Hubert Sumlin interview #2-Guitar Center's King Of The Blues

[@davidmccaffery7977]

Love it

[@TheBeatnikPainter]

What an absolute beautiful work of art Hubert Sumlin is.

[@amoruzz]

👍👍

[@DirkJefferson]

A Harmony Stratotone - made from 1953-63. Old Harmonies are great for blues & rock n roll. (Keith Richard of the Stones used a Harmony Meteor). They were eclipsed by Fenders and Gibsons in the late 60's. Try one to get away from the cliche Hendrix/SRV/Paul sounds that prevail today. Many old non-Fender single-coil pickup guitars from 52-65 sound great and are cheap. Run 'em into a tube amp with a 20% boost.

[@DirkJefferson]

Check out Google-Image for pics and articles. Besides great pickups, old pre-1969 Harmonies have big, chunky necks. If you like a Gibson neck compared to a Fender's or have large hands, you may find old Harmony necks specially satisfying. Try the old Rockets, old Meteors (UK equiv), Stratotones, and Silhoutettes. Harmonies were made by 'Chicago Musical Instrument Corp.' The old Chicago blues bands used just go over to the factory and get outfitted - esp. Willie Dixon's bands.

[@EternallyRound]

That's a huge part of classic blues playing-- skip the pick, use your fingers.

[@Dailyvids25]

Why did they put a guitar on his neck if they didn't ask him to play? I watch a few Hubert videos. He is newer to fast in playing anything. Watch any guitar player interview with a guitar in their hands. They can't stop fiddling with it. This old dudes are not interested in guitar anymore.