Kenny Wayne Shepherd Rig Tour

[@scottakam]

Nice to see such an accomplished player giving a tour of his rig.

[@ez2remember82]

I went and saw his show a couple weeks ago. He’s wasn’t lying. His live sound sounds pretty much dead on to recordings. And the singer Noah, really is such a great singer.

[@JC-11111]

Yep. Something you dont see much these days. They sounded INCREDIBLE on Feb 12 when he played the kickoff date of his new tour in his hometown. It was INCREDIBLE. Unforgettable. Kenny was given the Keys to the City by Shreveports Mayor and by the Mayor of their sister city across the river. They also named Feb 12 as Kenny Wayne Shepherd Day in Shreveport from now on! You get that? KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD DAY! WOOHOOOOOO! I've followed Kenny since his first days playing clubs here in Shreveport all the way to him becoming one of the greatest blues rock guitarists of all time. It's been an epic journey. He deserves every bit of the recognition he received this past weekend.

[@Relicsun]

I’ve been a fan of him since the 90’s, he’s come a long way. Nothings changed, he’s still one of the great blues rock musician in this era. He’s just getting better as he matured.

[@draghitatismanaru837]

I love KWS he's the best...

[@dangreving1094]

Wow, Kenny is a very knowledgable well spoken guy, usually only the guitar tech’s know this much about the rig. Very impressive!

[@JC-11111]

Kenny's a gear head. Big time. He loves talking about gear as much as we all do lol

[@luckyno888]

I love hearing people who know what they are talking about and can talk and clearly express themselves.

[@billhannum4117]

KWS is such a great player. Modern blues legend rooted in its origins. So cool to see him geek out with his rig.I love that he has so much respect for other players and people..class act

[@janefossen8350]

Very well spoken young man and a kick ass guitarist.

[@fretbuzz59]

He's 42.

[@kenster865]

@@fretbuzz59 Dood, that's still pretty young compared to a lot of us old farts out here... HAHA! 😀

[@JC-11111]

Gosh, I love listening to Kenny talk about his gear. I've seen this 20x and it's still just as interesting as ever. Especially since I saw Kenny this past weekend. IT WAS FRIGGIN EPIC!

[@gregbaker6215]

I dig it that Kenny is a gear head, and that he goes thru the rig rundown him self. A lot of guys have their guitar tech go thru everything. So right on KWS!!! 🎸🤓🎸🇺🇸☮

[@JC-11111]

SHREVEPORT IN THE HOUSE! MY BOY, KENNY!

[@JC-11111]

Kenny grew up in Shreveport. I know what kind of musical influence he has. I listened to the exact same songs on the exact same stations on the exact same day. Shreveport is a heck of a place.

[@JC-11111]

Ohhhh. Copper Boy. That thing was SINGING on Feb 12, Kenny! Boy, was it! 🙏❤️🎸 I love that he spits in the face of the collectors by playing his guitars. Especially the Monterey Strat. F- Yea, Kenny! 👌🔥

[@MatthewHopkinsWitchfinder]

I was fortunate enough to see Kenny and his band twice and they were excellent both times. I highly recommend seeing this guy live.

[@fpapaleo74]

Kenny is a fantastic player, getting better and more complete artist each day!

[@rafaromi8282]

best concert I've ever seen

[@cathyr2419]

Wow, he has it all.. looks, talent, and a well spoken guy!! Love his music!!

[@larrydicus7822]

I played with him in the early 200s, super cool guy, loves to hang out and geek out over guitars.

[@nesicus]

Wow, dude. Did you know any of the early Christians?

[@Smurfman256]

I helped set this up at Mayo Civic Center when he performed there. My jaw dropped when I found out those Fenders were actually $100K Dumbles. AND HE HAD THREE OF THEM! One's a spare and the guitar tech said even HE'S not allowed to work on those things.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I saw him a few times back in the day and even got to meet him when I was a teenager and he was playing mostly just Twin Reverbs back then. When I met him at a Guitar Center signing I was in line with a guy that had drawn a little replica face of a Twin and had him put all his settings on there and literally when he looked at it he dramatically went straight to the volume knob and was like "TENNNNNN!!!" LOL! I still have a pic of my 18 year old self with him and I'm 37 now. It's hard to believe he's basically playing 3 Dumbles. I can't believe John Mayer hasn't done that too because they are both such huge SRV fans. Although I don't even know if Stevie ever took a Dumble on the road. Do you know that?

[@Zach-Rosicka]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 He did travel with his Steel String Singer through out his career off and on.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@Zach-Rosicka If I'm not mistaken, didn't he actually get that amp from the studio where he done Texas Flood from someone in Jackson Brown's band that thought it was junk or something? Or just maybe some studio amp they had there? I was thinking that I read once that basically he made that amp a star more than it making him a star or something like that.

[@bcummings2187]

He actually said Dumble did 11 amps for him ......11 ....😲....good for KWS. He does sound killer.

[@Zach-Rosicka]

DuckTalesWooHoo1987 Yeah, heard he got it from Jackson or his studio. Yeah, pretty sure Stevie is the reason they are of legend. I know Robben and all the others, but Stevie made it legend and the rest helped, including Mayer.

[@BarbaraLuvs2Roam]

A real treat of a tour! Thanks Kenny!

[@davidtidwell7987]

His interviewing is unmatched. I love all the fellas but this guy should be paid 5x and he should do twice the work. Love it.

[@RONVK]

Kenny seems like a down to earth guy.

[@vidaljacques6505]

une super compositeur de blues rock ,un guitariste virtuose ,j'adore son jeu ,et ses chansons ,grande classe

[@robinmorris5416]

The dude knows his shit when it comes to great tone. I saw him front row at the Tabernacle in Atlanta on his first tour, he was using 3 fender twins, his old martha strat, and his pedalboard consisted of a wah pedal, a tube screamer, and a univibe. He was a monster player then, and he's only gotten better with age.

[@Alchemyrecordingstudioatl]

I was at that show too, if I remember correctly Kenny and his singer Noah got into it and he walked off stage for a few minutes. It was a killer show

[@MrJose11578]

Met kws 2xs and loss track of how many shows. Never been disappointed. Thanks for posting a great interview Mitch.

[@WOHBuckeye]

joe devinney I stopped counting at 20 KWS shows. Saw Bonamassa open for him in 2004. They did well.

[@kewlbns69]

been a big fan of this guy for like 20 sum years man! he's probably the biggest reason i didn't go full on metal head when i started in the 90s.

[@chreld]

Kenny has always been a gearhead. You can tell he's a classic car guy too. He probably would talk cubic inches, torque and HP as much as guitar gear. Good to see a player know his gear this well.

[@yolantarooney9191]

Kenny, Thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

[@mikeoxley9121]

Saw KWS a few years ago, on the Experience Hendrix Tour in Mpls. His playing and TONE were jaw-dropping great! His Copper Boy Strat sounded amazing!

[@davidbmixing]

I love how much he is into Masterbuilt's. When you think about it, you hardly ever see any in rig tours.

[@rjo8500]

One of the best gear rundowns I've seen. KWS A killer player too. Love to have that sleeper Bassman.

[@JV-rx3ov]

Just FYI - Tinsley Audio is the company name for the Sir Henry Uni-Vibe that Kenny's tech makes.

[@erichaheidrich4593]

Great musician.

[@kitano0]

I love "Copper Boy"...that is so badass!

[@ggar1959]

We saw KWSB at Wolftrap Park in Virginia a few months back. I had never seen them live, but they tore it up that night. They played a great set that night. I became a fan. I never got to see SRV live but I felt his influence with this band.

[@JC-11111]

Dude. I want that KWS Signature Univibe pedal! WOW!

[@stratocaster1greg]

That quick sideways look from the interviewer when he showed him the crossroads guitar cracked me up.

[@renestjacques1]

Thank you for an excellent and informative interview .. well done ..! Merci pour cette interview excellente et informative .. bravo ..!

[@korgL3]

Rock god picks up guitar....wind immediately blows hair! 🤘

[@chrishenderson9130]

I just saw him saturday night. Awesome

[@J-DubsJukebox]

Sleeper amps. Love it.

[@31186dan]

Very cool setup there, I’m impressed

[@jschwam1307]

I really enjoyed that interview. I’m not a huge fan but I do own the Fender KWS Signature guitar that I dearly love! Looking forward to the new album.

[@lenniwillett8254]

Great interview Mitch! KWS thanks for the rig tour! Very knowledgeable!

[@GiantBat]

Seen him here in France 2 years ago awesome show

[@newfreenayshaun6651]

I too am a very analog kind of guy in a modern world. A real blues rocker knows what he likes.

[@jakeadams-wilson7697]

Great stuff. Love the KWS Band

[@bengalvin9932]

24:09 MAN I WISH I HAD HAIR TO BLOW IN THE WIND LIKE THIS.

[@michaelreis8266]

Easy fix, pull your pants down, lol!

[@paulk8716]

My hair color is flesh!!😂😂😂

[@jdl2180]

get over it

[@Bobbyshee]

I’ll take KWS live anywhere over anyone! And that Cooper boy Strat is straight Fire !!

[@ADDAMB]

ROCK ON ..

[@DogDaze66]

Kenny rules no doubt

[@paramediccpo]

Looking forward to seeing you in the uk 🇬🇧 at Birmingham

[@stevenblakeakahashburns]

What a sound guy

[@swede7160]

I think he's great.

[@russellesimonetta3835]

I love the sound of his tweedle dee.

[@kbb643]

THAT Gear ;)

[@mikemarks5033]

I bought that album because it is worth it.

[@RichardStrief]

Wish I New he was there I would have made a trip to here him play.

[@fongy200]

His Fender Amps have really been Dumble's since i can remember.

[@herson1982]

"he's done about 11 amps for me"........ Just 11 Dumbles. No big deal.

[@kxmrock]

Where's the Llama Delay, his Fav ?

[@wrigleyx]

my favorit guitar player any artist inclued

[@ScotianBlooded]

these are my amps you could never have

[@slowpoke7888]

A blues/rock guitarist and a rev-head. Must be my brother.

[@jcmoore5819]

Those sE mics are sounding great on this interview!! Any processing on them?

[@tysonrinker5958]

Nice! Damn nice dumbles

[@ericportillo8277]

Overdrives are like the most popular pedals ever lol

[@davidjameschamberlain]

They are definitely the easiest to understand and use

[@daviddawson1718]

Thanks Pea Shooter

[@bozopennywize]

decided to buy strat based on his ad. hahah

[@ruypapaleobianchini395]

KWS the best 👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@Deehvad]

I love KWS he's killer, but jesus man the vibes i get from him here are like "dude you just woke me up what the hell do you want??" lol

[@jean-michelmenard6920]

I’ve been listening to him before

[@VEGAN-X]

I THOUGHT LAY IT ON DOWN ALBUM WAS TOTALLY AWESOME

[@ronnieo.6647]

vegan x me too

[@fretbuzz59]

4:33 "The white helps *reflect* the lighting on the stage. It *absorbs* whatever color you throw at it." Alrighty.

[@TheZenguitarguy]

Talking about gear is like dancing about architecture - paraphrasing Frank Zappa

[@GeeForceQ17]

Enjoyed the interview! But man, the way he kept flicking his guitars around with one hand was making me nervous! :-)

[@BIGHEARTM1967]

Minty 👍

[@blackiejames1843]

Kenny has Alexander Dumble built him 12 0r 13 custom amps disguised in Fender cabinets and I have been waiting over 2 years for Dumble to deliver my order ! WTF man !

[@gkniffen]

You could have held the mic for him so he didn't have to one hand is entire guitar collection 😆

[@bobbyparks801]

Why put the Fender name on the amps and the cabinets when it's Not a Fender? I can understand if an artist has an endorsement deal having to exclusively use their products but other than that.Why? First time I ever saw anything like this.Most artists have mods done but every component changed?

[@ahiwalter9153]

cause sleeper flex bro

[@zachelmquist4932]

Cool

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

One would think a company like sweetwater would conduct a rig run down with wireless clip on mic’s or something lol

[@robertspelman-marriott2366]

Why did he miss a guitar out!?

[@paulk8716]

I seen KWS 21 years ago, was he 11 then?😂😂😂😂

[@jordandangelo180]

Paul K I think he’s in his 40’s now

[@urbanlovesrural]

pedal addiction, you can free yourself from the complexity 🌻

[@RobertErnestLewis]

LOL .. he said way back in the 90's .....

[@BenJBrandt]

he owns all of these worked on "dumbles" but no old ones like a few others currently using them. dumble rarely builds anymore and it seems like every amp he owns is a dumble mod... smh

[@justingarcia7722]

Dumble is known to mod bandmasters

[@henkkman]

BB Ray Shepherd!

[@b.snider6622]

While I love Kenny's playing, I really wish he would leave the vocals to Noah. Kenny has a great voice indeed. But Noah just has something that can't be matched. So Soulful.

[@JS-rp7qb]

Fender makes their signature artists show only fender amp on stage... no wonder Mayer left

[@davecarsley8773]

Guys, when you're doing a rig rundown, we don't want interviews about songwriting processes and new records and other nonsense. *WE CAME HERE FOR THE GEAR!* Take a cue from premier guitar

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

I wonder if Fender gives him money to play amps and cabs that are not actually Fender...

[@daviddawson1718]

They don't

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

@@daviddawson1718 Then why the farce? Brand-fetish, or maybe a deal that went south?

[@ahiwalter9153]

well he said he liked the sleeper vibe of it lol so I guess we gotta take his word for it

[@malcolmadams2105]

I skipped the petals.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Man he looks kinda rough here and almost looks like he has a black eye under his left eye or something.

[@noahchasinguitar5831]

Trouble Is and Live On are best albums IMO… After that the blues kind of drifted away from his music

[@JC-11111]

He's doing the 25th Anniversary of Trouble Is... tour right now. Kicked off in his hometown last Saturday. He even brought together the old band to play 4 or 5 songs during the concert. It was fantastic! Best concert I've ever been to. Kenny was ON FIRE! The Mayor of Shreveport was there. He made Feb 12th Kenny Wayne Shepherd Day in Shreveport from now on! What!?! It was an epic show. Gonna watch it again tomorrow night on the live stream 😁 it really was that good. I spent $20 to see it again when they replay it on the live stream lol. Hopefully I'll, be able to see myself in the crowd

[@paramediccpo]

I hope you bring all your gear to England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and not use local crappy equipment...?

[@londoncharlieboy]

Never understand why people buy a vintage style amp to simply make it 100% not vintage.....by changing EVERYTHING but just so it bares the name Fender.....such a fan boy/wannabe thing to do. If you don’t like the sound get a amp you do like the sound of...it’s dumb. I understand why people done it back in the day (because that’s all that was available so they had to hot rod things) but c’mon man it’s 2019....”but that’s not how SRV did it” 🙄

[@leebarnes6671]

I see he now has a wig

[@darrenc8776]

Kennys looks stoned. But man, he knows his rig.

[@stratonut]

in the style of "snobbish spinal tap "