Gordon Kennedy

Hi everybody! Gordon Kennedy here in Nashville, TN.
Below is a portion of a vast collection of tools that I’ve used over the years during my career – guitars, amps, studio gear and so on. Some of the most special guitars are my father’s (Jerry Kennedy) . . . ones with which he played on many a hit record. A few pieces are gifts by some special people who contributed to my musical makeup and were so influential in my life. There’s a soul in there...

I hope you enjoy taking my IMC Studio Tour. GK—>

Control room

Neumann U87 rewired to U67 specs. It was a gift from Chip Young and was from his Young’un Sound Studio.

My studio pedalboard (shelf)

ProTools Apollo Mac
Tannoy SGM10B monitors w/Master Lab EQ

Paraphernalia

Gibson and Fender amps mostly.

One of my tube tape Echoplex units.

My few signal chain pieces. Tube-Tech, DBX, 1176 (gift from Garth), stereo Neve preamp, tuner, Palmer speaker emulator

1965 Fender Princeton Reverb

Artist #1 replica on the left and the original 1961 Gibson ES-335 on the right.

The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, the CC#13 Prototype, and #210

1960 6120 given to me by Garth, Steve Wariner 6120

Deluxe circuit amplifier that my son Dylan built!

The Gibson Sebastian burst and a 1962 Fender Bassman that once belonged to Chip Young and used in his studio.

’61 Tele, ’59 Strat, ’54 Les Paul, ’59 335, ’60 6120

The Fender “Chris Gaines” Telecaster I designed with Fender in 1999

Early ‘60s Gibson B-25 (formerly Chip Young’s) and ‘65 J45 (brother Bryan’s)

My V-Pick

‘59 P Bass given to me by Jerry Reed

My first electric guitar…on it’s 3rd finish

The Gibson signature model I was doing to coincide with the Garth stadiums tour… until Gibson changed leadership and pulled the rug out from under me.

All my Teles.

Case candy Sebastian burst

My beloved Matchless. 1992 HC-30, probably used on at least 90% of all recording sessions I have done since buying it new!

I probably hunted for this guitar for 15 years before finding one at Gun Cotton Music in England. A ‘64 Casino featuring the same appointments as Paul McCartney’s. Short headstock, UK Bigsby licensed by Selmer.

1946 D-18 (Dad bought from Hank Jr.), 1997 00028EC, Model 518 Terz, 2007 00028EC, 2006 PFD42

A better pic of my other Echoplex

Did I say enough? Oops. I just had Joe Glaser and co. refret this ‘57 Esquire.

Cordovox Leslie

The Roland A-30 midi controller keyboard that has been used on pretty much every demo done at my studios going back years. Blair Masters typically is the one who will man it.

Another Dobro pic (he can’t explain why he was wearing the shades!)

Here is JK with the Dobro he played on the Jeannie C. Riley hit “Harper Valley PTA.”

Marshall Fridge

Dad with Pete Drake in the studio. Pete is using his talk box. Pete is the guy who showed that device to Frampton!

JK and Kelso Herston