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Marty Stuart playing guitar at MerleFest in 2017.

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Marty Stuart Guitars & Gear Clarence White’s Telecaster, Pre-War Martins and the Deluxe Reverb Rig

Marty Stuart's documented rig: Clarence White's 1954 B-Bender Telecaster, Esquires, Martins, Gretsch and Deluxe amps, with dated sources and where they disagree.

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Photo: cp_thornton from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2

Marty Stuart playing guitar at MerleFest in 2017. Photo: cp_thornton from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marty_Stuart_and_His_Fabulous_Superlatives_(34431494335).jpg

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J Mascis playing an electric guitar onstage at Optimus Primavera Sound in 2013.
Archival photograph: J Mascis performing at Optimus Primavera Sound in Porto, June 1, 2013—not a photograph of the 2027 tour. Photo: Bene Riobó / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized; photo adaptation under the same license.

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Dinosaur Jr. bring There Near to Australia and New Zealand in 2027

Six January 2027 dates, J Mascis’s There Near amplifier connection, and the source conflicts worth checking before booking.

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Fender Twin Reverb vs Deluxe Reverb vs Princeton ReverbWhich One Fits?

Fender Twin Reverb, Deluxe Reverb and Princeton Reverb compared: power, speakers, headroom, blackface vs silverface, and which suits your gigs.

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