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Rig Rundown: The Doobie Brothers

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The guitarists from one of classic rock’s most enduring hitmakers walk us through how they combine old-school custom axes with some of the latest technology.

Another one of Simmons’ favorites was built his one-time tech Mark Brown in the late ’70s or early ’80s. Again, it comes with the EMG active pickups, mid boost, and Washburn trem.

Special thanks to tech Chris Ledbetter.

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Boss
 

Boss BD-2

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Boss
 

Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

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Boss
 

Boss DD-20

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Boss
 

Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble

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Boss
 

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

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Electro-Harmonix
 

Electro-Harmonix Micro POG

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JHS
 

JHS Pulp ‘N’ Peel

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Line 6
 

Line 6 Helix

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Line 6
 

Line 6 Variax

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MXR
 

MXR Carbon Copy

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Peterson
 

Peterson StroboFlip

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PRS
 

PRS Archon

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PRS
 

PRS Custom 24

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Taylor
 

Taylor 712ce

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TC Electronic
 

TC Electronic Flashback Delay

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Voodoo Lab
 

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

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Xotic
 

Xotic AC Booster

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