Allen Collins' Gear

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According to the source on Scribd, Allen Collins used the Original G&G Mel Bay Green Guitar Pick during his time with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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In this live performance of "Gimme Three Steps", Allen can be seen right at the very beginning of the video playing this Explorer. He is believed to have bought this guitar between 1974-1976, bu did not begin using it until 1976.

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At 1:21 of this live performance of "Freebird", you can see Allen playing a Gibson Firebird. Allen used this guitar as his primary model for most of Skynyrd's Ronnie-era, and at one point owned up to 4 different Firebirds.

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Allen used Marshalls before the Peavey deal.

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This photo shows Allen Collins using the Gibson Explorer Korina.

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In this picture you can see Allen playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

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In this picture you can see Allen playing a Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway on stage

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Listed here as using a 1969 sg on Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album.

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In this picture you can see Allen playing a Gibson Flying V

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Listed here as using this amplifier cab.

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In the early years of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allen Collins played a 1960s Gibson Goldtop with mini humbuckers according to scribd. His mother bought it for him for $500. It later became Gary Rossington’s main guitar until it was stolen in 1973.

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He would use 3 70s Vox Wah pedals.

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Allen Collins used a Peavey Mace 320T VT amplifier, which was rewired to resemble Marshalls, recovered with tweed, and had JBL E-120 speakers installed, as documented by Sean in "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Allen Collins Equipment History" on Scribd.

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Allen Collins used the Peavey 412M (Straight Cab) after switching to Peavey amps, and installed JBL E-120s in them, as documented by Sean in "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Allen Collins Equipment History" on Scribd.

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Allen Collins used a 1970s Fender Silverface Twin Reverb before switching to Peaveys, according to Sean's documentation in "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Allen Collins Equipment History" on Scribd.

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Allen Collins is confirmed to have used the 1958 Gibson Explorer guitar while recording four of Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut albums, including the track "Free Bird," as evidenced by a photograph from the source.

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On page 6 of the document "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Allen Collins Equipment History" by Sean on Scribd, the text mentions "Vox Super Beatle," confirming that Allen Collins used the Vox Super Beatle V1141 / V1142 amplifier.

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Allen got this amp mid-1965 and him, Gary, and Ronnie used it for early gigs.

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Gibson L6S

Gibson L6S

Solid Body Electric Guitars
Color/Finish: Natural Year: 1970s

On April 27, 1977, at the Richmond Coliseum in Virginia, a photo was taken that serves as the sole documented evidence of Allen Collins using a Gibson L6S guitar in his collection.

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