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Rig Rundown: G.E. Smith

After decades of backing up world-class artists and leading the SNL band, the famed Telemaster shares some of his tried-and-true gear secrets.

G.E. Smith tours with an incredibly clean 1948 Fender Champion Lap Steel. The stock Champion (and all of his guitars on tour) stay strung with Curt Mangan strings.

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