Johnny Winter (Johnny Winter Band) – renowned guitarist sliding between blues and rock.
Main Guitar(s): Erlewine Lazer® standard tuning down a whole step, Gibson® Firebird Open E tuning down a whole step for slide playing
Amps: Musicman® 410-HD loaded with Celestion® vintage G-10 speakers
Strings: D’Addario® XL 10’s
Pickups: SM-1n and SM-1b Vintage Mini Humbuckers in the Firebird®, SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for Strat® in neck and SH-1B “59 Model Humbucker in the bridge position for the Lazer
Other: Boss® CE-2 Chorus PDL

Slash (Velvet Revolver) – a low-slung Les Paul® and legendary, muscular, humbucker tone.
Main Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Slash signature model
Amps: Marshall JCM 2555 Slash’s signature model, Marshall Slash’s signature cabinets, loaded with Celestion vintage 30 speaker
Strings: Ernie Ball .011-.048 strings
Pickup(s): APH-1 Alnico II Pro for Neck and Bridge
Other: Peterson Strobe model tuner, Dunlop DCR-1SR cry baby rackmount wah wah unit, Dunlop prototype Slash signature distortion-wah, Dbx 166 compressor, Yamaha SPX 900 multieffect, Rocktron Hush II CX noise reduction, Boss dd-3 digital delay, Mxr m-108 10 band graphic equalizer, Dunlop ht-1 Heil Talkbox