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What guitar does REO Speedwagon play?

Dave Amato has been seen with prototypes of his Gibson Les Paul signature, a '57 Black Beauty, a Gibson EDS-1275 and Nash T-style guitars into four Marshall JCM800 2210 heads with an Eventide Ultra Harmonizer in the rack. Bryan Hitt has been seen with a Ludwig Epic kit.

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Dave Amato: guitars

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Bryan Hitt: drums

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What guitar does Dave Amato play?

Premier Guitar's 2013 Rig Rundown showed two prototypes of his Gibson Les Paul signature model, a Custom Shop '57 Black Beauty, a Lonnie Mack V with a Bigsby, an EDS-1275 double neck, a Fender Esquire/Telecaster double neck and a pair of Nash T-styles.

What amp does Dave Amato use?

He was seen with four Marshall JCM800 2210 heads into Marshall 4x12 cabinets loaded with 75 watt Celestion speakers.

What effects does Dave Amato use?

His Bob Bradshaw designed rack held a Yamaha SPX90, Roland SRV-2000, Eventide Ultra Harmonizer, dbx 160A, TC Electronic 2290 and 1210, and a Lexicon PCM70, with a B rig of Boss, MXR, Dunlop, Korg and Line 6 units.

What drums does Bryan Hitt play?

Modern Drummer featured his Ludwig Epic Series REO Speedwagon 2009 tour kit: maple and birch hybrid shells, two 16x22 bass drums with 8x22 woofers, 12, 13, 14 and 16 inch toms and a 7x14 snare.

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REO Speedwagon are the Illinois rock band behind Keep On Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling. This guide covers guitarist Dave Amato's guitars, Marshall amps and rack effects, plus drummer Bryan Hitt's Ludwig tour kit.

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