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Rig Rundown: Whitey Morgan and the 78's

The modern country outlaws follow only a few rules: beefy Teles, American-voiced amps, and a healthy addiction to compression and phaser.

In 2017, during Whitey Morgan’s last visit to Nashville, he stopped by Carter Vintage Guitar and scored this 1974 Fender Telecaster Deluxe. He hasn’t found much use for the guitar yet as the Wide Range humbuckers can be a tad too muddy for his tonal needs.

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