitar World), February 2025
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What guitar does Larkin Poe play?
Larkin Poe has said they use the Beard Guitars Electro-Liege lap steel (guitarworld.com, November 2022). Larkin Poe has been seen using the Rickenbacker 1950s Electro Model B6 lap steel (premierguitar.com, April 2023).
What lap steel does Megan Lovell play?
She has been seen using an early 1950s Rickenbacker Electro Model B6 and has said she designed the Electro-Liege lap steel with Beard Guitars, with a Lollar horseshoe pickup, so she could stand and play.
What guitar does Rebecca Lovell play?
In the 2023 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown she was seen with a Fender Custom Shop 1960s Stratocaster HSS, a silver sparkle Custom Shop 1950s blackguard Telecaster and a Gretsch G6129TPE Players Jet with a Bigsby.
What amps does Larkin Poe use?
On tour they have been seen using a pair of Fender '65 Deluxe Reverbs. For the album Bloom, Rebecca has said she played through a Fender Champ, a Princeton and a Square Amps radio amp.
What pedals does Larkin Poe use?
Both sisters have been seen using a Line 6 HX Effects, Strymon Iridium and Rodenberg TB Drive. Rebecca adds a Beetronics Royal Jelly, MXR Sugar Drive and Boss TU-3, and Megan adds an Ernie Ball volume pedal and Peterson StroboStomp HD.
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Larkin Poe is the Nashville roots rock duo of sisters Rebecca Lovell on guitar and vocals and Megan Lovell on lap steel. This guide covers their guitars, lap steels, amps and pedalboards, sourced from their Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and Guitar World interviews.
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