How To Sound Like Lynyrd Skynyrd

Amp Settings


Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Treble - 5
Mid - 10
Bass - 5
Gain - 2-3

Guitars
- Gibson Gary Rossington custom shop Les Paul Honeyburst (chambered)
- Gibson Gary Rossington custom shop black Les Paul
- Gibson Gary Rossington signature Custom Shop SG (plays on Free Bird)
- Gibson '59 Standard Les Paul (now doesn't take this guitar on the road)

Amps and Cabinets
- Peavey Penta Gary Rossington amplifer Special Edition heads (x2. Switched to these for 2009 tour.)

- Peavey 4x12 cabinets with standard Peavey Black Widow speakers (x4)

- Peavey Mace amplifer heads (used them starting in 1971)






Effects
- Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler pedal (used for tremolo and phase)

- Wireless system

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How To Sound Like Billy Gibbobs (ZZ Top)

Amp Settings

Treble: 3
Middle: 10
Bass: 10
Prescense: 10
Gain: about 5 (crunchy type of sound)
Use a Les Paul guitar with not to much output in the pups and select both!

Guitars
- Gibson '59 sunburst Les Paul aka "Pearly Gates". Gibson is making a Pearly Gatesguitar in 2009 - you can get it signed and played by Billy(aged version) or the lower price version which is not signed etc..

 

 

- Fender Esquires, aka Bones

 

- '58 Gibson Flying V

 

- Gibson Les Paul 50th Anniversary Corvette

- Goldtop Les Pauls

 

- Gibson Les Paul Juniors

 

- Gibson Melody Maker (his first guitar)

 

- Fender Stratocasters, inlcuding a Pink Fender Strat, given to him by Jimi Hendrix

 

- Fender telecasters

- Gretsch co-signature model, the Billy Bo

 

- Robin Artisan-Eight Custom "Bo Diddley"  Guitars in exotic finishes

- Tokai Les Paul style guitar

- Billy has a large collection of guitars - he even has a book about them (Rock + Roll Gearhead)!






Amps and Cabinets
- Fender Deluxe 1x12

 

- Marshall 1968 plexi

- Marshall JCM800/900

 
- Rio Grande amplifiers
- solid state Marshall Valvestate rack amps
- Crate V50
- Marshall JPM preamps
- Marshall 2x12 cab
- Fender Champ (his first amp)
- Mohave 50 watt head (Vivian Campbell said in a 2005 Modern guitar interview, that Billy brought this amp to the studio to recordhis parts on vivian's record)

- ZT Lunchbox amplifiers

Effects and More
- Pro Analog MKIII fuzz pedal

- Pro Analog The Power Driver

- Pro Analog The Dual Drive

- Boss Bass octave

 

- Electro Harmonix POG

 

- Fulltone Ultimate Octave

 

- Fulltone Deja Vibe

 

- Bixonic Expandora

 

- Chandler Tube Drivers
- Keeley Katana pedal

 

- Korg Rack tuner

 

- Furman Power conditioners

 

- Tech 21 NYC Midi Mouse

 

- Analog Man Sun Lion pedals

Strings and picks
- .08 gauge Gibson Britewire guitar strings
- he uses a peso as a guitar pick in addition to other picks (seen using an Orange pick that looks like a possible tortex)

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