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Epiphone
CasinoSaid in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
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9 items · Last checked What guitar does Ted Nugent play?
Ted Nugent has been seen with a 1962 Gibson Byrdland he calls Number 4, fitted with Gibson Burstbucker 2 pickups. He has talked about touring with Byrdlands and Peavey 6505 heads, and has said his early rig was a Fender amp wall with Twins.
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Seen in Vintage Guitar: Ted Nugent's 1962 Gibson Byrdland, April 2004
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Seen in Vintage Guitar: Ted Nugent's 1962 Gibson Byrdland, April 2004
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Gibson
Gibson Byrdland (touring guitars)
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Said in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Ted Nugent, August 2012
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Peavey
Peavey 6505 heads
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Peavey
Peavey 6505 headsSaid in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Ted Nugent, August 2012
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What guitars Ted Nugent uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Seen in Vintage Guitar: Ted Nugent's 1962 Gibson Byrdland, April 2004
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Seen in Vintage Guitar: Ted Nugent's 1962 Gibson Byrdland, April 2004
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Gibson
Gibson Byrdland (touring guitars)
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Said in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Ted Nugent, August 2012
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Amps
Peavey
Peavey 6505 heads
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Peavey
Peavey 6505 headsSaid in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Ted Nugent, August 2012
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Fender
Fender Twin (amp wall)
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Fender
Fender Twin (amp wall)Said in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
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Early years
Gibson
1965 blonde Gibson Byrdland (his first)
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“Good Lord, the sonic adventure I was on!”
Said in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
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Epiphone
CasinoSaid in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
Fender
White Fender Duo-Sonic
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Fender
White Fender Duo-SonicSaid in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
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Fender
Beige Fender Bandmaster
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Fender
Beige Fender BandmasterSaid in Guitar World: How Ted Nugent accidentally destroyed his first Gibson Byrdland, March 2024
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Questions
About Ted Nugent's gear.
What guitar does Ted Nugent play?
The Gibson Byrdland. Vintage Guitar profiled his 1962 spruce-top Byrdland, known as Number 4, and he talked about his Byrdlands in Premier Guitar's 2012 Rig Rundown.
What amp does Ted Nugent use?
In Premier Guitar's 2012 Rig Rundown he talked about Peavey 6505 heads. He told Guitar World that in the late 1960s he played into a Fender amp wall that included Twins.
What pickups are in Ted Nugent's Byrdland?
Vintage Guitar reported that the original PAF pickups in his 1962 Byrdland were replaced with Gibson Burstbucker 2 models in 2003.
What was Ted Nugent's first guitar setup?
He told Guitar World he played a white Fender Duo-Sonic through a beige Fender Bandmaster, then an Epiphone Casino, before trading it toward a blonde 1965 Gibson Byrdland.
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