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- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hunter, "The Ray Butts EchoSonic" 46-48.
- ↑ Marcus 42.
- 1 2 Bacon 44.
- ↑ Hunter, Electric Guitar Sourcebook 48-49.
- ↑ Hunter, Guitar Rigs 50.
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- ↑ Moore and Dickerson 100.
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- ↑ Millard 36.
- ↑ Hunter, Guitar Rigs 40.
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