Lonnie Brooks Guitars & Gear: Chicago Blues’ Louisiana Wild Man’s Complete Rig
Lonnie Brooks guitars gear — Gibson ES-335 and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for Chicago blues' Louisiana wild man's swamp blues tone and complete Bayou rig.
Lonnie Brooks guitars gear — Gibson ES-335 and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for Chicago blues' Louisiana wild man's swamp blues tone and complete Bayou rig.
Fenton Robinson guitars gear — Gibson ES-335 and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for Chicago blues' most sophisticated melodist's jazz-blues tone and complete rig.
Lurrie Bell guitars gear — Gibson ES-335 and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for Chicago blues royalty's raw emotional tone and complete Sons of Blues rig guide.
Jimmy Johnson guitars gear — left-handed ES-335 and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for Chicago blues' melodic sophisticate's warm South Side tone and complete rig.
Lil Ed Williams guitars gear — open-tuned hollow-body and Fender Bassman deep-dive for Chicago's wildest slide king and Blues Imperials complete rig guide.
Michael Bloomfield guitars gear — 1959 Les Paul and Fender Super Reverb deep-dive for the Electric Flag and Butterfield Blues Band legend's Chicago blues tone explored.
Willie Johnson guitars gear — hollowbody P-90 and overdriven amp deep-dive for Howlin Wolf's ferocious Chicago blues guitarist and the origins of rock distortion.
Magic Sam guitars gear — Fender Stratocaster, deep tremolo deep-dive for West Side Soul and Black Magic's tragically brief Chicago blues legend.
Tampa Red guitars gear — National Tricone resonator, slide technique deep-dive for the foundational "Guitar Wizard" of prewar Chicago blues.
Big Bill Broonzy guitars gear — acoustic fingerstyle technique deep-dive for the prolific Chicago blues pioneer and European folk revival ambassador.