Amps

[DGP]

Ok I really want to know what les pauls he uses and what pickups are in them ? On the live deep end dvd the les pauls he uses are they reissues ? what pickup models ? Also does he use 6l6 tubes in his soldano ? Anyone know?


Also I believe he has v-30s is his cabs ?

[peaveydude]

He uses Gibson Les Paul '58 with an Antiquity humbucker in the bridge, a '59 with two SD Pearly Gates, a Gibson Firebird with Burstbuckers and an Epiphone Firebird with Burstbuckers.

He has two main amps, the Soldano SLO-100 with I believe is stock, with a Marshall cab loaded with V30's. His other one is a Cesar Diaz CD-100 hooked up to a Marshall cab loaded with 75W Celestions.

[adrianb]

I think his SLO is modded with a bright switch that, contrary to its name, removes some of the treble on the overdrive channel. I forgot where i read that though... try the FAQs on the Soldano website. I think it's a mod that anybody can request be performed on an SLO.

[jpage]

Originally posted by DGP
Ok I really want to know what les pauls he uses and what pickups are in them ? On the live deep end dvd the les pauls he uses are they reissues ? what pickup models ? Also does he use 6l6 tubes in his soldano ? Anyone know?


Also I believe he has v-30s is his cabs ?

Warren is the biggest gear geek of them all. He uses newer-issue Les Pauls; a '58 and a custom shop are #1 & #2, I believe. His non reverse Firebirds are also reissues. The only "older" guitar he plays is a '61 dot neck 335, which he rarely plays live. As far as the pickups are concerned they are stock as far as he is saying because of his relationship w/Gibby. He has mentioned that he occasionally tries different pickups in a few guitars but as to what ones and in what guitars that is guesswork.

As far as amps, on stage w/Mule he uses a Diaz head for clean and the SLO for OD tones. On Deja Voodoo, he also supposedly mixes in a Maven Peal Ganeesha plexi-type amp with both tones:

http://www.mavenpeal.com/artists.html

I really think Warren's sound can be replicated with a good Marshall-type amp and a decent phaser/roto clone. He uses the Rotosphere quite a bit. I wouldn't worry about what tubes he uses in his SLO; I would bet the amp he plays and the amp you and I would buy are two very different things. Not to mention the fact that Warren Haynes dimes AND mics his rig whereas I (most of the time ) don't play arenas, so my volume needs are somewhat more modest. So the tone you would get from Warren's rig and the tone Warren gets from Warren's rig would be completely different.

[jpage]

Originally posted by peaveydude
He uses Gibson Les Paul '58 with an Antiquity humbucker in the bridge, a '59 with two SD Pearly Gates, a Gibson Firebird with Burstbuckers and an Epiphone Firebird with Burstbuckers.

He has two main amps, the Soldano SLO-100 with I believe is stock, with a Marshall cab loaded with V30's. His other one is a Cesar Diaz CD-100 hooked up to a Marshall cab loaded with 75W Celestions.

Where did you come up w/that? And who makes a mini-hum sized Burstbucker?

[DGP]

yeah I know he gets his tone from his hands more than anything and so do I! I just want to understand his gear as I am always buying things and may get a few things from his rig. I really want to confrim the pickup thing as if they are stock or not. The reverse firebird purple guitar he has I believe has stock mini hums?

[boonhogganbeck]

One thing about pre-amp gain. Even though Haynes is using an SLO-100 his gain is never above 3 on the dial (9:00). He also uses a Klon Centaur to push it. Warren is one of my favorites.

[jpage]

Epiphone Firebird with Burstbuckers

ROTFL

[peaveydude]

I got this from the Guitar One Holiday 2004 issue, where they interview the actual players, and in some cases, their head technician, for specific information about their gear. In this case, Warren Haynes provided the info himself.

[jpage]

Originally posted by peaveydude
I got this from the Guitar One Holiday 2004 issue, where they interview the actual players, and in some cases, their head technician, for specific information about their gear. In this case, Warren Haynes provided the info himself.

I've seen Warren at least 25 times and not once have I ever seen him play an Epiphone. Never mind an Epiphone with full size humbuckers. Guitar One is a nice magazine but he might have been pimping the Epi's for Gibson to that mags focus reader--players who are just starting out. Nothing wrong with that, and the Epi is probably a fine guitar but to answer the initial post, he did not use any Epiphones in either Deep End tour, nor in any show that I have ever seen.

Does the Epi Firebird have full size humbuckers?

[peaveydude]

He owns that Epiphone, it doesn't mean that you're going to see him using it on stage, or anywhere else for that matter. For the record, in the 40+ issues of that mag that I've read back to front, I haven't seen a single Epiphone ad. They may have reviewed an Epihone guitar, and if they did, it didn't fare that well, otherwise I would have added it to my list of guitars to try out, since I'm looking for a new one.

[jpage]

Originally posted by peaveydude
He owns that Epiphone, it doesn't mean that you're going to see him using it on stage, or anywhere else for that matter. For the record, in the 40+ issues of that mag that I've read back to front, I haven't seen a single Epiphone ad. They may have reviewed an Epihone guitar, and if they did, it didn't fare that well, otherwise I would have added it to my list of guitars to try out, since I'm looking for a new one.

1) I'm pretty sure that they haven't run 40+ issues of that mag

2) Gibson usually spends its advertising dollars on Gibson products, not Epi. Epi's sell because they look like Gibsons. I've seen a lot more Gibby ads than Epi ads.

3) I know that there have been ads for Epi in that mag. You missed them.

4) The original question was what does Warren use in The Deep End DVD. We both agree that it was not an Epiphone Firebird with Burstbuckers.

5) So Warren Haynes "owns" an Epiphone Firebird with Burstbucker pickups? What was the question, "Warren, what guitars do you own but never play on stage or anywhere else for that matter?"

6) For the third time, is there an Epiphone Firebird with full size humbuckers?

[4nkam]

Not a firebird, but...


MJ

[peaveydude]

The question was........

Ok I really want to know what les pauls he uses and what pickups are in them ? On the live deep end dvd the les pauls he uses are they reissues ? what pickup models ? Also does he use 6l6 tubes in his soldano ? Anyone know?

Also I believe he has v-30s is his cabs ?


Looks to me if he wanted to know what Les Pauls he uses, and if the Les Pauls he uses in the DVD are re-issues, correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

1) Including special, anniversary and holiday editions, yes there has been.

2) I know how the advertising works, my point is that the editors and contributors appear as though they do not have an obvious slant toward Epiphone. Marshall on the other hand, they do, and it's crystal clear.

3) Maybe there has, but I'm looking through my box, and I haven't found one yet!

4) The question was whether or not the LP's he used were re-issues. I didn't answer that question for a reason, because I do not know.

5) His question, as I stated, was about what Les Paul guitars he used, and specifically which ones he used on the DVD. I offered the Epiphone and amp stuff as extra info he may want, and was no way intended to be a direct answer to his question. I was vague for a reason, because I was merely offering what little information I had on the subject. You didn't see me naming specific guitars and pick-ups used in certain guitars or videos, did you?

6) The photographs and article make no mention of any specifics regarding his Epiphone guitar, other than the fact it has Burstbuckers. It makes no mention of the size of them whatsoever.

[jpage]

Whatever. You're right. If you want to cop Warren's tone from that DVD, go buy a Korean Epiphone reverse Firebird, carve the plywood body out so you can jam Burstbuckers into it, and I'm sure you'll be nuts-on. **sarcasm**

I think you were just mistaken when you mentioned that the guitar that Warren had mentioned was a Firebird. That's cool.

Cool Warren pic with the beautiful USA Sheraton. That Epi is a classic.

P.S. The first G1 mag I picked up (May 2004) took me eight pages to find an Epi ad (p.8).

[adrianb]

Not to hijack the discussion about Warren's guitars and pickups, which has been going on quite nicely, but i think he used to use a Metal Zone! :eek:

[boonhogganbeck]

Warren did use a metal zone. Now he uses a Klon Centaur for overdrive. I know it's been said, but the sound is more in the hands and the attack he has more than anyting else. In watching the Deep End DVD it was interesting to watch a lot of his nuances - the way he works the volume knob and pickup selector, and the way he will sometimes use the pick, sometimes his thumb, and sometimes just strum with the top sides of his fingernails just to clean up the sound a little bit. I really dig Haynes' playing. Having said all of that you can attain similar sounds with a lot of different setups. Lately, I've been playing and Anderson Cobra through a Peavey Ultra 112 (I know, I know - it's not boutique) and get a pleasing sound with the gain turned down on the crunch channel. I really like Warren's playing.

[LordRiffenstein]

The Engl-cabs he's using on the Deep End DVD have V30s in them, his SLO has the aformentioned tweak but a good LP into a stock SLO will come VERY close to that tone.

[pallas]

i spotted a ga30 gibson amp there as well on the deep end dvd.Did the guest players only used that amp?

[boonhogganbeck]

There was also a Custom Audio Electronics half stack on stage.