# Duane Allman Pedalboard 1968: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 1968 Duane Allman board ran one pedal: Fuzz Face. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/duane-allman/early-session-fuzz-1968/
- Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt
- Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Artist | Duane Allman |
| Board | Early and session fuzz setup |
| Date | 1968-01-01 — 1966–1969 (era precision) |
| Context | Pre-Allman Brothers and sessions |
| Scope | Touring-period rig |
| Signal path | 1 unit · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Serial path |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Source-described |
| Status | Documented effect · context-specific |
| Audited | 2026-07-18 |
| Sources | 2 |

Duane Allman's documented late-1960s effect was a single Fuzz Face, used on sessions and pre-Allman Brothers work. His later Les Paul and Marshall live sound was normally guitar straight into the amp.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence.

`Guitar → Fuzz Face → amplifier`

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Fuzz Face | Adds extra saturation in the context-specific early rig; it was not the basis of his later Les Paul and Marshall live sound. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fuzz-face/ |

## Reconstruction note

The Fuzz Face is associated with Allman’s early Stratocaster and session work. It should not be read as the standard Fillmore East Les Paul signal path.

## Questions

### What pedals did Duane Allman use in 1968?

This dated entry lists one unit: Fuzz Face. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.

### What order were Duane Allman's pedals in?

A cited source states the order: Guitar → Fuzz Face → amplifier.

### Is this Duane Allman's full guitar rig?

No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear Duane Allman owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.

### When and where was this pedalboard used?

1966–1969. Pre-Allman Brothers and sessions. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list.

### How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?

2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Relix, Ground Guitar. Among them an interview and an archive record. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.

## Sources

2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once.

1. [Duane Allman: A Matter of Influence](https://relix.com/articles/detail/duane-allman-a-matter-of-influence/) — Relix (Primary source · interview), published 2013-03-01, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `jimmy-johnson-duane-allman-interview`
2. [Duane Allman guitars and gear](https://www.groundguitar.com/duane-allman-guitars-and-gear/) — Ground Guitar (Specialist source · archive), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `ground-guitar-duane`

## Related pages

- Every documented board by Duane Allman: [Duane Allman board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/duane-allman/)
- [David Gilmour — Animals-era Cornish board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/animals-tour-1977/): shares Fuzz Face
- [Eric Johnson — Ah Via Musicom four-amp system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/): shares Fuzz Face
- [Jimi Hendrix — Woodstock effects chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jimi-hendrix/late-live-rig-1969/): shares Fuzz Face
- Previous board in archive order: [Doyle Bramhall II — Clapton Japan tour board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/doyle-bramhall-ii/clapton-japan-tour-board-2023/)
- Next board in archive order: [Duane Eddy — Rebel Rouser tremolo path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/duane-eddy/rebel-rouser-tremolo-path-1958/)