J A M B U Z Z !!!!

It is not uncommon for guitar players of all abilities to have old guitar masters that they look up to and try to emulate.

Given the numerous possible combinations at play when generating sound from an electric guitar, replicating an individual player exactly is virtually impossible.

What exactly contributes to the sound and tone of a player is a multitude of elements including the style of guitar being played, the type of pickups, the guitars tone and volume settings, the guage of guitar strings used, and of course the type and settings for the amplifier – and this is even before considering the actual guitarist and how they bend the strings.

Two legends of guitar at once come to mind when one considers the Blues style of guitar playing and those guitarists are John Lee Hooker and BB King.

The Epiphone BB King Lucille electric guitar  is a classic blues masterpiece designed initially by Gibson and used by BB King for many years now.

As well as being absolutely stunning to look at, it also has some very groovy features such as stereo and Varitone .

Playing nearly every night of the week while being well into his seventies in my mind makes BB King one of the ultimate entertainers of the past 50 years.

You can’t help but be inspired by his commitment to the blues tradition and to his avid fans around the globe. Follow BB’s lead and we can continue performing for audiences at your rest home!

A second fantastic guitar for blues guitarists is the Epiphone Sheraton II  as used by John Lee Hooker .

John Lee’s life is the stuff of blues legends  –  having grownup in a family of poor farmers in the South he survived through some of the harshest periods in US history  –  the Depression followed by WWII before landing in postwar Chicago where he worked at Ford during the day and played in clubs at night.

Featuring in the movie “The Blues Brothers” was a change from his musical performances and he then reached international fame with his hit album “The Healer” released in the late 1970’s.

Sadly John Lee Hooker died in 2001.

In the early part of his career John Lee predominantly played acoustic guitar but he moved to electric in the late 1940’s and began playing the Epiphone Sheraton guitar  in the mid 6o’s.

Reissue guitars, being those that are copies of ones used by past guitar legends are generally of excellent quality given they bear the name of a great guitarist.

Being the owner of such guitars gives a guitar player an opportunity to get a feel for the tools of the trade that the blues masters used.



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