Sonny Landreth — Rig Network

Landreth's primary guitar — the Strat's three single-coil pickups provide the wide frequency range needed for his fretting-behind-the-slide technique. Different pickup positions produce different tonal characters for the slide and fretted notes within the same passage. He uses various Strats, often modified for high action.

Custom-setup Stratocasters with raised action for slide use — the high action prevents the slide from hitting frets while allowing the left-hand fingers to fret strings behind the slide.

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The Vibrolux's warm 2x10 speaker configuration provides the clean headroom needed for Landreth's precise fretting-and-sliding technique without saturating the complex harmonic content.

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Used for larger venues — the Twin's 2x12 configuration provides more output volume while retaining the clean character needed for slide articulation.

Mild overdrive for lead passages — pushes the amp into light saturation for added sustain. Set at low gain to preserve the clarity of fretting-behind-the-slide articulation.

Delay for sustaining slide phrases — adds dimension to the natural sustain of glass-on-string.