Ed King

The entire video is about the instrument. A 1959 stratocaster Ed extensively used to write and tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ed King’s Fender Hot Rod DeVille 410 III 60W 4x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp was featured on Carter Vintage Guitars' website.

In the video "Ed King's Guitar Collection" by Marty Music, Ed King discusses the Fender 1973 Stratocaster Electric Guitar he used to write "Sweet Home Alabama." He later confirmed it was a 1973 model. This guitar is currently listed for sale at Carter Vintage Guitars for $450,000.

"Saturday Night Special was recorded at least 6 months before the album NUTHIN FANCY was done.

Artimus wasn't even in the band yet - Leon & I auditioned Artimus one Summer day in '74 in Atlanta and were working up a three-piece version of SNS. (We were thinking about a change of drummers, though we hadn't done it yet.) Kooper stopped by and told us about the movie - we packed everything up, moved over to the studio and cut it...no vocals or other guitars. I used an echoplex (effect) that I'd just purchased....but never used it live."

A 1958 6120 is featured in this November 21, 2019 video by Carter Vintage Guitars.

J Mascis plays a '58 Gretsch 6120 through a cranked '57 Super with the help of a Xotic SL Drive. This single-cut Grestch is loaded with its original filtertrons pickups which tonally sit perfectly between a humbucker and a tele. The finish is in beautiful condition with a faded orange color. Few guitars sound like a Gretsch and this is a prime example of their most popular model. This guitar was previously owned by Ed King.

You can see him play this guitar live on YouTube with Skynyrd (Rockplast 1974, Winterland 1975) and in a 2017 YouTube interview with Marty Schwartz. According to Scribd Ed King used this guitar in the studio on Am I Losin, Railroad Song, Country Boy, and he used it live for Freebird every night.

ed king playing a Pensa Suhr at the lynyrd skynyrd tribute tour

ed king playing a fender p bass

ed king playing slide with a Coricidin bottle

If you scroll down, you can see he said I don't own a Dobro. I have a 1927 Martin 00-18 that is the best sounding guitar for slide I've ever heard. SOUNDS LIKE WARM CHOCOLATE-COVERED SILK.

It won't let me post the link to his forum, so I took a screen shot of it.

I have 3 Martin 00-18's and one Gibson J-200 (for strumming). I'm not a true connoisseur of acoustic guitars but I can tell when I'm playing a great one.

Gibson PAF pickups and wiring with Bumblebee capacitors. The pots date to 1959. The previous owner, Ed King, preferred wiring harnesses from 1959, so he had this 59 harness installed in the guitar. Included in the case is another Les Paul wiring harness with Bumblebees also dating to 1959.