Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks — Gear by Song

How Derek Trucks's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.

Midnight in Harlem

Everybody's Talkin' · 2012

G:6 · M:7 · T:6

The most expressive modern slide guitar tone on record — SG in open E straight into an amp with zero effects. Every ounc

Gibson SG Standard (open E tuning: E-B-E-G#-B-E)Glass slide (ring finger)
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Soul Serenade

Out of the Madness · 1998

G:5 · M:7 · T:6

Early Derek Trucks Band — raw, blues-rooted slide playing before the Tedeschi Trucks era added production polish. Soul S

Gibson SG (open E tuning)Glass slide
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Made Up Mind

Made Up Mind · 2013

G:7 · M:7 · T:6

Tedeschi Trucks Band — a fuller, warmer slide tone than early Derek Trucks recordings. The Divide by 13 amp adds thickne

Gibson SG Standard (open E tuning)Glass slide
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