Warren Haynes Stage Plays Duane Allman’s 1961 Les Paul Standard (SG) for the 1st Time in Decades

We were so excited to be able to connect legendary guitarist, Warren Haynes, with Duane Allman’s iconic 1961 Les Paul Standard (SG) at Chattanooga’s Riverbend Festival (June 3-5, 2022). This guitar is currently on display at the Songbirds Guitar & Pop Culture Museum in Chattanooga, TN. Duane Allman kept this guitar tuned to open-E, his preferred tuning for slide. His guitar partner Dickey Betts gave it to Duane so he didn’t have to retune between songs. There is no clear documentation that Duane played this guitar on At Fillmore East. Though this guitar is commonly called an SG, it is actually a 1961 Gibson Les Paul, which the original truss rod cover would have read. The screw holes in the body show that the guitar originally featured a Vibrola vibrato, which Betts had removed. Gibson Custom shop released a faithful recreation of this guitar as a Dickey Betts signature model—“From One Brother to Another.” Since 2011, Derek Trucks has played Artist Proof #4 of this reissue as his main stage guitar. It was a gift from Duane’s daughter Galadrielle Allman. This guitar is on loan courtesy of the George Fontaine Family. These sessions help keep the music alive by helping the Songbirds Foundation raise money to buy guitars for kids…check out our website to find out more— . Thanks to our sponsors and friends— The George Fontaine Family, The Riverview Foundation, Schillhahn-Huskey Foundation, GHS Strings, and Todd Sharp Amplifiers. Special thanks to John Dooley for the great video work. WE HAVE SOME BIG SESSIONS COMING SOON: Jack Pearson and Duane Allman’s Firebird, Jimmy Herring Duane’s SG, Tommy Emmanuel (Part 2), Jerry Douglas, Eric Tessmer, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, John Paul White, Reignwolf, and more Moon River Sessions. Follow us for more!