The Blues
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Just can't get into it....
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Same here.
Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
I have to agree with Bonnie Raitt, especially her early stuff, She is a monster on slide.
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I don't know what this means but I like it.
The blues dog has been wrapped in its burial shroud and awaits the sickle swipe of the grim reaper?
mdubya
Well-Known Member
Not even Bonnie Raitt for me.
If I want real, it is tough to beat Howlin' Wolf, or Sonny Boy, or John Lee.
Junior Kimbrough was as real as it gets. Proof that blues tones do NOT come from expensive custom shop guitars. Bolt neck Memphis brand is the real tone.
Earl Hooker
If I want real, it is tough to beat Howlin' Wolf, or Sonny Boy, or John Lee.
Junior Kimbrough was as real as it gets. Proof that blues tones do NOT come from expensive custom shop guitars. Bolt neck Memphis brand is the real tone.
Earl Hooker
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Not even Bonnie Raitt for me.
If I want real, it is tough to be Howlin' Wolf on Sonny Boy, or John Lee.
Junior Kimbrough was as real as it gets. Proof that blues tones do NOT come from expensive custom shop guitars. Boly neck Memphis brand is the real tone.
Earl Hooker
Definitely!
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Junior Kimbrough was as real as it gets. Proof that blues tones do NOT come from expensive custom shop guitars. Bolt neck Memphis brand is the real tone.
Junior Kimbrough isn't even blues to me, not in the traditional sense. His droning music is much more primal and direct, and doesn't conform to any standard format. Generally blues bores me stupid but I can listen to Junior all day.
R.I.P.
To be fair though, Junior did use a bit of Gibson hardware over the years, along with the less expensive stuff
Here's his grandson with that L-6:
