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Duane Allman was seen with a 1957 Gibson Les Paul goldtop, a sunburst Les Paul and a Marshall 50-watt head, playing slide with a glass bottle. Dickey Betts built his tone on Gibson Les Pauls and SGs through Marshall. Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes carried on with Les Pauls.
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1960 Les Paul Standard“I’m scared to take that guitar on the road, so I play it in the studio when I can”
Said in Premier Guitar: Inside Tedeschi Trucks Band's new album, Future Soul, April 2026
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Gibson
ES-335“Elsewhere on the album, Trucks played a 1964 ES-335 and a 1960 Les Paul”
Said in Premier Guitar: Inside Tedeschi Trucks Band's new album, Future Soul, April 2026
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Fender
Super Reverb“he goes straight into his Alessandro custom head and cabs and a Fender Super Reverb.”
Seen in Guitar Player: Derek Trucks shows us three top axes from his touring rig, November 2021
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Dickey Betts: guitar
Duane Allman: guitar
Gibson
Les Paul goldtop (1957)
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Les Paul goldtop (1957)Seen in Guitar Player: How Eric Clapton and Duane Allman's guitar tandem embodied the blues tradition, August 2026
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Gibson
Les Paul, sunburst
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Gibson
Les Paul, sunburstSeen in Guitar Player: Charlie Starr on jamming with Duane Allman's goldtop, May 2026
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Gibson
SG / Les Paul Standard (1961)
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Seen in Guitar World: Slidedog, the slide guitar mastery of Duane Allman, November 2018
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Gibson
Les Paul Junior (1959, cherry red)
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Seen in Guitar Player: Duane Allman wanted his first electric guitar back, July 2026
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Seen in Guitar Player: Duane Allman wanted his first electric guitar back, July 2026
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Coricidin
Glass bottle slide
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Coricidin
Glass bottle slideSeen in Guitar World: Slidedog, the slide guitar mastery of Duane Allman, November 2018
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Marshall
50-watt head
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Marshall
50-watt headSeen in Guitar Player: Classic Tones, Statesboro Blues, June 2021
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Derek Trucks: guitar
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Gibson
1960 Les Paul Standard“I’m scared to take that guitar on the road, so I play it in the studio when I can”
Said in Premier Guitar: Inside Tedeschi Trucks Band's new album, Future Soul, April 2026
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Gibson
ES-335“Elsewhere on the album, Trucks played a 1964 ES-335 and a 1960 Les Paul”
Said in Premier Guitar: Inside Tedeschi Trucks Band's new album, Future Soul, April 2026
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Fender
Super Reverb“he goes straight into his Alessandro custom head and cabs and a Fender Super Reverb.”
Seen in Guitar Player: Derek Trucks shows us three top axes from his touring rig, November 2021
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“Trucks’ signature slide, the Dunlop DT01, has a closed end with a little weight in it for balance.”
Seen in MusicRadar: Watch Derek Trucks use a drumstick as a slide, June 2024
Warren Haynes: guitar
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“My two main guitars were my signature Les Paul and my blonde 335.”
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Soldano
SLO-100“On one side is his Soldano SLO-100, which the guitarist had modded by Mike Soldano to boost low-mid response at his preferred low preamp volume settings.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes [2023], June 2023
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“I've got a silver one and a gold one.”
Said in Guitar Player: Warren Haynes says this is the greatest distortion pedal, December 2024
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About The Allman Brothers Band's gear.
What guitar did Duane Allman play?
A 1957 Gibson Les Paul goldtop, a sunburst Les Paul, a 1961 SG/Les Paul Standard and a cherry 1959 Les Paul Junior, plus a 1961 Fender Stratocaster, through a Marshall 50-watt head, with a glass bottle slide.
What guitar did Dickey Betts play?
Gibson Les Pauls and SGs were the cornerstone of his tone, with a Gibson and Marshall sound that blended clarity, heft and a tang of distortion. Gibson Custom made a Southern Rock Tribute 1959 Les Paul based on one he owned.
What gear do Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes use?
Trucks plays a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard and an ES-335 with a Dunlop medicine bottle slide. Haynes plays his Gibson Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard and an ES-335 through a Soldano SLO-100 with a Klon Centaur.
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The Allman Brothers Band were the Macon, Georgia band of Duane and Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, later with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. This legacy guide covers the band's guitar gear as a whole: Duane's Les Pauls and Marshall, Betts' Gibsons, and the Les Pauls, slides and amps of Haynes and Trucks.
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