One of blues-rock’s biggest draws walks us through his staggering setup of Dumbles and signature tweed combos, holy grail Les Pauls and Fenders, and just a handful of off-the-rack pedals.

The amps get clean, consistent power thanks to this Kikusui PCR2000M unit. (This trick he pulled from the AC/DC Rig Rundown episode.)

Special thanks to tech Mike Hickey .

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