We catch up with the sons of Southern-rock royalty—and their trove of storied guitars—just before the official launch of their new Allman Betts Band project.

Sitting in at a jam at Chicago’s House of Blues, Allman fell in love with the sound of the Victoria onstage. After using of the company’s 1x12 combos for five albums, he’s moved up to a Golden Melody 2x12.

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