What guitar was your favorite blues machine? Is there a different guitar you like for blues? if so, let me know! Enjoy!
@chill59784 жыл бұрын
now.
@pekee93044 жыл бұрын
Semi-Hollow body :P i just love the model and the warm clean tones, it screams BLUES! great video :D cheers from argentina :D
@oldnorthstatefishing39124 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately for my wallet, all of them... However I have to say, the Tele is my favorite all around. Can't argue with Albert Collins or Muddy Waters.
@adinosauratemysock1214 жыл бұрын
Love your guitar playing in my opinion the strat does the blues the best.
@ShaneOpeno4 жыл бұрын
You own nearly a dozen telecasters and you DON'T include them in a "what's the best guitar for the blues" video? Whassup with that?
@chopsddy34 жыл бұрын
The best guitar for “The Blues” , is the one ya’ got.
@frantisca4 жыл бұрын
I would say the best guitar for the blues is the one you ain’t got and THAT gives you the blues… 🎸😢
@MrNeosantana4 жыл бұрын
Amen. My Schecter Omen FR has the sexiest single tone I've ever heard when you split the coils. Phenomenal guitar.
@Sig721Tau4 жыл бұрын
@@MrNeosantana I second that. But with my Schecter PT Special with it's P90 and Single Coil pickups.
@dietmarsimon4 жыл бұрын
chopsddy3 No further comments necessary 🙏🏻
@nickdevriese4 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100% Whatever guitar that makes you tell your story is a blues guitar.
@rjb75694 жыл бұрын
It's not the guitar... It's the player. Always enjoy your playing, Darrell, particularly when it's the blues.
@jono47084 жыл бұрын
yeah, leave that smooth jazz stuff alone!!........kidding
@gunkanjima34084 жыл бұрын
🤦
@LAGreg1234 жыл бұрын
8:32 "I grew up with one really crappy guitar..." Well, you sure got over THAT!
@InGratitudeIam4 жыл бұрын
The classic blues tone is in the heart, spirit and fingers of the player. That, and what they could afford at the time.
@drew71556 ай бұрын
Yeah, but I want a better guitar
@immanuelkantholz90334 жыл бұрын
Any guitar is best for blues if you believe Rory Gallagher: "Blues players don't mess around with the guitar - they hit the bloody thing."
@Bob.W.4 жыл бұрын
Well, Rory knew how to hit it, for sure.
@toneydavis98024 жыл бұрын
Some of the best blues ever played was on an acoustic guitar. Still is.
@Zach-lv5qs4 жыл бұрын
Toney Davis Any specific body style?
@najmihakimkhairi12104 жыл бұрын
Goog luck bending
@eddyb23024 жыл бұрын
@@Zach-lv5qs the one you have
@jonathankeith5244 жыл бұрын
@@najmihakimkhairi1210 I can bend pretty well on my Ovation. In fact, probably just as well as my Tele. The action and feel of the strings is almost just like an electric. Super easy to play.
@thomashealey69414 жыл бұрын
najmi hakim khairi bending isn’t that hard on an acoustic guitar.
@52Tele4 жыл бұрын
Just get a Tele and never worry about genres.
@marcgonzalez98234 жыл бұрын
Anmol Karki, Different metal genres. It’s not impossible but just plain stupid😂😂😂
@jescorodriguez25394 жыл бұрын
U are right, teles are perfect
@curtpozzi55274 жыл бұрын
Genres, blues, metal? John 5 tele.
@toastedphantom30074 жыл бұрын
@@ImTyeDye Jim's Tele is modded to hell and back. Just because that one dude put a W12 engine in his Gen 1 VW Golf doesn't make the entire model a race car.
@twinborn60284 жыл бұрын
Buy a strat
@frankhall70054 жыл бұрын
I have a Tele, a Strat, and a Les Paul. I play blues on all three of them. The Les Paul with a SD 59 neck and just a smidge of dirt sounds best to me.
@lueysixty-six73004 жыл бұрын
Les Paul is best.
@PetraKann4 жыл бұрын
frank hall that is simply not possible
@joesycamore28994 жыл бұрын
@@PetraKann why not?
@schmoemi33864 жыл бұрын
So you just need an SG and a semi-acoustic and you're done! 👍
@istvandejesus4 жыл бұрын
Hey!!! You didn’t mention Teles. How dare you!!!😂
@lueysixty-six73004 жыл бұрын
Ikr !!
@EddieJarnowski4 жыл бұрын
Not having tele's in here questions credibility.
@DarrellBraunGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Muddy Waters would not have approved! :(
@44scoots4 жыл бұрын
I did.
@Delzona4 жыл бұрын
How could you possibly not have a Tele?!! Blasphemous!!
@socialdef34 жыл бұрын
Pros and Cons of each guitar: Strat: pros: very comfortable to play, irreplaceable neck pickup tone cons: despite the 5 position switch, not the most versatile tones, tremolo bridge makes tuning unstable, especially if you play around with other tunings. Tele: pros: awesome tones in all positions, top loader bridge plays like butter, indestructible cons: fussy intonation on traditional 3 saddle bridges, string through bodies can feel rather stiff Les Paul: pros: amazing depth of tone due to combination of maple cap and mahogany woods cons: heavy, uncomfortable to play when sitting SG: pros: great upper fret access, comfortable to play, versatile tones cons: prone to neck dive
@larylhuntington539813 күн бұрын
One of my favorite vids on all of KZbin. I love the blues and have Les Pauls and Strats but also love BB King's tone too. This has helped me a lot. Thank you.
@Chimp_64 жыл бұрын
Tele - PERIOD!!!! Oh, Ok .... my Hamer 335 copy with a little "dirt" ain't too shabby for Chicago stuff.
@dappawap4 жыл бұрын
On a more technical note the Fender strat is easy to record because of its frequency bandwidth. It just sits away from other instruments reducing the frequency buildup that may have occurred. This also applies for live performance. You can hear it in the mix even at lower volumes.
@keithbrown83684 жыл бұрын
How about a how to video on how to set your guitar and amp for a good blues tone, rock tone jazz tone CW tone. Without pedals or a modeling amp?
@jono47084 жыл бұрын
especially jazz from a solid-body
@keithbrown83684 жыл бұрын
John OBeirne for us people on a budget. I have one amp one guitar and one cable. Lol.
@jthompson23794 жыл бұрын
@@keithbrown8368 that's enough to make magic ⚡
@keithbrown83684 жыл бұрын
Apologies, I guess at the end Darrell does give some tips for a blues tone. My vocabulary of guitar terms is lacking though. I’d love a video explaining what different effects or attributes of tone mean. Delay, chorus, reverb are easy enough but what I’d break-up, overdrive etc. I’m sure there are explanations on YT but I enjoy Darrell’s style and Canadian references. Feels like we speak the same language.
@theccarbiter4 жыл бұрын
Keith Brown break up is pretty much the point where you just are barely driving the amp to distort, overdrive is just really light distortion
@marcellofreitas73563 жыл бұрын
I have a strat, a Les Paul and an archtop and I use all of them for everything, including blues. The pickups have a bit more of gain, but I use an FBM1 Boss Fender Bassman pedal, which gives a warm tone. I love the way they all sound. : )
@462rob3 жыл бұрын
Few channels-not just guitar centered, but ALL of KZbin- offer more value than this one. If you want to know ANYTHING about what guitars to consider, not to mention some cool chords and tricks, this is an AMAZING channel.
@AmericanVetMusic Жыл бұрын
I decided that the best guitar I had for blues is the ones I have! Thank you for that advice! I was thinking about getting a new gold top or Casino but decided against it. I’m currently attending classes at Berklee College of Music for Blues. I decided that I’m going to use my 1978 Applause, 2013 Dean ML79, (very bluesy,) my 2008 Jackson Kelly JS32-T, and my new Ibanez Artcore AS53. Between these models, if I can’t find the tone I’m looking for…something is off. 😊
@scottclydesdale16745 ай бұрын
Hi, Is your teacher Tomo Fujita?
@DaveKraft14 жыл бұрын
Loved the blues-tones that Mick Abrahms (first Tull guitarist, later Blodwyn Pig) got out of his SG and its successors. His "Cat's Squirrel" says it all.
@fertirado32364 жыл бұрын
This is more of a personal preference, the best guitar for blues is the one that makes you feel more the music since blues is pretty much a ton of feeling *Personally a Les Paul, nothing beats it for me*
@fishhelper43264 жыл бұрын
You play really good guitar on your videos!
@deanuniverse42144 жыл бұрын
I played Blues with guys with LP’s, Fenders, and I used a Schecter with active 81 and 89R pups. These guys loved Gary Moore, and vintage sound. When I would fire up the Schecter it was so versatile and so over powering they loved the tones that guitar has! But the guitar is really just a part of getting a really good Blues tone!
@hotrodjones744 жыл бұрын
I recently played overdriven blues stuff on my Epiphone SG before I sold it. It's actually a very versatile guitar. I like the shorter scale length and humbuckers.
@cmusicjourney4 жыл бұрын
Up until recently, I was watching your videos purely for their content; and that held true also for the first time I watched this video. The second time I watched it however, it was purely to look at the cinematography - I'm looking for inspiration for some videos I want to make. It's absolutely amazing, the lighting, the color grading, the shot choices themselves, all of it very well thought out and deliberate in their execution. I just thought I'd share that. Congratulations, Darrel, this is really, really high quality work in my book. Thank you.
@snowdevil77274 жыл бұрын
In the movie, “Crossroads,” the kid plays a Tele and Jack Butler, the Devil’s guitarist, plays a red superstrat with a Floyd.
@homeboyjon48854 жыл бұрын
That’s Hollywood for you. Everyone knows the devil’s guitar is bright white with gold hardware.
@PiNkPrObLeM134 жыл бұрын
Well yeah but I think that's only because they picked Steve Vai to play Jack Butler lol
@FoScoJo4 жыл бұрын
Also, what Steve Vai played in the Crossroads duel was not blues.
@greekfreak19804 жыл бұрын
Steve Vai played a Charvel/Jackson San Dimas model and you can totally play Blues with something like this,because they´re essentially just "Hotrodded" Strats. Adjust your amp settings and you´re good to go. Oh and Vai played actually both his and Ralph Macchio´s guitar parts,minus the slide-guitar part which was played by Ry Cooder. Technically speaking,Vai defeated himself in that guitar duel.
@Davivd24 жыл бұрын
SG over a telecaster? You lost me there.
@funnymanjustin58364 жыл бұрын
Davivd2 slide blues
@funnymanjustin58364 жыл бұрын
It’s considered the best guitar for slide
@Sig721Tau4 жыл бұрын
@@funnymanjustin5836 Cigar box guitar joins the chat. Lol
So glad that you gave some love to the blues. My Best blues guitar is my Strat but my favorite blues guitarists play Teles. As far as noiseless pickups go, Darrell I put Fishman Fluence Single Width pickups in my Strat and for the first time in 25 years of guitar playing I get the exact Stratocaster tone that I imagine in my head every time that I flick the selector. I haven’t tried their telecaster set, but those look cool as well.
@TheBedroomRocker14 жыл бұрын
Nice video Darrell! You should have left honorable mentions to the Telecaster (Albert Collins, Muddy Waters) and Flying V (Albert King), although I feel they are both guitars for more advanced players...
@michaelmorgan92892 жыл бұрын
Darrell, Thanks for the very informative advice. As it happen I've a Les Paul copy & a Strat copy which play quite well & am now looking forward to attempting the Blues.
@jackillin4 жыл бұрын
I usually play blues on my Strat....a few weeks ago I tried out some blues songs on my Ibanez AZ...well - it's my fav guitar to play the blues on right now! Sounds amazing & I prefer the flatter fingerboard for bending.
@RDYC4 жыл бұрын
I'd say it's the one that's been pawned the most times.
@darkiee694 жыл бұрын
The top on that LP......... But where's the Telecaster?
@lueysixty-six73004 жыл бұрын
And it's an Epiphone, too
@rookmaster75024 жыл бұрын
Muddy Waters got some great blues sounds out his Tele!
@Zach-lv5qs4 жыл бұрын
Josh Smith
@najmihakimkhairi12104 жыл бұрын
He is cheating on telecaster
@billsedge73602 жыл бұрын
The hollow body sounded wonderful 😉
@Dashcam_Drivers_Switzerland3 жыл бұрын
For the Blues I prefer my Duesenberg Starplayer TV Phonic and my Gretsch 50’s Edition. The Duesenberg has some amazing Pickups and the whole settings are very special
@adinosauratemysock1214 жыл бұрын
I would say the strat does the blues the best in my opinion.
@blainechung04174 жыл бұрын
It does everything the best 😂
@jcwab4 жыл бұрын
I like the es-335 for blues, a tele for funk, jazz masters for clean atmospheric/jazz (of course) and a strat for rock.
@pathall93044 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! The blues is what I play most, but this offered so many great and useful tips, and of course your class A playing is making an appearance!
@ronsheehan4 жыл бұрын
The “best” guitar for the blues is the one that gives you the inspiration to play and fits your budget.
@redsox4life4 жыл бұрын
I'm a Gibson Les Paul guy. That's my main weapon of choice. I have a few Fender Strats too. They're good. I noticed that the semi-hollow is a Firefly. I heard a lot of talk about those guitars. I have a couple of Epiphone SGs. I find SGs very SLIDE FRIENDLY. I have one of my SGs tuned in open D tuning for slide. Playing slide in open D is fun. I also have a couple Fender Deluxe Teles. Those are awesome. You should have mentioned those.
@TheGtrjim4 жыл бұрын
😉how could you not mention the Telecaster? Sooo many iconic blues players played the Telecaster. IMHO, blues tone and technique is more about the player though versus the name or model of the guitar. I agree a floating tremolo and hot pickups can create an untypical blues tone though
@geoffpoole4834 жыл бұрын
Roy Buchanan and Muddy Waters.
@mullahosk5853 жыл бұрын
Albert Collins!
@victorribeiro24312 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy strat and teles for blues, but my favorite blues artists always uses a semihollow
@wmg19584 жыл бұрын
Good post and nice playing too. Another thing to note, the technology you put in "Don't" column tend to be more useful in large venues. Blues can be played anywhere but really hits it's pace in small venues.
@JC-111114 жыл бұрын
Alvin Lee did fine with a 335. 🤷♂️😎 Duane Allman did fine playing blues rock on a couple of LP's and an SG. And SRV had his Strats. Albert King even had a Flying V lol.
@schmoemi33864 жыл бұрын
JST uses a Telecaster, but also uses LPs nowadays...
@mikewhitfield29944 жыл бұрын
Darrell seriously needs to release an album of instrumental blues and an album of instrumental up-tempo rock or rockabilly.
@blacksinaga4 жыл бұрын
I learned from your video any guitar can do any genres, so I always play blues with JEM Jr, JCM800 combo and of course never forget the MT-2.
@valueofnothing24874 жыл бұрын
I agree: low power pickups. I like regular single coils, but gold foils are my favorite. They are like P90's, but more balanced with less power. The best tone I have ever heard, though, is Chris Cain's my mood (it's on KZbin), who uses PAF humbuckers.
@nubeguitar29374 жыл бұрын
After watching this video, I like my fender more
@joeb35904 жыл бұрын
Me too
@cgr88m4 ай бұрын
I have a tele and strat but the one that surprised me is the Gretsch les Paul style with the filtertron pickups is amazingly versatile
@MijailRC4 жыл бұрын
I love your Epiphone LP! It's a beautiful beast!
@boreed57344 жыл бұрын
I have an american strat, gary moore les paul and a jms ibanez semi-hollow so I got the blues covered but I'm not a big blues player but those guitars are killer guitars for other styles too.
@rayschoch58824 жыл бұрын
I've liked my Squier Strat since I bought it in 1986. I put a DiMarzio in the bridge, and still like the tone, many years later. I also have a Squier Tele with a set of Seymour Duncans that sounds pretty good, too. My lone guitar regret is the Epi Blueshawk Deluxe. I never used the notch filter, liked the shape, weight and tone, but it would not stay in tune, even with a bone nut, so I traded it. I wish I'd kept it and just bought a set of locking tuners. I also have an Eastwood Twin Tone with P-90s that sounds good. All I need to play like Joe or Derek is another 50 years of practice…
@StringsOfCrossroads4 жыл бұрын
Locking tuners don’t really help a bad guitar stay in tune. They really just make strings changes faster. Most tuning issues stem from a badly cut nut. Some guitars just cannot be made to stay in tune, so you probably did the best thing by trading it and getting something that wouldn’t frustrate you to the nth degree whilst you poured money into it. What that guitar needed was a good luthier who could cut a proper nut!
@cvs15394 жыл бұрын
I should have added - I also like Tele's for blues as well - mostly neck pickup
@melvynobrien61934 жыл бұрын
Somebody uses the neck pickup on a Tele? Bizarre. Roy Buchanan cut the ears off me live with the bridge pu.
@joeyjo-joshabadu96364 жыл бұрын
@@melvynobrien6193 neck pickup on a tele is glassy heaven.
@schmoemi33864 жыл бұрын
It's because of the two pickups combined, I swear! 🤨
@joeyjo-joshabadu96364 жыл бұрын
@@earhornjones full on bridge pup is awesome with fuzz. But otherwise you really need that tone control.
@parsamahdavi484 жыл бұрын
The best guitar channel ever. Keep up the awesome work, your information is really valuable
@bradpoole4004 жыл бұрын
You are a great player, plus, I learned several things just in this video and I know quite a bit about guitars.
@rnarizona96864 жыл бұрын
Darrell, I always enjoy your playing. I also find it helpful when you give tone tips regarding pickup and amp settings.
@sid35gb4 жыл бұрын
Darrell talks about the best guitars 🎸 for Blues doesn’t mention TELECASTERS!!! Time to grab some popcorn 🍿 S***s about to get real in the comments section 😎
@binilgn59414 жыл бұрын
Robben Ford got one of the greatest blues tones ever using humbuckers, lots of gain and plenty of mids. Good blues tone is not just one thing
@scottgallagher60953 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this channel, anything I ever need to know, anything I want to learn, I get in a cool proffesional manner c
@oldguy53814 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the blues tone tip. Always a pleasure
@DrFelch4 жыл бұрын
Eastwood Tuxedo works pretty good, I'd say. Mine is electric metallic orange, if you can dig it.
@londonuk704 жыл бұрын
All those guitars are great to play great blues. Nice video. Congrats.
@douglaspate93145 ай бұрын
Mate! Your channel is TOP!!
@jonathankeith5244 жыл бұрын
I primarily play blues. I just bought a Fender Player Series Stratocaster from Guitar Center about a month ago, and then returned it last week. I preferred the feeling of my Les Paul's neck. The Fender was a great guitar, don't get me wrong. But it honestly didn't stay in tune that well. I had to re-tune it after just about every song, even with the strings broken in. I believe it may have something to do with the bridge. The tone was great though. I bought my Dad a 2001 MIM Fender Strat a couple years ago, and it stays in tune very well.
@sl5932 Жыл бұрын
My favorite guitar is whichever one you happen to be playing!!
@AmericanVetMusic Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Darrell! I think I’m picking up my first Gold Top! I’ve waited about 30 years for this moment. I’m picking up the JJN model. 😊
@peterchung623 Жыл бұрын
thank you Darrel, really enjoyed the video, well explained too
@brandonlbartlett4 жыл бұрын
The correct answer is the one that feels best in your hands
@jmangi62214 жыл бұрын
What? No Tele? Im nauseous dude! Thats alright D,we know you cant test them all or it would be a two hour video. Love the slide playing,i need a lesson on that skill. Thanks Darrell bro, you Rooock!😉
@judythepunk4612 жыл бұрын
my Squier CV 60's works for practically everything, fantastic guitar for the money
@hoangnguyennguyen10322 жыл бұрын
True story: my teacher played blues on a Jackson V with EMGs. Worked out surprisingly well.
@adrianshingler61822 жыл бұрын
Can't play the guitar but looking to buy my first ...... love the blues so this video is brilliant for me
@1969MARKETING4 жыл бұрын
normally i would have said the strat but once i heard Tom Bucovak playing a vintage Gibson 335 that sold it for me :)
@countblue4 жыл бұрын
I believe a good guitar for blues is my HB Tele "Cabronita" with "Filtertron"-Clone pickups from Roswell. ;-)
@cvs15394 жыл бұрын
I have PRS Silver Sky (strat) - Sounds great for the blues also have an older PRS Hollowbody (Spruce Top), which is also great for blues. Thanks for letting me cop a few of your licks
@44scoots4 жыл бұрын
PRS doesn’t make a strat!😬 Only Fender!😬
@frankhall70054 жыл бұрын
John Mayer approves lol
@joemisek4 жыл бұрын
Noiseless pickups... give Mojotone Quiet Coils a try in a Strat... they sound incredible and are in my main Strat. Even the most discerning listener can barely tell the difference. Love them.
@shawnadams16934 жыл бұрын
Joe Misek Do you have the 58s or 67s? I’m leaning towards the 58s and will definitely be getting some.
@melvynobrien61934 жыл бұрын
Single coils are SUPPOSED to be noisy. Why ruin them?
@joemisek4 жыл бұрын
@@shawnadams1693 58s, very happy with them.
@schmoemi33864 жыл бұрын
What I don't like about them is that bulky bridge pickup that doesn't fit in a standard strat pickguard without having to grind the pickup cav first... 😒
@DJ_V_squared4 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on what your blues style is. I play blues with a bit more gain similar to Gary Clark Jr or Kingfish.
@setheinsteiner29804 жыл бұрын
Same here. Humbuckers or p90s work better for that kind of tone
@i.p.knightly1494 жыл бұрын
Ask Gary Moore about playing blues with higher gain. Actually, don't ask him now.
@eltimbalerdelbruc14144 жыл бұрын
You know, I'm no expert on this, but there are many different types of blues: Delta, New Orleans, Chicago, Texas, Country. I reckon some guitars might be more appropriate to certain styles than others?
@mordokch3 жыл бұрын
The best guitar to play the blues is the one you've got. The blues is not about the guitar at all, it's about your soul.
@brenthorrocks4 жыл бұрын
Great video!! I'd love to see a video for how to get a "bluesy" tone using amp + pedals...
@williammolina97924 жыл бұрын
Wondering what Gary Moore thought about playing blues with a les Paul and some hard gain
@SuicideVan4 жыл бұрын
Stratocaster for sure. No matter if I'm playing or listening I prefer the nuances and dynamics of single coils for the blues.
@lesterpaul96572 жыл бұрын
Ah okay, so every blues player before 1954 couldn' t play real blues because he had no stratocaster. What a rubbish.
@guitarwolf10004 жыл бұрын
another good one Darrell....thank you.....you da boss!
@vickysquires9724 жыл бұрын
Great video, I've just started to play some blues so this was super useful 👌
@TrickOrTreatAZ4 жыл бұрын
Everyone critiquing DB's selection just give it a rest. All of you should recognize how subjective all of this stuff is. To each their own (and I own a G&L ASAT Classic so no shade here) and keep up the quality content DB. I typically don't subscribe but you deserve them!
@speckofdust214 жыл бұрын
very good advice - been doing the low output and low gain - bump in volume for years. It captures the 'mood' of the blues as well in a sense: Things may be hard (struggling against the volume and gain deficiency) but im still living and tryin and there's beauty in that. summed up in a word --> Blues
@abhinavguitar4 жыл бұрын
a coil-choice coil-split HH mustang does it for me :D cause that's what i have XD Great video as always!
@fordism.014 жыл бұрын
Depends on what sound you prefer. Single coils or humbuckers. The SG. Les Paul. Peter green Garry Moore. . The 335 BB King. Can't underestimate the Humbucker. So many great guitarists played blues with Gibson.
@richardstanton19543 жыл бұрын
If you can play the blues, you can play it on anything,even a Sears. It’s all about your feel.
@jakeritchie38054 жыл бұрын
While ac/DC played hard rock, Angus is a very blues based player. He rocks that sg
@TheDanification4 жыл бұрын
Telecaster bridge position with a little bit of dirt.
@johndoyle4582 жыл бұрын
I've got an American Standard Strat and a Gibson Les Paul Traditional. I think I want a tele next. Was thinking of going a custom Warmoth build for that one.
@kerrymcauliffe99064 жыл бұрын
that 335, and everything you played on it...super sweet
@electroKrunch4 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Darrell! Ya shot me in the heart what talking about guitar blues! Love this ;)
@homeboyjon48854 жыл бұрын
I love this video...the playing is awesome and the run down of pros and cons is fun. The debates in the comments are fun, too. Proof this is a thought provoking video.
@kingbrutusxxvi4 жыл бұрын
Hey Darrell, you totally missed minis, as well! The first time I played a Gibson Firebird I thought it was going to be a rock machine but the mini humbuckers are absolute perfection for blues. Hot enough to get great harmonics and grit but low output enough to pick up every nuance of your pick attack and still allow you to hear the wood of the guitar. I was never a huge fan of that shape but, as soon as I played one, it became hands-down my favorite Gibson. Paul Gilbert's latest Fireman with DiMarzio mini humbuckers he designed himself is a great guitar for blues and classic rock. Stay safe everyone. Cheers from Florida.
@vidokdjjfj4 жыл бұрын
tele with humbuker is also warming sound
@ryanholmes72974 жыл бұрын
Playing is definitely rooted in blues, my strat is the last guitar id ever get rid of.
@redseadiver433 жыл бұрын
So happy with my 2nd hand hammer slammer series!
@davidkastin42404 жыл бұрын
A Stratocaster is my weapon of choice 🎸
@fredvanderlinden89084 жыл бұрын
I play an epiphone Genesis made in the 70's. Great Pick ups fat neck and great pick ups. Yes lowered to the max. for some songs I activate the coil split. Fantastic guitar and you find them on reverb for a few hundred Euro. Important is the type of amp use (I use a vax AC 50 and a hughes and Kettner) Maybe important to mention, Les paul with P90 pck ups realy does the trick for the Blues. Thx for a great show Darrel. keep it safe and healthy.
@paulgalinski22804 жыл бұрын
What about the Telecaster? Some great blues have been played on Teles.