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Didn't Steve Katz of Blood Sweat and Tears play a Gibson Les Paul?

IMMUSICRULZ

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I know he mostly played Guild guitars* and the occasional Fender Stratocaster, Gibson ES 335 and Gibson SG electric guitars, but I listen to Blood Sweat and Tears a lot these days, and more specifically, that cool, psychedelic fuzz guitar solo on More and More. The guitar tone on that sounds very much like a Fender Stratocaster, like a Jimi Hendrix like sound. I know that Steve Katz was very much into Guild Amps and the occasional Fender Twin Reverb and Fender Bassman amps, turned up to 10, and played a variety of electric guitars, including a Fender Telecaster, a Gibson J200 Acoustic guitar and a Gretsch White Falcon, but does anyone know if he played a Gibson Les Paul? One of the Blues Project album covers shows Steve Katz playing a green Fender Jazzmaster. I remember seeing a picture from the New Blood era of Blood Sweat and Tears of Steve Katz playing a Fender Stratocaster. David Clayton-Thomas and Georg Wadenius were also known to play a Fender Stratocaster, a Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Les Paul. But has anyone been familiar with their gear and guitar setups? Please let me know. He's a very underrated guitarist.

*Much of those Guild guitars may have been props, but Blood Sweat and Tears bassist Jim Fielder primarily played Guild amps, so I could be right about the Guild endorsement.
 

EpiLP1985

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Don’t interact with this guy. He got the boot from MLP not that long ago for necroposting and spamming up everyone’s feed.

He’s either a troll, or a bot, or both.
 

IMMUSICRULZ

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I also found a picture of Steve Katz playing a black beauty Gibson Les Paul Custom. Not sure when this was taken, or if he owned a Les Paul or if it was rented or borrowed from someone.

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