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A portrait of Warren Haynes holding a P-90 loaded Gibson Firebird, which the Gov't Mule frontman and Allman Brothers Band alumnus reveals is a future signature model.

How Warren Haynes is finishing what Gregg Allman started with Derek Trucks’ help – and why he’s fallen for J Mascis’ Squier Jazzmaster

By Alan Paul published

Million Voices Whisper finds the Gov't Mule frontman leaning into his B.B. King influences and Allman Brothers history to welcome some talented friends to the party

Guitarists
Dickey Betts live onstage with the Allman Brothers Band in 1975

Dickey Betts' legacy to be celebrated in star-studded tribute concert

By Janelle Borg published

In Memory of Dickey Betts will take place on February 28 at the Allman Brothers Band's stronghold of Macon, Georgia

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Slash performs during the Allman Betts Family Revival at Ryman Auditorium on December 16, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee

Slash makes surprise appearance with the Allman Betts Family Revival to cover Allman Brothers Band classics

By Janelle Borg published

The Guns N' Roses guitarist delivered his own solo-studded takes on Trouble No More, Dreams, and Whipping Post – alongside a stellar lineup

Guitarists
Les Dudek takes a solo on a black Strat as Cher stands to his right.

Les Dudek on playing with the Allman Brothers and getting no credit, Cher and his 2 hours in Journey

By Joe Bosso published

“I’m a legend that nobody knows,” says the journeyman guitarist, who played alongside Dickey Betts on Ramblin’ Man and Jessica, worked with Steve Miller, got scolded by Mike Bloomfield and was almost a founding member of Journey (but wait, there’s more…)

Guitarists
Berry Oakley onstage with the Allman Brothers Band.

Berry Oakley set the template for the Allman Brothers Band with a modified ’72 Jazz, known as ‘The Tractor’

By Nick Wells published

Oakley added a Hagstrom Bi-Sonic pickup to his 1972 Jazz Bass, giving him a total of three pickups and five control knobs

Bassists
Les Dudek (left) and Dickey Betts

How Les Dudek ended up on the Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin’ Man

By Jackson Maxwell published

“Dickey was thinking about harmony guitars, like what he did with Duane,” the veteran guitarist recounted to GW

Artists
A montage of Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Brian May and Tony Iommi playing guitar

How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar

By Brad Tolinski published

As big beasts like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple dominated the era, players such as Steve Howe and Brian May transformed the landscape and the guitar hero cult grew, producing its GOAT by the dawn of the ‘80s

Guitarists
Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes reunites with Derek Trucks to revive a lost Allman Brothers song on his forthcoming solo album

By Phil Weller published

Million Voices Whisper will include Real, Real Love – a song co-written by Gregg Allman, which was unearthed and completed in the style of the late guitar great

Artists
Joe Bonamassa and Dickey Betts

Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Dickey Betts in this video and tab lesson

By Joe Bonamassa published

Les Paul in hand, Bonamassa shows us two examples of how Betts might phrase a solo, one using the "country scale," the other using the minor pentatonic

Artist Lessons
Rock group The Allman Brothers (L-R) Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Jai Johanny Johanson, Berry Oakley and Butch Trucks sit on some rairoad tracks on May 5, 1969 outside of Macon, Georgia.

Berry Oakley was behind some of the Allman Brothers Band’s most groove-savvy movements

By Stevie Glasgow published

Berry Oakley employed a heavily modified ’62 Jazz Bass to help bind together this Southern rock classic by the Allman Brothers

Bassists
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