The Deep End, Volume 1 is the fourth studio album by American rock band Gov't Mule.

After the death of founding member and bass guitarist Allen Woody, the band considered breaking up.

Instead, remaining members Warren Haynes and Matt Abts recorded several songs with bass players Woody had admired.

Woody himself is posthumously featured on a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother".

Originally, The Deep End, Volume 1 was released with a bonus disc called Hidden Treasures which featured live performances by the "New School of Gov't Mule" (Haynes, Abts, bassist Dave Schools, and keyboardist Chuck Leavell).