Sonny Landreth

At 7:06 in this rig rundown video Sonny shows his 57 reissue Strat.

Sonny Landreth using the Fender VG Strat at Knuckleheads in Kansas City, July 25 2019.

I’ve done a ton of work with my ’69 Martin D-28, which has just got richer and more complex. Then I use a ’60 Les Paul That’s on The Wilds Of Wonder, through the Dumble Overdrive Special.

At 1:14 in this rig rundown video Sonny shows his Fender Twin.

I have a couple of vintage Strats – for Groovy Goddess, I was using a ’66 with the Fulltone ’69 fuzz, into the Demeter TGA3 and a 4x12 Bandmaster cab with Vintage 30s.

I have a couple of vintage Strats – for Groovy Goddess, I was using a ’66 with the Fulltone ’69 fuzz, into the Demeter TGA3 and a 4x12 Bandmaster cab with Vintage 30s.

I’ve done a ton of work with my ’69 Martin D-28, which has just got richer and more complex. Then I use a ’60 Les Paul That’s on The Wilds Of Wonder, through the Dumble Overdrive Special.

Well, I also used a Komet 60 - are you hip to them? Oh man, they’re awesome. They’re just an hour from where I live, in Baton Rouge. Some cats, they deserve the recognition. These guys are good friends of mine, they’ve been around a long time, but they’re coming into their own. The Komet 60 is just way overbuilt - it’s all hand-built, the best components, and it’s more of a pure [ethos]: just plug in the amp, no channel switching, very touch-sensitive. You get the sound from the power section doing its thing and the power tubes heating up. I like to shed a little light onto cats like that.

Used for sustain and "unity gain". -Sonny Landreth, @ 17:57

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In his runaway rig Sonny has a TU-2 Boss tuner.

In his runaway rig Sonny has a Fuzzulator.

Guitar World:

It’s been through a lot of changes, but some pedals have stayed the same, for the core lead sound in particular. The first pedal is the Demeter Fuzzulator, and I actually use that for a boost, so most of the time it’s off. From there, it goes to the Hermida Mosferatu.

At 17:15 in this rig rundown video Sonny shows his Zendrive stating that if he could use only one pedal than this would be it. He also mentions that it is a high gain modded version of the original.

Sonny states at 17:55 how much he loves the Plimsoul and its cascading gain stages but also mentions that unfortunately it is not present at the time the rig rundown video was filmed.

At 19:50 Sonny talks about the TC Chorus mentioning its clarity and that it is not getting in the way.

This is Sonny's favourite digital type of pedal as he states at 20:27 in this video.

I have a couple of vintage Strats – for Groovy Goddess, I was using a ’66 with the Fulltone ’69 fuzz, into the Demeter TGA3 and a 4x12 Bandmaster cab with Vintage 30s.

From there, it goes to the Hermida Mosferatu. That’s a MOSFET design, and I’ve never heard any other drive pedal as smooth and dynamic - it’s like the perfect midrange amp in a little box.

...into the Voodoo Lab Giggity: that’s like a mastering EQ pedal, and it’s great for fattening up single coils. On Groovy Goddess, it’s the Fulltone ’70 fuzz.”

...into the Voodoo Lab Giggity: that’s like a mastering EQ pedal, and it’s great for fattening up single coils. On Groovy Goddess, it’s the Fulltone ’70 fuzz.”

Sonny has Lindy Fralin hot vintage pickups in his Strat as he states at 7:19.

At 13:12 Sonny talks about slides and mentions that 'I have a ton of different slides at home' but live he still uses regular Dunlops.

Well, I’m kinda funny about guitars. Sometimes it’s whatever is closest to me - I’ll just grab that guitar and start working. I have the two prototype Strats that I worked on with Fender [featuring DiMarzio Fast Track DP181 and Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot singlecoils].

Well, I’m kinda funny about guitars. Sometimes it’s whatever is closest to me - I’ll just grab that guitar and start working. I have the two prototype Strats that I worked on with Fender [featuring DiMarzio Fast Track DP181 and Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot singlecoils].