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GALLERY: Tedeschi Trucks Band's 2013 Touring Gear

The guitars, amps, and pedals of roots-rock's favorite family band.

By Jason Shadrick,
Jason Shadrick
Since attending a Dave Matthews Band concert as a teenager, Jason has been into all things guitar. An Iowa native, Jason has degrees in Music Business from Minnesota State-Mankato and Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Iowa. Since then, he has spent time doing everything from promotion at an indie music label to organizing guitar workshops all over the country. Currently, Jason lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Ken Settle
Ken Settle
Ken Settle is a Detroit area photographer who specializes in music photography. Ken began his career while barely in his teens, photographing rock’n’roll legend Bob Seger during his days playing in Detroit hockey rinks and clubs, and still keeps a full schedule shooting live photos and portraits of today’s top artists.
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Nov 05, 2013

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Derek’s backline consists of a trio of Fender Super Reverbs: a ’64, ’65, and a ’66. The Super head was made by Atlanta amp guru Jeff Bakos, who has done a lot of work for Derek and Susan.

Premier Guitar catches up with the front line of the Tedeschi Trucks Band and checks out the assortment of Gibsons and Fenders along with no less than five vintage Super Reverbs.
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