Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers) 1992 Interview | The Tapes Archive podcast
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Start of Warren Haynes interview
01:15 - Moving out of Duane Allman’s shadow
01:54 - How it feels to play Duane’s licks
02:21 - Whether Duane was an influence
03:24 - His connection to Memphis and Motown
04:07 - Going to see concerts when he was a kid
05:00 - The musical differences between him and Duane
06:47 - His love for fusion rock and what it did for his playing
08:45 - The difference between his playing and Dickey Betts’ playing on lead and slide
10:20 - How his older brothers introduced him to jazz and blues
11:03 - What jazz player he would recommend to a young guitar player
12:16 - Whether he had any formal music training
13:08 - His experience with country singer David Allan Coe
14:18 - What he learned from country musicians
14:53 - Some advice for younger guitar players
15:43 - Chapter 18
16:30 - The pleasure of recording live
18:14 - The coincidence that happened 21 years earlier
19:13 - A breakdown of whether it’s him or Betts soloing
20:25 - The similarities between him and Betts and Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly
21:03 - How Duane ended up using a slide on Dreams
22:23 - Whether he enjoys playing rhythm as much as lead
22:55 - Who’s a good rhythm player?
23:23 - The Les Paul he uses
24:35 - His Soldano amps
25:13 - What, if any, effects he uses in the studio recording
25:43 - How things are going with the band
26:01 - Whether tension in a band leads to better playing
27:27 - If he sees The Allman Brothers continuing
28:12 - The similarities in the Allmans’ fan base and the Grateful Dead’s fan base
28:47 - Their next live album
Enjoyed the interview. I remember when we were under the impression Second Set would be out later in 1992 but ended up coming out in 1995 with everything except the acoustic Liz Reed recorded in 1994 and you may not know this but those shows had already been aired on radio and radio broadcasts. Plus there was no new photography for the cover so it was a strange period for the band. And talk that Gregg and Dickey were ill tempered and drinking way too much. About 1993 Allen Woody said he hoped they could get another five years with the band before it broke up.
First time I saw Warren play was in 1988 in Dickey's band he used Paul Reed Smith guitars. One silver and one kinda gold. Then with the ABB he had a tobacco burst Les Paul which he says here is a 59 reissue. Dickey always claimed the best Les Pauls are 1957to 1959. The Stratocaster with the red headstock Warren loved so much was stolen at one of the shows. I read Warren went to a lot of trouble searching music stores and pawn shops and following up on some leads and the guitar was NEVER found. Guitar stealing is like horse stealing back in the 1800's. HANG 'UM!!! HANG 'UM HIGH!!!!
Here it is. The standout is the red headstock and the Eric Clapton electronics and pickups.
If you see anything like this being played post it here and maybe Warren will finally get it back.
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