Warren Haynes's Sound
Southern rock's most reliable heavyweight, equally at home on slide and in a jam.
Thick, mid-forward Les Paul crunch with a soulful vocal edge
The rig
The gear associated with the sound. Each item opens a live Reverb search — vintage examples where they exist, modern equivalents where they don't.
Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul StandardFind on Reverb
- Gibson FirebirdFind on Reverb
- Gibson ES-335Find on Reverb
- Gibson SGFind on Reverb
Amps
- Soldano SLO-100Find on Reverb
- DiazFind on Reverb
- HomesteadFind on Reverb
- Category 5Find on Reverb
Effects
- Klon CentaurFind on Reverb
- Analog Man King of ToneFind on Reverb
- Boss delayFind on Reverb
- WahFind on Reverb
Pickups
- Gibson humbuckers and P-90sFind on Reverb
Why it sounds like that
Soulshine
Warm, sustaining Les Paul with the gain restrained so the vocal-style phrasing stays intimate.
Beautifully Broken
Heavier Soldano-driven trio tone that has to cover both rhythm and lead.
Blue Sky (live)
The Allman lineage tone: mid-heavy, clean-edged and built for harmony parts.
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