viper007
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No disrespect for all the players mentioned above, but, as of me, I can't think of someone making a better use of an SG than Derek Trucks.
I was reading something recently that Alex said he's not really a fan of the SG. |Said that he wasn't a fan of how much the neck stood out from the body.
He's always endorsed Gibson and Epiphone models. Except for much of the 80s, when he played a black Stratocaster and a Telecaster.I was reading something recently that Alex said he's not really a fan of the SG. |Said that he wasn't a fan of how much the neck stood out from the body.
But that said, if he didn't like it, why's he been playing them on and off for most of his career?
I'm sure it has to do with a specific sound he's trying to create. I seem to recall him using it on "Roll The Bones" live?I was reading something recently that Alex said he's not really a fan of the SG. |Said that he wasn't a fan of how much the neck stood out from the body.
But that said, if he didn't like it, why's he been playing them on and off for most of his career?
Maybe. He was also playing PRS guitars at that time.I'm sure it has to do with a specific sound he's trying to create. I seem to recall him using it on "Roll The Bones" live?
Yup, you are correct IM. I just remember seeing him play an SG on that particular song (for one anyway) during live shows. I didn't mind Alex's PRS experiment, that's how he was after going through the '70s playing his 335, 355 and his doublenecks). He was really looking for a different sound. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but in my humble opinion, he had his best tone when he played Gibsons, especially his tone on "A Farewell To Kings" and "Hemispheres". The tone on those two albums is it for me, I just love it! Of course, he didn't play a Les Paul on those albums, but even Geddy has said to Alex, that his best tone was when he was playing a Les Paul.Maybe. He was also playing PRS guitars at that time.