Vault Sessions: Devon Allman & Duane Betts play Duane Allman's '63 Firebird

Devon Allman & Duane Betts play Duane Allman’s Gibson Firebird!!! In this episode, Devon & Duane talk about Floyd Miles, finding their way to the blues, learning in boxes, first guitars, and more. The guitar in this episode is famous in its own right, the 1963 Polaris White Gibson Firebird was once owned by Duane Allman. The story goes that Duane acquired this guitar while recording Wilson Pickett’s “Hey Jude” album at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals. This guitar and the Fender Stratocaster are both part of the collection at the Songbirds Guitar Museum in Chattanooga, TN. Thanks to our sponsors— The Riverview Foundation, Schillhahn-Huskey Foundation, GHS Strings, GoGo Tuners, and Todd Sharp Amplifiers. Video Credit: John Dooley WE HAVE SOME BIG SESSIONS COMING SOON: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier, Michelle Malone, Ana Popovic, Eric Johnson, Sister Hazel, Drew Holcomb and the Moon River Music Festival Sessions, and more. Subscribe for more!

Added 25 Mar 2026