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What guitar does White Reaper play?

In Premier Guitar's 2021 Rig Rundown, Tony Esposito was seen using a Gibson Flying V and ES-335 through a Friedman Runt 50 and a Fender Super-Sonic 2x12, with a Way Huge Green Rhino and Boss pedals. Hunter Thompson played a 1965 Baldwin Baby Bison and a Nash S-63 into a Kemper Profiler and a ValveTrain PowerTrain Stage 50.

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What guitar does Tony Esposito play?

Premier Guitar's 2021 Rig Rundown showed a stock 2000 Gibson Flying V he bought in 2015 and a 2000s Gibson ES-335 that he had used the most since shows returned, both in E-flat standard.

What amp does Tony Esposito use?

He switched from Vox AC30s to a Friedman Runt 50, which runs into a stock Fender Super-Sonic 60 2x12 extension cab with its original Celestion Vintage 30s.

What guitar does Hunter Thompson play in White Reaper?

He has been seen with a 1965 Baldwin Baby Bison with Burns Tri-Sonic pickups and a lightly worn Nash S-63 with Lollar Sixty-Four single-coils.

Does White Reaper use a Kemper?

Yes. Hunter Thompson ordered a Kemper Profiler during the pandemic and toured with it in 2021, splitting it into a ValveTrain PowerTrain Stage 50 for stage volume.

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White Reaper are the Louisville rock band behind Might Be Right and The World's Best American Band. This guide covers the rigs of guitarists Tony Esposito and Hunter Thompson as Premier Guitar documented them in 2021.

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